Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 060 - Lands and Investments, Office of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Loan and Investment Board › Chapter 22 - NON-IMPACT ACCOUNT GRANTS - INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS › Section 22-6 - Application Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applications.
				Separate applications shall be prepared for each project. Applicants shall
				submit four (4) copies of their completed application to the Office.
				Applications shall be properly executed by the officers of the
				applicant.
(b) Timing. The Board
				shall meet regularly on the third Thursday of each January and June to consider
				applications for grants under this chapter. Applications for the January grant
				meeting must be received by the third Thursday of the preceding September.
				Applications for the June grant meeting must be received by the third Thursday
				of the preceding February. The Board retains the right to change the above
				grant meeting dates and/or to schedule a special grant meeting(s) as necessary.
				Applications for emergency consideration must be received at least twenty (20)
				working days prior to any regular meeting of the Board.
(c) Renewal of Applications. Applications
				shall be retained by the Office and may be renewed only by a written request
				from the applicant received within the time period established in subsection
				(b) of this section. The following information must be updated in order to
				renew an application. An application cover page, a project summary form, a
				standard resolution authorizing the filing of the application and a financial
				statement of the applicant, on a uniform "General Financial Information" form
				if the data contained in the previous "General Financial Information" form is
				over one year old. If applications are not renewed, they shall be destroyed by
				the Office.
(d) Information
				Required for All Applications. The following information shall be provided in
				all applications:
(i) An application cover
				page on a form provided by the Office;
(ii) A project summary on a form provided by
				the Office;
(iii) The grant amount
				requested by each category listed in Section
				5(b) and percentage of
				total project costs that the grant would pay;
(iv) A full description of the proposed
				project, specifically including, but not limited to, a phase construction
				schedule, if applicable;
(v) A
				detailed project budget broken into at least six (6) month intervals
				delineating all costs of the proposed project and the method by which the
				project costs were estimated;
(vi)
				A licensed engineer's statement of the feasibility of the project, except for
				the purchase of emergency vehicles;
(vii) The geographic area and population
				served directly and indirectly by the project and the percentage of the
				applicant's population directly served by the project;
(viii) A description of other project funding
				sources, committed or pending, the portion of the project cost expected to be
				funded from each source, including any future grant applications under this
				chapter, and copies of funding commitments from all project funding sources,
				including the applicant, to demonstrate commitment to the project;
(ix) If the applicant is a special district,
				a copy of the resolution that shows formation of the special district and
				certification from the Board of County Commissioners that the special district
				currently exists and a letter from the Board of County Commissioners sponsoring
				the application;
(x) If the
				applicant is a joint powers board, a copy of the certificate of organization
				filed with the Secretary of State, and a copy of an executed joint powers
				agreement approved by the Attorney General;
(xi) A standard resolution authorizing the
				filing of the application on a form provided by the Office;
(xii) A financial statement of the applicant,
				on a uniform "General Financial Information" form provided by the
				Office;
(xiii) If an applicant
				submits multiple applications under this chapter for consideration at one
				meeting, a priority ranking of the multiple applications as established by the
				applicant;
(xiv) If the project is
				needed to meet federal or state health and safety requirements, documentation
				of the specific requirements and an explanation of how the project addresses
				the requirements;
(xv) For
				applications submitted by a special district, either standing alone or as a
				member of a joint powers board, the written review as required by
				W.S.
				9-4-604(h);
(xvi) If the applicant requests a reduction
				or waiver of the match requirements of Section
				5(c) the applicant must
				submit a written statement that provides the reason(s) the applicant believes a
				reduction or waiver of the match requirement is warranted. The statement from
				the applicant shall also provide 1.) the total mills levied against all
				properties in the jurisdiction of the applicant 2.) the total sales and use tax
				levy in the county in which the applicant is located 3.) a listing of the
				applicant's outstanding long term debt 4.) the specific match requirement the
				applicant is requesting.