1. (1) Making awards.

   1. (a) The department shall make awards based on the recommendations resulting from the review under s. DHS 31.28 (7) and take into account the following geographical factors:

      1. 1. Proximity to other existing or proposed CCFs.
      2. 2. Location of state treatment facilities authorized to accept civil commitments.
      3. 3. Geographic diversity among regions in the location of existing or proposed CCFs.
   2. (b) The department may reject an incomplete application.
   3. (c) The department may negotiate the amount of an award made under par. (a), specific budget items, project goals and objectives, for a potential grant recipient before entering into an agreement.
2. (2) Notification. The department shall notify in writing all applicants for grants of award decisions.
3. (3) Agreement. An award shall be contingent upon the signing by both parties of an agreement drawn up by the department. If an application is submitted by more than one agency or jointly by one or more agencies, only one agency shall sign the agreement and assume responsibility for implementing the contract. Failure of a selected grantee to sign the agreement shall result in withdrawal of the offer of award.

4. (4) Availability of funds.

   1. (a) All funding decisions shall be contingent upon the availability of funds. Any changes in the amount available which were unforeseen at the time of the department’s issuance of a GFO shall be accommodated by the department, as appropriate, by means of reduction, elimination or increase in existing awards, by awarding of funds to applicants previously denied due to insufficient funds, or by release of a new GFO.
   2. (b) Any funds that become available due to denial of an award to a selected grantee as a result of failure of the selected grantee to sign the required agreement or as a result of termination of a project by either party, or failure of a grantee to spend its allocation of grant funds in the required time frame shall be reallocated by the department to either another grantee or an initial non-selected applicant at the department’s discretion but within the limits of the appropriation and this chapter.

History

History: EmR2507: emerg. cr., eff. 6-16-25; CR 25-051: cr. Register February 2026 No. 842, eff. 3-1-26; correction in (1) (c) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2026 No. 842.