FUNDING AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITY

The funds for the initial inventory of stock and supplies for a new vendor are furnished through one or a combination of three sources dependent on economic need as follows:

1. (1) Personal funds from the vendor.
2. (2) Grants from vocational rehabilitation program funds.
3. (3) Loans from the Employment Fund for the Blind—under section 803 of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § 803)—which are repayable at 2.0% of the gross monthly sales, may be provided by the Office of Blindness and Visual Services (BVS) after a determination of need based on an equitable formula.
4. (b) The vendor shall replenish the initial inventory from income generated by the operation of the vending facility.