The department may not require an eligible applicant to provide matching funds to be eligible for a cooperative services grant and may not give preference or priority to an eligible applicant whose proposal provides matching funds.

The department may require an eligible applicant to provide matching funds for a capital grant if suggested by the review panel during consultation required under section 6208, subsection 1.

The department shall require an eligible applicant to provide matching funds for a planning grant in an amount not less than the total grant award requested.

PL 2005, c. 266, §2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 662, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 313, §5 (AMD).