265—32.5 (16,83GA,SF376) Noncompetitive grants.
	 32.5(1) The board shall award $46,500,000 as follows for disaster relief and mitigation and local infrastructure grants for the following renovation and construction projects, notwithstanding any limitation on the state's percentage participation in funding as contained in Iowa Code section 29C.6(17):
	  a.   	 For grants to a county with a population between 189,000 and 196,000 in the latest preceding certified federal census, to be distributed as follows:
	 (1) 	 Ten million dollars for the construction of a new, shared facility between nonprofit human service organizations serving the public, especially the needs of low-income Iowans, including those displaced as a result of the disaster of 2008.
	 (2) 	 Five million dollars for the construction or renovation of a facility for a county-funded workshop program serving the public and particularly persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities.
	  b.   	 For grants to a city with a population between 110,000 and 120,000 in the latest preceding certified federal census, to be distributed as follows:
	 (1) 	 Five million dollars for an economic redevelopment project benefiting the public by improving energy efficiency and the development of alternative and renewable energy technologies.
	 (2) 	 Ten million dollars for a museum serving the public and dedicated to the preservation of an eastern European cultural heritage through the collection, exhibition, preservation, and interpretation of historical artifacts.
	 (3) 	 Five million dollars for a theater serving the public and promoting culture, entertainment, and tourism.
	 (4) 	 Five million dollars for a public library.
	 (5) 	 Five million dollars for a public works building.
	  c.   	 One million five hundred thousand dollars, to be distributed as follows:
	 (1) 	 Five hundred thousand dollars to a city with a population between 600 and 650 in the latest preceding certified federal census, for a public fire station.
	 (2) 	 Five hundred thousand dollars to a city with a population between 1,400 and 1,500 in the latest preceding certified federal census, for a public fire station.
	 (3) 	 Five hundred thousand dollars for a city with a population between 7,800 and 7,850, for a public fire station.
	 32.5(2) Noncompetitive grant awards are contingent upon submission of a plan for each project by the applicable county or city governing board or, in the case of a project submitted pursuant to subparagraph 32.5(1)“b”(2), by the board of directors, to the Iowa jobs board no later than September 1, 2009, detailing a description of the project, the plan to rebuild, and the amount or percentage of federal, state, local, or private matching moneys which will be or have been provided for the project. Funds not utilized in accordance with this rule due to failure to submit a plan by the September 1 deadline shall revert to the Iowa jobs restricted capitals fund to be available for local infrastructure competitive grants.
	 32.5(3) A grant recipient under subparagraph 32.5(1)“b”(2) shall not be precluded from applying for a local infrastructure competitive grant pursuant to this rule and 2009 Iowa Acts, Senate File 376, section 9.
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