§ 138i.6. Processing of applications.
(a) Approval or denial. The Secretary will approve, approve with special conditions or reject grant applications and issue grants in accordance with the general considerations and criteria of the act and this chapter. The Secretary may exercise his judgment in approving grant applications and in determining the distribution of grants so that the widest possible audience becomes acquainted with farm safety and occupational health practices and techniques espoused by the act and this chapter. The Secretary may impose restrictions or special conditions upon the issuance of a grant.
(b) Processing. An application for a program grant shall be processed in the following manner:
(1) Completeness and accuracy. Upon receipt of an application for a program grant and the required support-ing documentation, the Secretary will review this information for completeness and accuracy.
(2) Complete and accurate applications. Applications containing all the required information and supporting documentation will be reviewed in accordance with the criteria in the act and this chapter and accepted, accepted with special conditions or rejected. Grant applicants will be notified in writing as set forth in § 138i.8(a) (relating to notice of disposition of application).
(3) Incomplete or inaccurate applications. If the Secretary determines an application is incomplete or inaccurate, final processing of the application may be discontinued or additional data may be requested. If additional data is requested, the request shall be in writing as set forth in § 138i.8(b) and will be sent to the address listed on the grant application. The processing of the application will cease until the applicant supplies the requested data. The Secretary will terminate the processing of an incomplete application when the additional data requested is not supplied within 10 days of the request for the data.
(c) Advisory Board. The Advisory Board, as required under section 3(g)(2) and 4(c) of the act (3 P. S. § § 1903(g)(2) and 1904(c)), shall recommend overall program priorities for each grant program to the Secretary. Additionally, the Advisory Board, as required by section 3(g)(3) of the act (3 P. S. § 1903(g)(3)), shall recommend the amount of funds to be allocated to each grant program. The Advisory Board has no authority to and will not review individual grant applications and will have no input into individual grant awards.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 138i.8 (relating to notice of disposition of application).
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