261—404.2(15) Eligibility.
	404.2(1) Eligible applicants are identified in Iowa Code section 15.120(3)“a.”
	404.2(2) Any eligible applicant may submit an application that includes one or more subrecipients. The board may limit the amount of an award that a subrecipient can receive.
	404.2(3) Any eligible applicant may apply individually or jointly with another eligible applicant or other eligible applicants.
	404.2(4) A principal investigator will be allowed to submit one application per funding announcement. An applicant who has submitted an application as the principal investigator for a funding announcement may also be named as a co-investigator on one additional application submitted for the same funding announcement.
	404.2(5) Requirements for IEC grant awards include but are not limited to the following:
	a. 	Applicants shall demonstrate a benefit for ratepayers.
	b. 	Applicants shall demonstrate that they are eligible candidates.
	c. 	Applicants shall demonstrate the capacity for grants administration.
	d. 	Applicants who have previously received Iowa energy center awards shall have demonstrated acceptable past performance, including the timely expenditure of funds.
	e. 	Applicants shall demonstrate the feasibility of completing the proposed activities with the funds requested.
	f. 	Applicants shall identify and describe any other sources of funding for the proposed activities.
	404.2(6) The following types of projects are ineligible:
	a. 	Relocation of a business.
	b. 	Expansion of a business.
	c. 	Funding for existing training programs.
	d. 	Improvements to existing buildings, including energy efficiency or energy generation projects.
	e. 	Pipeline, transmission line, and distribution line construction.
	f. 	First generation ethanol.
	g. 	Cellulosic ethanol.
[ARC 8072C, IAB 6/26/24, effective 7/31/24]