Authority: IC 14-12-3-13

Affected: IC 14-12-3-8

Sec. 4. (a) An applicant who is selected under this article to receive a grant must enter a project agreement with the department before the applicant is eligible to receive grant reimbursement.

(b) The project agreement must include the following:

1. (1) The name and address of the applicant.
2. (2) The project number as designated by the department.
3. (3) The project title as designated by the department.
4. (4) The date the director signed the project agreement; a statement that work begun before this date does not qualify for reimbursement, except as specified in the project agreement.
5. (5) The expiration date when work must be completed in order to qualify for reimbursement.
6. (6) The scope of the project that is eligible for reimbursement as determined by the commission.
7. (7) Project costs that identify the sponsor's share and the grant share provided under the program.

8. (8) Terms needed to assure compliance with:

   1. (A) the standards and requirements of this article and any other applicable law;
   2. (B) project assurances under section 3 of this rule and other promises or representations made in the grant application; and
   3. (C) other requirements determined necessary by the department to address items that are unique to the project.
9. (9) Standards for the maintenance of temporary construction signs on the property during the effective period of a grant under this article. These signs shall identify the nature and extent of participation in the project by the state.
10. (10) Signatures needed to bind the department and the applicant to the terms of the project agreement.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 26-2-4; filed Dec 3, 1997, 3:45 p.m.: 21 IR 1277; readopted filed Nov 17, 2004, 11:00 a.m.: 28 IR 1315; readopted filed May 26, 2010, 10:37 a.m.: 20100609-IR-312100161RFA; readopted filed Sep 27, 2016, 1:53 p.m.: 20161026-IR-312160147RFA; readopted filed May 18, 2022, 10:15 a.m.: 20220615-IR-312220030RFA)