Sec.19a-178b-6. Categories of grants

(a) Subject to the general provisions of sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and to the availability of funds, the commissioner may review and award grants in any or all of the following categories:

(1) personnel training;

(2) training equipment;

(3) patient care equipment;

(4) research projects;

(5) local system development projects; and

(6) any other category that the commissioner determines is consistent with the terms of section 19a-178b of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(b) Equipment may be purchased with grant funds provided that the purchase satisfies all of the following:

(1) The equipment is not intended for use, nor will be used, exclusively by one individual;

(2) The grantee provides assurances that the equipment will be retained by the grantee and used in accordance with the terms of the grant award for the useful life of the equipment;

(3) Grant funds represent not more than seventy per cent (70%) of the total purchase or acquisition price;

(4) The grantee provides, or secures from other funding sources, the balance of funding for the purchase or acquisition of equipment;

(c) Unless otherwise expressly waived by the commissioner, grants awarded for research projects are subject to all of the following:

(1) Grant funds may not be used to purchase or acquire equipment for use in research projects, however, grant funds may be used to defray the costs of renting or leasing equipment involved in a research project;

(2) Grantee shall comply with all state and federal statutes and regulations applicable to the project;

(3) All data and information resulting from such research projects shall be available for use by the State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health; and

(4) Grantee shall submit to the commissioner a final report on any findings and conclusions of the research project not later than one hundred and twenty days after completion of the project.

(d) In a given grant cycle, the commissioner shall award not more than ten per cent (10%) of available grant funds, as determined in accordance with sections 19a-178b-1 through 19a-178b-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, to applicants for research project grants.

(Adopted effective August 15, 2000)