ATCP 50.35(1) (1) Under s. 92.14 (10), Stats., the department may award a grant identified in the annual allocation plan to any person for services and activities including information, education, and training. The department shall enter into a grant contract with the grant recipient for the payment of these grant funds. The contract shall include relevant terms required under this section and ss. ATCP 50.34 and 50.36, and appropriate restrictions on reimbursement of costs.

ATCP 50.35(2) (2) A person applying for a grant under s. 92.14 (10), Stats., shall file a written grant application by April 15 of the year preceding the year for which the department awards the grant. The grant application shall include a proposed budget and supporting documentation. The department may require a grant applicant to apply on a form provided by the department.

ATCP 50.35(3) (3) Contracts under this section may be extended for a period of one year if all of the following apply:

ATCP 50.35(3)(a) (a) The grant recipient submits a written extension request by December 31 of the initial grant year, and identifies how the unspent funds will be used in the subsequent grant year. The department may, for good cause, accept an extension request filed between December 31 of the initial grant year and February 15 of the subsequent grant year.

ATCP 50.35(3)(b) (b) The grant is funded under s. 20.115 (7) (qf), Stats., or other provisions authorizing department expenditure of funds for grants other than the county staffing and support grants under s. ATCP 50.32.

ATCP 50.35(4) (4) If a county is awarded a grant under this section, it shall do all of the following:

ATCP 50.35(4)(a) (a) Use the grant funds only for work specified in the grant contract required under sub. (1) and not for any work the county is authorized to perform under s. 92.14 (3) (a) through (f), Stats.

ATCP 50.35(4)(b) (b) Develop and implement county procedures to ensure that the county seeks reimbursement under this grant contract only for work authorized under this grant contract under sub. (1), and does not seek reimbursement under this grant contract for work performed under any other grant contract.

ATCP 50.35(5) (5) Except as provided in this subchapter, a grant recipient under this section shall retain all records and forms related to the grant award and its administration, including original subcontracts, if any, and receipts for disbursements for a minimum of 3 years after the end of the year of the grant award.

ATCP 50.35 History History: CR 13-016: cr. Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14.

ATCP 50.36 ATCP 50.36 Grant contracts.

ATCP 50.36(1) (1) County grant contracts. The department shall enter into an annual grant contract with a county land conservation committee for the payment of grant funds awarded to the county. The county land conservation committee shall approve the terms of the grant contract and any amendment before the grant contract or amendment is signed on behalf of the county. The contract shall include relevant terms required under this section and ss. ATCP 50.32, 50.34, and, if applicable, s. ATCP 50.35.

ATCP 50.36(2) (2) Other grant contracts.

ATCP 50.36(2)(a) (a) The department shall enter into a grant contract with every grant recipient awarded a grant under s. 92.14 (10), Stats.

ATCP 50.36(2)(b) (b) A grant contract under par. (a) shall conform to the grant allocation plan under s. ATCP 50.28. The contract shall specify grant terms and conditions, including terms required under this chapter. The contract shall specify the products and services that the grant recipient is expected to deliver.

ATCP 50.36(3) (3) Breach of contract.

ATCP 50.36(3)(a) (a) The department may withhold or demand return of grant payments if the department finds that the grant recipient has violated this chapter or breached its grant contract with the department.

ATCP 50.36(3)(b) (b) The department may seek other administrative or judicial sanctions, as appropriate.

ATCP 50.36(3)(c) (c) A grant recipient may appeal an administrative sanction under this section to the extent provided under ch. 227, Stats.

ATCP 50.36(4) (4) Contract contingent on legislative appropriations. Grant payments to a county land conservation committee or other grant recipient under this chapter are contingent on the continued availability of legislative appropriations to fund those payments.

ATCP 50.36 History History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 13-016: am. (1), (2) (a) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 23-024: renum. (3) to (3) (a), cr. (3) (b), (c) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (1) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.

subch. V of ch. ATCP 50 Subchapter V — Financial Assistance to Landowners

ATCP 50.38 ATCP 50.38 Financial assistance to landowners.

ATCP 50.38(1) (1) A county land conservation committee may use grant funds awarded to the county under s. ATCP 50.34 or 50.35 to provide financial assistance to landowners.

ATCP 50.38(2) (2) A county land conservation committee’s authority to acquire and distribute grant funds from other sources is not restricted by this subchapter.

ATCP 50.38(3) (3) A county land conservation committee may determine all the following, subject to this chapter:

ATCP 50.38(3)(a) (a) The landowners who will receive financial assistance.

ATCP 50.38(3)(b) (b) The conservation practices that will be eligible for financial assistance.

ATCP 50.38(3)(c) (c) The form of financial assistance.