Sec.19a-178b-4. Grant applications

(a) Grant applications shall be submitted on forms approved by the department.

(b) All grant applications shall bear the original signature of the chief executive officer of the applicant.

(c) A grant application shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the Office of Emergency Medical Services which shall include, at a minimum, the following documents and information:

(1) federal tax identification number of the applicant;

(2) contact person, address, and telephone number for the applicant;

(3) category of grant to which application relates;

(4) justification of need including:

(A) the demonstrated need within the community;

(B) the degree to which the proposal serves the state and regional emergency medical services system plan;

(C) the extent to which there is available adequate trained staff to carry out the proposal; and

(D) the population affected using the most recent population estimates by the department;

(5) grant agreement form prescribed by the Office of Emergency Medical Services containing the applicant's agreement to comply with and be bound by all of the grant restrictions and requirements of sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(6) authorized signature of the chief executive officer of the applicant;

(7) submission date of completed application;

(8) approval of the chief elected official of the town or towns whose population is most directly affected by the grant; and

(9) a proposed work plan for utilization of grant funds.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or approved by the commissioner, all grant applications shall:

(1) be received by, or postmarked not later than, five p.m. of the second day of January in order to be considered for a grant cycle commencing on the first day of July of the same year; or

(2) be received by, or postmarked not later than five p.m. of the next regular business day, for calendar years in which the second day of January is a Saturday or Sunday.

(e) Applications shall be submitted to the department, Office of Emergency Medical Services, at such address as is specified in the application form.

(f) The Office of Emergency Medical Services shall provide written verification to each applicant not later than thirty working days after receipt of an application package that satisfies the requirements of sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and shall within thirty working days forward a complete copy of the grant application to the applicable regional council or councils for their review and comment. The written comment of the applicable regional councils shall be received in the Office of Emergency Medical Services not later than forty-five days after the council's receipt of said application.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and sections 19a-178b-1 and 19a-178b-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, for the first round of grant awards to be distributed by the commissioner following the effective date of sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the commissioner shall establish an appropriate application deadline date and grant cycle and shall make a good faith effort to inform all potential grant applicants of the availability of grant funds, the application deadline, the dates of the grant cycle, and any other information he considers relevant.

(Adopted effective August 15, 2000)