- (a) The Arkansas Economic Development Commission may utilize any funds appropriated and available to provide for the Arkansas Site Development Program to fund grants to eligible applicants.
(b)
- (1) Program grants may be awarded, pending availability of funds, at the discretion of the Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
- (2) Depending on the volume of grant applications and the discretion of the director, applicants may not receive the entire amount of grant funding requested.
- (3) An eligible applicant may only request funds for one (1) eligible site per funding cycle.
(4) The amount of the grant award shall be determined by the commission based upon:
- (A) Costs of eligible activities in a proposed project;
- (B) Availability of funding; and
- (C) Overall demand for funds.