261—174.5 (15G,83GA,SF344) Qualifying wage threshold requirements—on or after July 1, 2009.
	 174.5(1) Projects that are funded through one of the IVF(2009) financial assistance program components shall meet the following qualifying wage thresholds:

Funding Source: IVF(2009)
Grow Iowa Values Financial Assistance Program	Qualifying Wage Threshold Requirement	Credit for sufficient benefits?	
Program Component:	130% wage component	130% of county wage or regional wage, whichever is lower	Yes	
	100% wage component	100% of county wage or regional wage, whichever is lower	No	
	Entrepreneurial component	No qualifying wage threshold	Not applicable	
	Infrastructure component	No qualifying wage threshold	Not applicable	
	Value-added agriculture component	No qualifying wage threshold	Not applicable	
	Disaster recovery component	No qualifying wage threshold	Not applicable	
	 174.5(2) HQJP and EZ. Projects funded through the HQJP or EZ tax credit program shall meet the following qualifying wage thresholds:

Tax Credit Programs	Qualifying Wage Threshold Requirement	Credit for sufficient benefits?	
HQJP	130% of county wage or regional wage, whichever is lower	Yes	
EZ	90% of county wage or regional wage, whichever is lower	No	
	 174.5(3) EDSA. Projects that are funded with EDSA moneys shall meet the following wage threshold:

Program Source: CDBG	Qualifying Wage Threshold Requirement	Credit for sufficient benefits?	
EDSA	90% of county wage or regional wage, whichever is lower	No	
	 174.5(4) Higher wage threshold applies if multiple programs are used in a project. Notwithstanding the qualifying wage threshold requirements for each program, if a business is a recipient of financial assistance from more than one program administered by the department and the qualifying wage thresholds are not the same, the business shall be required to pay the higher qualifying wage for the project.
[ARC 7970B, IAB 7/15/09, effective 7/1/09]