NR 47.905 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98; CR 01-146: cr. (2) (f) and (g) Register May 2002 No. 557, eff. 6-1-02.

NR 47.906 NR 47.906 Eligible and ineligible costs.

NR 47.906(1) (1) Eligible costs.

NR 47.906(1)(a) (a) Reasonable project costs which are necessary for and directly related to accomplishment of the approved project objectives and incurred during the project period are eligible for grant reimbursement.

NR 47.906(1)(b) (b) Eligible costs are limited to actual costs incurred and paid by the grantee and do not include “in-kind” costs or the estimated value of donated labor, materials or equipment.

NR 47.906(2) (2) Ineligible costs.

NR 47.906(2)(a) (a) Costs not directly associated with and necessary for accomplishment of the approved project objectives are not eligible for grant reimbursement.

NR 47.906(2)(b) (b) Costs incurred before or after the project period are not reimbursable under the grant.

NR 47.906(2)(c) (c) Costs for which payment has been or will be received under another federal or state financial assistance program are not reimbursable under the grant.

NR 47.906(2)(d) (d) Costs incurred in a contract which creates a real or apparent conflict of interest. An apparent conflict of interest arises when an official or employee of a grantee participates in the selection, awarding or administration of a contract supported by this project and:

NR 47.906(2)(d)1. 1. The official or employee, or her or his spouse or partner, has an ownership interest in the firm selected for the contract; or

NR 47.906(2)(d)2. 2. An official or employee of a grantee receives a contract, gratuity or favor from the award of the contract.

NR 47.906 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98.

NR 47.907 NR 47.907 Grant selection process. In selecting grant application projects, the department shall give priority to the following factors which are listed in no particular order:

NR 47.907(1) (1) Eligible fire departments serving areas within organized forest fire control areas established under ss. NR 30.01 and 30.02.

NR 47.907(2) (2) Fire departments that provide initial attack response to wildfires within their jurisdictions at no cost to the department.

NR 47.907(3) (3) Fire departments with the majority of their members meeting NFPA 1051 standards for wildland fire fighter training.

NR 47.907(4) (4) Other applications or projects.

NR 47.907 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98.

NR 47.908 NR 47.908 Grant awards; payment.

NR 47.908(1) (1) Grant awards. Grants shall be awarded subject to execution of the department’s grant agreement by both the department and the grant applicant.

NR 47.908(2) (2) Payment. Final payment shall be made upon approval of the completed project by the department’s forest fire protection grant manager approval of the completed claim for reimbursement from the grantee. Interim payment may be requested by the grantee and approved by the department where a financial hardship would be imposed by waiting until the project had been completed.

NR 47.908 Note Note: It is expected that interim payments would more often be made to fire suppression organizations who have large grants and limited capacity to pay vendor bills before they receive reimbursement from the department.

NR 47.908(3) (3) Final audit. All payments are contingent upon final audit. Financial records including all documentation to support entries in the accounting records shall be kept for review by department auditors for a period of 3 years after final payment.

NR 47.908 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register January 2019 No. 757.

subch. IX of ch. NR 47 Subchapter IX — Rules for Federal Cost Sharing Program to Suppress Gypsy Moth

NR 47.910 NR 47.910 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for participation in the state cooperative gypsy moth suppression program consistent with ss. 26.30 (2), (5) and (6m) and 28.07, Stats., as an alternative to a control program under s. 26.30 (7) to (10), Stats. The suppression program includes awarding and administering federal cost sharing funds to counties for the purpose of aerial insecticide treatment of gypsy moth outbreaks.

NR 47.910 History History: Emerg. cr. eff. 11-10-00; CR 00-177: cr. Register July 2001, No. 547 eff. 8-1-01; CR 04-137: am. Register October 2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05.

NR 47.911 NR 47.911 Applicability.