(a) Claim.--An applicant for a grant under this chapter who failed to return a signed agreement for the preceding year shall not be permitted to apply for a grant in the current year unless the applicant has provided the commissioner with a reasonable written explanation as to why it did not claim its grant.
(b) Delinquency.--An applicant for a grant under this chapter who is delinquent in loan payments to the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program must use its grant funds to pay any arrears to the Commonwealth or it will not be qualified to receive a grant. Any organization that fails to comply with this subsection shall be disqualified from applying to the grant program for a period of five years.
(c) Demonstration.--An applicant for a grant under this chapter must demonstrate that it complied with all of the terms of its grant agreement in the previous year regarding the use of the grant money it received in previous years or it shall not be eligible to receive a grant in the current year.
(d) Approval.--An applicant shall not be approved for a grant to be used for purposes other than those stated in section 7813(a) (relating to award of grants) or 7823(a) (relating to award of grants).
(June 30, 2016, P.L.432, No.60, eff. imd.; Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days; Feb. 10, 2022, P.L.41, No.10, eff. imd.)
2022 Amendment. Act 10 renumbered former section 7842 to present section 7894.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 78 - Grants to Fire Companies and Emergency Medical Services Companies
Section 7801 - Scope of chapter
Section 7812 - Publication and notice
Section 7813 - Award of grants
Section 7814 - Consolidation incentive
Section 7822 - Publication and notice
Section 7823 - Award of grants
Section 7824 - Consolidation incentive
Section 7827.1 - Establishment
Section 7827.2 - Publication and notice
Section 7827.3 - Award of grants
Section 7831 - Fire Company Grant Program
Section 7832 - Emergency Medical Services Company Grant Program
Section 7832.1 - Additional funding
Section 7832.2 - COVID-19 Crisis Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program
Section 7833 - Allocation of appropriated funds
Section 7842 - Award of grants
Section 7843 - Funding and costs
Section 7891 - Expiration of authority