(a) Applications.--An application for a grant under this chapter shall be submitted by an eligible applicant in the form and manner prescribed by the commission.
(b) Initial application period.--No later than March 1, 2020, the commission shall begin to accept applications from eligible applicants for grant money available during the fiscal year. The commission shall provide notice of the application period on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) Additional application period.--If money is available in the fund, no later than October 1, 2020, and each October 1 thereafter, the commission shall accept applications from eligible applicants during the fiscal year. The commission shall provide notice of a new application period on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.
(d) Review process.--The commission shall review applications and make awards subject to subsection (e) on a rolling basis. No later than 90 days after a completed application is received from an eligible applicant, the commission, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and the Pennsylvania State Police, shall review and approve or deny the application. An eligible applicant may revise and resubmit a denied application to the commission.
(e) Allocation.--An eligible applicant may not receive more than the following amounts in any fiscal year:
(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4):
(i) The minimum grant amount awarded shall be no less than $5,000.
(ii) The maximum grant amount awarded may not be more than $150,000.
(2) The commission may not require non-State financial participation from an eligible applicant for a grant request that is $25,000 or less.
(3) The commission may award a grant between $25,001 and $75,000 if the eligible applicant provides non-State financial participation equal to 33% of the requested grant amount.
(4) The commission may award a grant between $75,001 and $150,000 if the eligible applicant provides non-State financial participation equal to 50% of the requested grant amount.
(f) Limitations.--The following shall apply to grant applications:
(1) The commission may not provide grants in excess of the amount in the fund.
(2) The commission may prorate the grant amount to an eligible applicant.
(g) Eligible projects.--The commission may only award grants through the fund for eligible projects. Eligible applicants may only expend grant money received through the fund on eligible projects.
(h) Eligibility for redevelopment assistance capital project.--An eligible project which receives a grant under this chapter may be the subject of an award for a redevelopment assistance capital project under Chapter 3 of the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to modify the eligibility requirements for redevelopment assistance capital projects under the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act.
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