Section R20-8-102. Application Process

A.      The Board shall annually establish a due date by which applications for technical assistance from either the Project Development Account or the Project Assistance Account, or both accounts, shall be submitted for each technical assistance round, and the number of technical assistance rounds to be held in a given state fiscal year. To the extent it deems necessary, the Board may extend the due date by which applications for technical assistance are to be submitted.

B.       The Authority shall notify potential applicants in writing by electronic or other means of the due date for applications at least 60 days before applications are due. Other interested persons may submit requests to the Authority to be placed on a notification list to be utilized by the Authority.

C.      An applicant shall provide to the Authority by the established due date for applications on a form provided by the Authority the following information:

1.        Contact information for the applicant, including name, address, and telephone number;

2.        A description of the type of technical assistance being requested and an estimate of the cost of the technical assistance;

3.        A detailed description of the project;

4.        A summary of the anticipated economic impact the project will have on the community as estimated by the applicant;

5.        The estimated starting date, completion date, and projected cost of the infrastructure project for which the technical assistance is being requested;

6.        The projected sources and uses of funds for the infrastructure project, including public and private in- kind contributions;

7.        A list of professional and outside service providers who have worked with the applicant on any part of the project;

8.        An indication of whether the application is for monies from the Project Development Account or the Project Assistance Account; and

9.        The amount of the applicant’s cash contribution to the technical assistance project.

D.      In addition to the application required in subsection (C), an applicant shall provide to the Authority by the established due date for applications the following information:

1.        An adopted planning document specific to the locality of the project for which the technical assistance is being requested that includes the project, such as a capital improvement  plan,  local   strategic  plan,   general  plan,

comprehensive plan or similar planning document or evidence that the project has been discussed in meetings or in study sessions of the governing body of the applicant;

2.        If the project is listed on the priority list of the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority or on the Department of Transportation’s Five-Year State Plan, a document evidencing this fact; and

3.        A resolution from the governing body of the applicant stating the following:

a.        The project is in the best interests of the residents,

b.        The estimated economic impact on the community, and

c.        The commitment of a local cash contribution; or

4.        If the applicant is a tribal subdivision;

a.        A resolution from the tribal council in support of the tribal subdivision’s technical assistance application, or

b.        Certification by the tribal council that the tribal subdivision may enter into intergovernmental agreements with state agencies without further tribal council action;

5.        The applicant’s financial statements for the most recent three years.

E.       Staff shall analyze each application received on or prior to the due date for applications for technical assistance to determine whether the application is administratively complete and whether an applicant meets the eligibility criteria prescribed in R20-8-103. Applications for technical assistance that are determined to be both administratively complete and eligible for technical assistance under R20-8-103 shall be submitted to the Board for prioritization and possible funding. Applications that are either not administratively complete or do not meet the criteria in R20-8-103 shall not be submitted to the Board.

Historical Note

Adopted effective February 3, 1998 (Supp. 98-1).

Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 1312, effective April 15, 1999 (Supp. 99-2). Amended by final

rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 1317, effective March 14, 2000 (Supp. 00-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 2042, effective April 10, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). Amended by

final rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 190, effective March 6,

2010 (Supp. 10-1).