1. (a) Applications that do not meet the requirements as set forth in the request for proposals may be disqualified. Bases for disqualification include the following:

   1. (1) The applicant is not an eligible entity.
   2. (2) The application includes activities with dates outside the allowable grant duration.
   3. (3) The funding amount requested is less than the minimum award amount allowable or exceeds the maximum award amount allowable.
   4. (4) The application is incomplete, including an application with one or more unanswered questions or missing, blank, or unreadable attachments.
   5. (5) The application includes unallowable costs or activities.
   6. (6) The application does not meet the purpose as defined in the Request for Proposal.
   7. (7) The application would provide an improper benefit if funded.
   8. (8) The application is submitted after the submission period has ended.
2. (b) Applicants will be notified of the reason(s) for disqualification.
3. (c) Applicants may appeal a disqualification as set forth in section 340.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 485, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 201, 401, 401.5, 404 and 485, Food and Agricultural Code; and Section 18901.9.2, Revenue and Taxation Code.

History

1. New section filed 9-21-2016; operative 1-1-2017. Exempt from Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code Section 485(d), which provides “Procedures, forms, and guidelines established for these grant programs, including the application process, are exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.” (Register 2016, No. 39). For prior history of chapter 5, section 307, see Register 2001, No. 48.

2. New subsections (a)(6)-(7), subsection renumbering and amendment of Note filed 12-30-2024; operative 1-1-2025. Exempt from the APA pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 485 and submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 2025, No. 1).