Minnesota Administrative Rules

7035.5700 GRANT APPLICATION CONTENT.

Applications for grants shall include the following information:

A.

the name of each political subdivision making the grant application;

B.

resolutions from each political subdivision named on the application which:

(1)

demonstrate the political subdivision's desire to make the grant application and interest in the planning efforts described in the grant application; and

(2)

demonstrate the political subdivision's commitment to provide the required financial input to complete the planning efforts described in the grant application;

C.

in the case of a regional development commission, resolutions from each of the counties represented by the regional development commission, which demonstrate the counties' interest in and support for the planning efforts described in the grant application;

D.

the name, address, and qualifications of the project manager;

E.

the total project cost;

F.

the amount of grant funding requested;

G.

the amount and sources of all other funding contributions, including the amount of funds to be contributed by the applicant;

H.

the regional boundaries of, and the population in, the area to be considered in the planning study;

I.

a list of all the landfills which receive solid waste from each of the counties in the proposed study area and the percent of each county's refuse which is currently being disposed at each of the landfills; and

J.

a work plan which provides the following information and details:

(1)

a brief description of the problem which the grantee hopes to address through the planning efforts, including a statement of any known waste management problems to be addressed by the grantee and any present support or opposition to current or proposed solid waste disposal alternatives;

(2)

a breakdown of the specific work tasks to be completed under the terms of the grant, including each of the tasks required to be completed by Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.46;

(3)

a breakdown of the number of work hours needed to complete each of the tasks specified in subitem (2);

(4)

a breakdown of all the costs associated with completing each of the tasks specified in subitem (2), including an explanation of how each cost was calculated;

(5)

a breakdown of the staff, consultants, and units of government associated with completing each of the tasks specified in subitem (2);

(6)

a breakdown of the amount of time needed to complete each of the tasks specified in subitem (2);

(7)

an overall time schedule for the project showing estimated dates of completion of the tasks specified in subitem (2); and

(8)

a description of the program to be completed by the applicant to ensure public participation in the planning efforts.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115A.42

Published Electronically:

September 7, 2006