Section 887.215  Agency Action on Application

a)         Grant awards are subject to the availability of funding for Green Illinois Communities Program grants.

b)         The Agency shall publish deadlines for the submission of grant applications in the Illinois Register.  The notice for a deadline shall appear in the Illinois Register not less than 45 days prior to the deadline.

c)         The Agency shall review applications after the published deadline.  The Agency shall reject applications that are incomplete or were not received on or before the published deadline.

d)         The Agency shall, in writing and no more than 90 days after the published deadline, notify each applicant with a pending complete application of the following:

1)         If funding for a grant award is available, the applicant's selection or rejection for a grant award; or

2)         If funding for a grant award is not available, the unavailability of grant assistance.

e)         Communities cannot obtain grant assistance by default due to the  Agency's failure to act within the time frame set forth in subsection (d) of this Section.