1. (a) The commissioner will make the final decision on the award of a grant. In making a final grant award decision, the commissioner will consider

   1. (1) recommendations from the department;
   2. (2) recommendations from any proposal evaluation committee appointed under 7 AAC 78.092;
   3. (3) other advisory recommendations; and
   4. (4) the criteria established in 7 AAC 78.100.

2. (b) The commissioner will decide

   1. (1) to approve the grant award for the amount requested;
   2. (2) to approve the grant award for an amount different from the amount requested or with modifications;
   3. (3) to approve the grant award with special conditions or modifications; or
   4. (4) not to approve the grant award.
3. (c) An award approved under (b)(2) or (3) of this section is contingent upon a negotiated agreement for necessary revisions in the applicant's proposed budget and proposed scope of services.

4. (d) Subject to (c) of this section, the commissioner will make the final decision on a grant proposal no later than 15 days after an appropriation for the grant is enacted into law and is effective. This timing does not apply if

   1. (1) the statutory authority for a grant program provides for a different timeline for the award of grants;
   2. (2) the commissioner receives the recommendations for grant awards after the relevant appropriation for the state fiscal year has been enacted into law;
   3. (3) the request for proposals with respect to a particular grant specified a different timeline for award of the grant; or
   4. (4) the grant is a capital grant.

5. (e) The commissioner may extend an existing grant for a limited time if

   1. (1) by July 1 of the state fiscal year for which a grant proposal is made, the relevant appropriation bill for the grant program for that fiscal year is not enacted into law and effective; and
   2. (2) the commissioner determines that good cause exists for the extension.
6. (f) If the commissioner extends a grant under (e) of this section, the department will, within 15 days, notify the grantee in writing that an extension has been granted, including the amount and duration of the extended grant.

(Eff. 6/24/2004, Register 170; am 10/16/2012, Register 204)

Authority: AS 18.05.040, AS 44.30.020, AS 47.30.530, AS 18.08.010, AS 47.05.010, AS 47.37.030, AS 18.08.080, AS 47.06.010, AS 47.37.045, AS 18.25.100, AS 47.20.075, AS 47.40.041, AS 18.28.010, AS 47.20.110, AS 47.40.120, AS 18.28.050, AS 47.27.005, AS 47.80.130, AS 29.60.600, AS 47.27.050, AS 44.29.020, AS 47.30.477