(a)

1. (1) Applications from eligible entities which are received by the application deadline shall be eligible for consideration of funding.
2. (2) Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District staff shall review applications for completeness and shall provide a copy of the complete applications to the Board of Directors of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District’s Grant Committee, as assigned by the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District annually.
3. (3) Staff shall develop a recommendation of prioritized grant projects and present the recommendations to the committee for consideration.

(b) The committee shall:

1. (1) Judge each grant application based on the criteria outlined in 8 CAR § 110-1018; and
2. (2) Make recommendations for acceptance of the proposed projects based on this criteria ranking.

(c) The board shall:

1. (1) Review the committee recommendations; and

2. (2) Approve funding of projects:

   1. (A) Deemed to provide for the greatest benefit of the citizens of Benton County; and
   2. (B) That support the board’s objectives of increasing and improving recycling as a waste management strategy.