Authority: IC 14-9-5-4; IC 14-10-2-4

Affected: IC 14-22-12-1

Sec. 4. (a) The division shall not make grant awards that exceed funding anticipated by IC 14-9-5-4 and this rule.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), the division shall not award a grant other than as provided in sections 2(c) and 3(a) of this rule.

(c) To achieve compliance with subsection (a), the division shall consider the following:

1. (1) The number of meals that a qualified organization proposes to deliver to the state's hungry.
2. (2) The history of success by a qualified organization in delivery of meals to the state's hungry, including compliance with IC 14-9-5-4 and this rule.
3. (3) The economic efficiency of a qualified organization in achieving delivery of meals to the state's hungry.
4. (4) Geographic balance within Indiana in providing meals to the state's hungry.
5. (5) Any other factor that reasonably serves the purposes of IC 14-9-5-4 and this rule.

(d) If available funding exceeds awards to grantees that comply with section 3(a) of this rule, the division may make supplemental awards that are not otherwise inconsistent with IC 14-9-5-4 and this rule. Requests for supplemental awards shall be considered in the order the division receives the requests.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 26-6-4; filed Jul 7, 2014, 11:01 a.m.: 20140806-IR-312130446FRA; readopted filed Sep 27, 2016, 1:53 p.m.: 20161026-IR-312160147RFA; readopted filed May 18, 2022, 10:15 a.m.: 20220615-IR-312220030RFA)