261—314.2 (81GA,ch1142) Form of award available; award amount.
	 314.2(1) Form of award. Eligible applicants may apply for financial incentives on a cost-share basis. Funding shall be available in the form of a grant.
	 314.2(2) Retroactive grants for projects already completed or in process. A grant may be awarded for an eligible project already completed or in the process of being completed on or after July 1, 2005, the effective date of the original grant program. This stipulation is true even if the project was not funded under the infrastructure program implemented pursuant to Iowa Code Supplement section 15.401.
	 314.2(3) Prospective grants for projects not commenced. A grant may be awarded for an eligible project not yet commenced.
	 314.2(4) Amount of award. The maximum award limit per project shall not exceed $30,000 or 50 percent of the actual cost of making the improvements, whichever is less, in the case of retail motor fuel site grants, or $50,000 or 50 percent of the actual cost of making the improvements, whichever is less, in the case of biodiesel terminal grants.
	 314.2(5) Time of payment. The grant shall be paid only upon timely completion of the project and upon the board’s receipt of records satisfying the board of the applicant’s qualifying expenditures.
	  a.   	 The applicant must deliver to the board prior to payment a certificate of completion on the board’s form.
	  b.   	 The certificate of completion must include the IDNR checklist completed and signed by an Iowa-certified installer showing review and approval of the completed project.
	  c.   	 The certificate of completion must be accompanied by proof of financial responsibility as necessary to meet federal requirements for underground storage tank installation.
	 314.2(6) Deadline for completion. The project must be completed within eight months of the board’s approval of the award. An extension may be granted by the board upon application showing demonstrable progress toward completion.
	 314.2(7) Multiple awards.
	  a.   	 At a single fuel site. The board may approve multiple awards for projects at a single site provided the total amount of the awards at that site does not in the aggregate exceed 50 percent of the actual cost of making the improvement or $30,000 in the case of E-85 gasoline, biodiesel or biodiesel blended fuel grants, whichever is less, or 50 percent of the actual cost of making the improvement or $50,000 in the case of biodiesel terminal grants, whichever is less, at that motor fuel site during the triennium ending June 30, 2012.
	  b.   	 At multiple fuel sites. An applicant may apply for and be granted multiple grants for different motor fuel sites. The $30,000/50 percent and $50,000/50 percent limits described in subrule 314.2(4) apply only to individual motor fuel sites. However, the board shall make awards fairly and properly among applicants and geographic areas.
	  c.   	 In the event that funding will be exhausted at the end of the fiscal year, the board shall approve remaining applications based on criteria implemented by the board as set forth in subrule 314.4(2).
	 314.2(8) No cross-program double-dipping beyond the per-site maximum. No project which has been funded under the infrastructure program administered pursuant to Iowa Code Supplement section 15.401 is eligible for funding under this program beyond the applicable program per-site cap of $30,000 or $50,000.