Section 21-1303. GRANT AWARD  


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    1303.1The procedure for awarding grants shall be applicable to both DCRA and DPW. The Director of the appropriate Department shall review the applications and make a determination of those to be funded based upon the following criteria:

     

    (a)Availability of funds;

     

    (b)Completeness of the application and responsiveness to the grant notice;

     

    (c)Priority of the work;

     

    (d)Reasonableness of the costs;

     

    (e)Expertise to perform the work;

     

    (f)Whether the university or institution is District based;

     

    (g)Submission of all required documents in a timely manner;

     

    (h)Any federal requirements associated with the funds; and

     

    (i)Other factors, as identified in writing by the Director of the appropriate Department prior to grant award.

     

    1303.2All grants shall be made pursuant to a written agreement. The Director shall send a grant agreement to the designated representative of the institution. The agreement shall contain the following:

     

    (a)The purpose of the project;

     

    (b)The amount of the grant award;

     

    (c)The term of the project and any conditions, statutes, rules or regulations with which the grant recipient must comply;

     

    (d)The scope of work for the grant, a description of all deliverables required under the grant, and a schedule specifying when all deliverables are to be provided to the Department;

     

    (e)The name of the grant administrator for the appropriate Department and the name of the agent for the grant recipient;

     

    (f)The names of all personnel assigned to perform the work required by the grant agreement, including the names of the subcontractor's employees;

     

    (g)A payment schedule; and

     

    (h)The address to which all written communications from the Department to the grant recipient may be sent, including, but not limited to, the periodic payments due under the grant.

     

    1303.3The Director may consider unsolicited proposals, but may give preference to solicited proposals for grant award.

     

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Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3528, 3531 (May 13, 1988).