Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 193 - Surface Water Grant Program › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 193.13 - Conditions for grant agreements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. The
				  department may include conditions in a grant agreement related to any of the
				  following:
(a) Mandatory compliance with all
				  applicable provisions of the Wisconsin statutes and the Wisconsin
				  administrative code and all applicable federal, state, and local contract and
				  bidding requirements in fulfilling terms of the grant agreement.
Note:
The grantee should consult its legal
					 counsel with questions concerning contracts and bidding.
Note:
The department has developed the
					 Procurement Guide for Local Governments Receiving DNR Grants, available on the
					 department website.
(b)
				  Requirements for the grantee to obtain and comply with permits.
(c) The range of elements that constitute the
				  grant agreement.
(d) That the
				  grantee is bound to implement the grant agreement in its entirety.
(e) Circumstances under which a grant
				  agreement may be amended.
(f) The
				  expectation that the grantee use generally accepted accounting principles and
				  practices.
(g) A grantee's status
				  as an independent contractor and ability to exert sole control over its
				  employees and contractors.
(h) The
				  expectation that the grantee develop and enforce a written code of conduct for
				  its employees or agents.
(i)
				  Eligible project costs.
(j) The
				  methods, protocols, procedures, laboratory or analyses employed by a grantee to
				  implement a grant agreement.
(k)
				  The source and amount of grantee match.
(l) Circumstances for a grant
				  advance.
(m) The expectation that a
				  grantee will hire a contractor or agent using a professional service
				  agreement.
(n) Partial payment
				  amounts and frequency.
(o)
				  Reporting requirements.
(p) The
				  expectation that a grantee will record the grant agreement on the property
				  title.
(q) Restrictions of final
				  payments and the timing of request.
(r) The percentage of the grant award
				  retained by the department for final payment.
(s) The expectation that a grantee will make
				  a project site available for inspection by the department.
(t) Circumstances for grant agreement
				  termination by the department related to grantee performance.
(u) Circumstances under which a grantee must
				  repay grant funds to the department for failure to comply with one or more
				  conditions of the grant agreement.
(v) Disposition of supplies, equipment, and
				  capital assets by the grantee.
(w)
				  The obligation of a grantee to retain and disclose project financial
				  records.
(x) The responsibility of
				  a grantee to have an annual audit performed on federal funds received from a
				  state or federal agency in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200, Uniform
				  Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
				  Federal Awards, also known as "Uniform Guidance," and WI State Single Audit
				  Guidelines issued by Wisconsin department of administration, state controller's
				  office, if the total of all federal of state grant funds received by the
				  grantee is at least $750,000 during the grantee's fiscal
				  year.