Code of Maine Rules › 99 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › 626 - MAINE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY › Chapter 3 - RURAL MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL SITE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM-Amendment 1 › Section 626-3-2 - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PLANNING GRANTS FOR PROJECTS OTHER THAN ELIGIBLE FOREST ECONOMY COMMUNITY GRANT PROJECTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Authority will not provide direct technical assistance,
				  but may provide grants for Applicants with Eligible Technical Assistance or
				  Planning Grant Projects other than Eligible Forest Economy Community Grant
				  Projects.
A.
Grant Application
				Process
. From time to time, the Authority may determine to make
				technical assistance or planning grants available. At such times, the Authority
				shall give public notice of the date by which applications for grants must be
				received, and what must be submitted for an application. The public notice may
				include other terms, conditions or limitations on such grants, including the
				maximum number or amount of such grants, that the Trustees determine are
				appropriate.
B.
Grant
				Application Contents
. An Applicant shall submit an application complying
				with the requirements of this rule on forms developed by the Authority as may
				be specified with supporting information as required by this rule and
				additional information as requested by the Authority. The Authority shall make
				application forms available. The following minimum information shall be
				required:
a.
Executive Summary
:
				Summary description of the project, work product, and desired outcome. Describe
				previous local level of reliance on the closed facility
b.  Statement of the amount of grant funding
				being applied for and matching funds, if any.
c.
Sources/Uses Chart
: A chart
				identifying each of the Sources of funds for the project; the sum total of
				these Sources; each of the Uses of funds for the project; the sum total of
				these Uses. Sources and Uses totals must match.
d.  Description of what State agencies and/or
				regional economic development organizations/resources and/or consultants would
				assist in providing technical assistance or the planning services.
e.
Project Narrative
i.  Provide data/background demonstrating
				severe economic decline and employment loss, event/facility closure date,
				including but not limited to municipal tax revenues, residents formerly
				directly employed, residents and supply chain businesses that provided services
				to the site operators or employees.
ii.
				 Describe lack of staff capacity and thus need to hire someone to
				provide technical assistance;
iii. 
				Discuss need for grant assistance, likelihood of success, economic
				impact;
iv.  Discuss work product
				and expected outcome (jobs, direct and indirect; tax revenues, private
				investment);
v.  Discuss: existing
				facilities (on site and other, e. g. rail, ports, etc. ), community support
				(letters), regional collaboration/consistency with regional plan, time frame
				for completion of redevelopment plan, regulatory restrictions on use;
f.
Collaboration/Committee
				Formation
: Describe the nature and extent of community support for the
				project, as well as the plan for formation of Redevelopment Committee made up
				of local residents and owner of site to steer redevelopment plan.
g.
Contract
: Provide copies of
				all relevant private sector and/or government contracts or sample contracts
				related to the redevelopment, remediation, and/or marketing plan
h.
Budget
: Estimate cost of the
				redevelopment project, qualified expenses include future costs only,
				planning/technical staff, materials, travel, other resources including
				municipal and private funds, or other match, including in-kind match.