NR 47.958(1)(c)2.
2. The total amount of salaries and fringe benefits, or the total amount of contractor fees, for which the applicant seeks reimbursement.
NR 47.958 Note
Note: So that applicants may better comply with state procurement and cost-containment requirements, the department makes available the document titled
Procurement Guide for Local Governments Receiving Grants. The document is available from the department upon request by writing to: Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, 101 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921,
DNRUrbanForestryGrants@wisconsin.gov, or on-line at:
http://dnr.wi.gov/aid/documents/procurementguide.pdf.
NR 47.958(1)(f)
(f) Comply with generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
NR 47.958(1)(g)
(g) Substantiate, with proofs of payment, any advance payment earlier provided by the department.
NR 47.958(1)(h)
(h) Submit final reimbursement claims postmarked within 60 days of the end of the grant agreement.
NR 47.958(2)
(2)
Disbursement. The department shall disburse payments under this subchapter following review of final reimbursement claims submitted by applicants. The department shall compare reimbursement claims with the applicant grant agreement. The department shall offset the amount of a final reimbursement by any portion of an advance that the applicant cannot substantiate with proofs of payment and by other sources of funding that the applicant has received for damages in the same storm event as described in s.
NR 47.957 (2).
NR 47.958(3)
(3)
Repayment of advance. If the department finds that proofs of payment are insufficient to substantiate the full amount of an advance, the department shall notify the applicant in writing and request additional documentation. The applicant shall respond to the request for additional information within 30 days of receiving written notice from the department. If the applicant cannot substantiate the full amount of an advance, then the applicant shall return the unsubstantiated balance of the advance to the department within 30 days of receipt of the department's request.
NR 47.958 History
History: CR 08-062: cr.
Register May 2009 No. 641, eff. 6-1-09.
NR 47.959
NR 47.959 Audit and records retention. NR 47.959(1)(1)
Audit. If eligible costs are subsequently reimbursed by sources other than the department after the department has issued payment under this subchapter, the applicant shall refund to the department the amount of those costs. If the department, applicant or applicant's auditor determines that both the department and another source paid an eligible cost, the applicant shall refund the questioned cost to the department. The department shall deposit any refund back into the urban forestry grant fund appropriation.
NR 47.959(2)
(2)
Records retention. The applicant shall retain all receipts, records and supporting documentation associated with each grant award for a period of 3 years after final payment date. The applicant shall make these documents available for review by the department upon request.
NR 47.959 History
History: CR 08-062: cr.
Register May 2009 No. 641, eff. 6-1-09.
NR 47.960
NR 47.960 Purpose and scope. The
purpose
of this subchapter
is to establish procedures
and
standards
for the ad
ministration
of the private
forest
landowner
grant
program for weed
manage
ment
areas
as authorized
under s.
26.38 (2m) (a), Stats.,
and
to distribute
other available
state
and
feder
al
funds
through
grants
for the purpose
of encouraging
private
forest landowners
and weed
manage
ment
groups
to control
invasive
plant
species
on nonindustrial private
forest
land in weed
manage
ment
areas
in a
manner
that
benefits
the state's
forest
and related
resources
and
the people
of the state.
NR 47.960 History
History: CR 12-029: cr.
Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.
NR 47.961
NR 47.961 Applicability. This subchapter
is applicable
to weed
manage
ment
groups appl
ying
for or receiving
grants
under
this subchapter.
NR 47.961 History
History: CR 12-029: cr.
Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.
NR 47.962
NR 47.962 Definitions. In addition
to definitions
in s.
NR 47.002,
the following
definitions apply
to this subchapter:
NR 47.962(1)
(1) “Invasive
plant species"
means
a plant
that
is an invasive
species.
NR 47.962(3)
(3) “Invento
r
y"
includes
surv
eying
and
mapping
for invasive
plant oc
currences.
NR 47.962(4)
(4) “Long
term
manage
ment
plan"
includes
a written
prioritization
plan for
manage
ment
of invasive
plants within
a
WMA.
NR 47.962(5)
(5) “Monitor"
or “
monitoring"
includes
pos
t-activi
ty
docu
mentation
of
manage
ment
activi
ty results
using
methods
approved
by
the
depart
ment.
NR 47.962(8)
(8) “Person
participating"
means a person
who owns
500
acres
or less of no
nindustrial private
forest
land in the state
on which
a practice or portion
of a practice
under
the grant will be i
mple
mented.
NR 47.962(10)
(10) “Practice"
means
an activity
or conservation
measure
intended
to control
invasive plant
species.
NR 47.962(11)
(11) “Progra
m"
means
the weed
manage
ment
area
private
forest
grant program authorized
under s.
26.38, Stats.
NR 47.962(12)
(12) “Prohibited
invasive
plant
species"
means
a plant that is a prohibited
invasive species.
NR 47.962(14)
(14) “Rapid
response
practice"
means a practice
to control or eradicate
prohibited invasive
plants
and those
invasive
plants new
to the state or to a region
of the state
as deter
mined
by
the chief state
forester.
NR 47.962(16)
(16) “
Weed
manage
ment
area"
or
“WMA"
means
a geographic
unit defined
by a weed
manage
ment
group.
NR 47.962(17)
(17) “
Weed
manage
ment
group"
or
“
WMG"
includes
persons
that are concerned
about invasive
plants wit
hin
a
WMA.
NR 47.962 History
History: CR 12-029: cr.
Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.
NR 47.963
NR 47.963 Program administration. The
depart
ment
shall
ad
minister
the progra
m, within
the guidance
provided
by
the authorizing
statute.
Additional
guidance
may
acco
mpany federal
funding,
non-profit
organization
funding,
and state
funding
other than
that provided through s.
20.370 (5) (av), Stats.
NR 47.963 History
History: CR 12-029: cr.
Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.
NR 47.964(1)(a)
(a) All nonindustrial
private
forest lands
that
meet
the program
require
ments
in this subchapter
are eligible
for assistance
under
the progra
m.
NR 47.964(1)(b)
(b) A
WMG
is eligible
for assistance
under
the program if it consists of 3 or
more
persons of which
at least
one person
shall
be a person
participating.
NR 47.964(1)(c)
(c) Eligibili
ty
for federal
funding,
or non-profit
organization
funding,
may
be defined
in the grant
agree
ment
through which
the
funding
is provided.
Further,
additional
eligibility
criteria
may acco
mpany
state
funding
other
than
that
provided
through s.
20.370 (5) (av), Stats.
NR 47.964(1)(d)
(d) Non-profit
organizations
and govern
ment
entities
may
be applicants
as long as the funding
is used
on nonindustrial
private
forested
land.
NR 47.964(2)
(2)
Ineligible applicants. The
following
applicants
shall be ineligible
for a grant awarded
under
this subchapter:
NR 47.964(2)(a)
(a) An applicant
that
did not receive
pa
yment
under s.
NR 47.967 for a grant
awarded under
this subchapter
which
ended
within the 24
months
prior
to the date
the
application
was sub
mitted,
unless
the owner
ended
that
grant
within
12
months
of the award.
NR 47.964(3)
(3)
Eligible practices. All of the following
practices
are eligible
for grants
under
this subchapter.
However,
additional
eligible
practices
may
acco
mpany
funding
for this program other
than
that provided
through s.
20.370 (5) (av), Stats.:
NR 47.964(3)(a)
(a) Education,
infor
mation
and outreach
including
publications,
field
da
ys, websites, de
monstrations,
trainings,
and planning
workshops.
NR 47.964(3)(b)
(b) Coordinating
a
WMG,
which
includes
one-ti
me
start-up
costs,
a
WMG
coordinator salary
for up to one grant
c
ycle, assisting
a
WMG
in the for
mation
of partnerships,
goals,
and objectives
for the
manage
ment
of the
WMA.
NR 47.964(3)(d)
(d) Control
of invasive
plant species
that i
mpact
nonindustrial
private
forest
land.
NR 47.964 History
History: CR 12-029: cr.
Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.
NR 47.965(1)(a)(a) Grants
under
the program shall
be used
to distribute
available
state,
federal
or nonprofit
funds for the
purpose
of encouraging
invasive
plant
manage
ment
in weed
manage
ment
area
s.
NR 47.965(1)(b)
(b) Eligible
costs
are all those
identified
in
an application
under s.
NR 47.966 (3) and associated
with
the preparation
or i
mple
mentation
of one
or
more
eligible
practic
es
as approved by
the
chief state
forester.
NR 47.965(2)
(2)
Ineligible costs. No person
may
use grant funds
under
this subchapter
for any
of the following:
NR 47.965(2)(a)
(a) Costs
incurred
before
an application
for grant assistance
is approved.
NR 47.965(2)(b)
(b) The
i
mple
mentation
of any
practice
already
required
by
law,
rule,
regulation
or other authori
ty,
except
for a practice
required
in the
managed
forest
law program under ch.
77, Stats., and except
for a practice
required
under ch.
NR 40 for prohibited
and restricted
terrestrial
plant species.
NR 47.965(2)(c)
(c) A practice
not
approved
by
the depart
ment
in writing,
or changes
to a previously approved
practice,
unless
authorized
by
the depart
ment
in writing.
NR 47.965(2)(d)
(d) Costs
to repair
da
mage
caused
by
i
mple
menting
a practice.
NR 47.965 History
History: CR 12-029: cr.
Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.
NR 47.966(1)(a)(a) A
matching
grant
provided
through s.
20.370 (5) (av), Stats., or
other
state
funds
shall
be no
more
than
75% of the actual
eligible
costs depending
on the availability
of fund
s,
except
under par.
(c). If a federal
or nonprofit
organization grant
agree
ment
provides
for cost-share
li
mitations
different
from those
specified
in this subsection,
the cost-share
rate
from funds
provided
through
the
federal
or nonprofit
organization grant
agree
ment
may
app
ly.
NR 47.966(1)(b)
(b) A grant
under
the program
may
not exceed
$15,000.00
to any
WMG
excluding a rapid response
practice.
NR 47.966(1)(c)
(c) A grant
or portion
of a grant
awarded
for work on prohibited
species
or ear
ly
detection species
may
be up to 100%
of the actual
eligible
costs
depending
on the availabili
ty
of funds.
NR 47.966(2)
(2)
Grant selection system. In selecting
practices
for grant
assistance,
the depart
ment
shall give preference
to projects
which include
the
following,
which
are not listed
in order
of priorit
y:
NR 47.966(2)(a)
(a) Work on the
control
of prohibited
invasive
plant
species
as identified
in ch.
NR 40.
NR 47.966(2)(c)
(c) Nonindustrial
private
forest
land
not
heavily
infested
with
invasive
plant
species.
NR 47.966(2)(d)
(d) Nonindustrial
private
forest
land where invasive
plant
species
identified
in the application
may
be contained
or eradicated.
NR 47.966(2)(f)
(f) A
WMA
includes
more
than
the land owned
by one person
participating.
NR 47.966(3)(a)(a) The
application
deadline
is April 1 unless otherwise
provided
on the application
form and
is contingent
upon
availability
of funds. State funds
for this program other
than
those
provided
through s.
20.370 (5) (av), Stats.,
federal
funds awarded
pursuant
to a federal
grant
agree
ment
and nonprofit
funds
awarded
pursuant
to a nonprofit
organization
grant agree
ment
may
speci
fy
other
application
deadlines. Applications
for rapid
response
practices
can be applied
for at a
ny
ti
me.
NR 47.966 Note
Note: Applications
can be obtained
from the department
of natural
resources Forestry
Invasive
Plant
Coordinato
r,
P.O.
7921,
Madison,
WI 53707-7921
and online
at
http://dnr.wi.gov/.
NR 47.966(3)(b)
(b) The
depart
ment
shall
make
basic
eligibility
deter
minations
upon
receipt
of an application,
including
whether
the person
participating
meets
nonindustrial
private
forest
land ownership
criteria
and
maxi
mum
acreage
criteria.
The depart
ment
deter
mines
the a
mount awarded
to each applicant.
NR 47.966(3)(c)
(c) A
WMG
may
on
ly
apply
once
per
year,
except that a
WMG
may
apply
a
ny
nu
mber
of ti
mes
per
year
for a rapid response
practice.