1. (1) The department will determine the amount of funding available for public participation grants and establish an application and funding cycle on a biennial basis.
2. (2) The maximum grant allowance is sixty thousand dollars per year.
3. (3) Public participation grants may be renewed annually. Grant renewal criteria will be outlined in the program guidelines.
4. (4) If the total amount of funding requested by all applicants exceeds the biennial budget, the department may limit the number of grants awarded to individual persons or organizations, regardless of ranking.
5. (5) Grant funds that are not used by a recipient will be offered to other grant recipients or applicants based on the original application ranking. However, additional funding cannot result in a grant that exceeds sixty thousand dollars per year.
6. (6) The department will produce a report at the close of the biennium outlining the grant program performance. The report will include, at minimum, the type and location of grant projects and the outcomes achieved.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105D RCW, RCW 70.105D.070 and 70.105D.070(8). WSR 17-14-045 (Order 16-13), § 173-321-070, filed 6/28/17, effective 7/29/17. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105D RCW. WSR 01-05-024 (Order 97-09A), § 173-321-070, filed 2/12/01, effective 3/15/01. Statutory Authority: 1989 c 2. WSR 89-21-072 (Order 89-26), § 173-321-070, filed 10/17/89, effective 11/17/89.]