1. (1) The application for the Rural County Grant will become available to counties:

   1. (a) on or before July 1; and
   2. (b) after approval of the previous year's annual report.

2. (2) The application will close:

   1. (a) at the discretion of the office; and
   2. (b) no later than October 1.

3. (3) Each grant recipient shall submit an annual report for the previous year containing:

   1. (a) a description of the projects for which the grant funding was used or encumbered;
   2. (b) the effectiveness of the award in improving economic development in the county;
   3. (c) how much matching money was utilized by the county;
   4. (d) an explanation for why funding was not used or encumbered;
   5. (e) where unused funds are being held;

   6. (f) a letter from the CEO board attesting that:

      1. (i) it participated in advising the county's governing body throughout the year;
      2. (ii) it approves of the content submitted in the annual report; and
      3. (iii) it helped prepare the annual report;
   7. (g) minutes from each meeting of the CEO board where the Rural County Grant was discussed; and
   8. (h) any other information requested by the office.
4. (4) Failure to expend or encumber funding from this grant program during the fiscal year for which it was awarded may result in the withholding or denial of future funding.

KEY: Rural County Grant, economic development

Date of Last Change: June 9, 2025

Notice of Continuation: June 20, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63N-4-802; 63N-4-104