- (1) Request for proposals. The department shall issue at least one request for proposals in each fiscal biennium for which funding is available. The request for proposals shall describe the required form and content of grant proposals and shall specify a deadline for submitting grant proposals. Applicants must submit grant proposals to the department in the manner prescribed by the department’s request for proposals. The department shall publish the request for proposals on its webpage. The department may also issue a press release announcing its request for proposals to news media likely to give notice to the public. The department shall notify grant applicants of their awards within 60 days of the deadline for submitting grant proposals.
(2) Considerations. The department shall consider any of the following when evaluating grant proposals and making grant awards:
- (a) How the project will address commercial nitrogen optimization.
- (b) Location of the project to assure awards are distributed across the state.
- (c) The proposed length and scale of the project.
- (d) The innovative approaches to commercial nitrogen optimization being studied in the project.
- (e) Whether the proposal complies with the department’s request for proposals.
- (f) Whether the proposed project meets the standards prescribed in this subchapter.
- (g) The viability of the proposed project.
- (h) The management and technical qualifications of the grant recipient.
- (i) The ability of the University of Wisconsin System institution to collaborate with the grant recipient.
- (j) The adequacy of the project plan and budget.
- (k) Whether the grant proposal and budget adequately identify the nature of project expenses to be reimbursed under the proposed grant.
- (L) Whether the proposed project is eligible for funding through other state or federal grant programs.
History
History: CR 25-057: cr. Register March 2026 No. 843, eff. 4-1-26; correction in (2) (k) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register March 2026 No. 843.