441—58.30 (234) Discontinuance of the emergency assistance program. The program shall be discontinued when funds have been exhausted. To ensure equitable treatment, applications for emergency assistance shall be approved on a first-come, first-served basis until all funds have been depleted. First-come, first-served is determined by the date the application is approved for payment and entered into the emergency assistance computer system.
	 58.30(1) Partial payment. Because funds are limited, applications may be approved for less than the amount requested. Payment cannot be approved beyond the amount of funds available.
	 58.30(2) Reserved funds. A portion of yearly emergency assistance funds shall be reserved for final appeal decisions reversing the department’s denial that are received after funds for the program have run out.
	 58.30(3) Untimely applications. Emergency assistance applications received after the program is discontinued for the year and more than five working days before the program begins again the next year shall be denied.