(a)

1. (1) After receipt of the annual allocation of grant funds from the Division of Environmental Quality, the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District shall make distribution of grant funds to approved grant projects:

   1. (A) As scheduled in the grant application; and
   2. (B) Subject to the grantee’s compliance with all grant conditions.
2. (2) Funds shall not be disbursed by the Board of Directors of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District prior to the start of the project.

(b)

1. (1) Funds will be paid directly to the vendor on behalf of the grantee for any eligible grant expenditures, including but not limited to products or services ordered and authorized by the grantee.

2. (2)

   1. (A) A grantee may alternatively choose to pay the vendor and then request reimbursement from the district for the amount of the expenditure.
   2. (B) A copy of the invoice detailing the purchase and a copy of the grantee’s canceled check must be submitted to the district in order for the funds to be reimbursed to the grantee.