ATCP 34.08(2)(d) (d) The scope and quality of the public information and promotional program that will accompany the project. The department may give priority to projects that are effectively designed to do the following:

ATCP 34.08(2)(d)1. 1. Reach and involve target audiences holding chemical wastes or unwanted prescription drugs.

ATCP 34.08(2)(d)2. 2. Minimize future generation of chemical waste or unwanted prescription drugs.

ATCP 34.08(2)(e) (e) Innovation. The department may give priority to applicants that offer new collection sites or other sound innovations designed to increase public participation, decrease waste generation, increase waste collection, or expand geographic outreach.

ATCP 34.08(2)(f) (f) The applicant’s capacity to perform. The department may give priority to applicants that demonstrate effective preparation, expertise, capacity, and commitment.

ATCP 34.08 History History: CR 04-039: cr. Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 14-007: am. (1), (2) (title), (intro.), renum. (2) (a) (intro.) to (a) and am., r. (2) (a) 1. to 4., am. (b), (c), (d) 1., 2., (e), r. (2) (g), (h) Register June 2015 No. 714, eff. 7-1-15.

ATCP 34.10 ATCP 34.10 Grant awards.

ATCP 34.10(1) (1) Deadline. The department shall announce each year’s clean sweep grant awards within 60 business days after the grant application deadline specified in the department’s announcement under s. ATCP 34.06 (2).

ATCP 34.10(2) (2) Farm chemical waste collection projects. The department shall annually award clean sweep grants for farm chemical waste collection projects based on the evaluation under s. ATCP 34.08 (2).

ATCP 34.10(3) (3) Household hazardous waste collection projects. The department shall annually award clean sweep grants for household hazardous waste collection projects based on the evaluation under s. ATCP 34.08 (2). The department shall annually award a minimum of two-thirds of the funds available from the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (va), Stats.

ATCP 34.10(3m) (3m) Unwanted prescription drug collection projects. The department shall annually award clean sweep grants for unwanted prescription drug collection projects based on the evaluation under s. ATCP 34.08 (2).

ATCP 34.10 Note Note: Unwanted prescription drug collection projects must comply with drug disposal program requirements in s.165.65, Stats., effective 7-01-15 created by 2013 Wis. Act 198.

ATCP 34.10(4) (4) Grant funding. The department shall annually award a minimum of two-thirds of the funds available from the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (va), Stats., for household hazardous waste collection projects and unwanted prescription drug projects. The remaining funds go to farm chemical waste collection projects. Following awards under subs. (2), (3), and (3m), the department may award grant funds for other projects without regard to whether the projects will collect farm chemical waste, household hazardous waste, or unwanted prescription drugs.

ATCP 34.10 History History: CR 04-039: cr. Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 14-007: am. (2), (3), cr. (3m), am. (4) Register June 2015 No. 714, eff. 7-1-15.

ATCP 34.12 ATCP 34.12 Grant contracts.

ATCP 34.12(1) (1) General. The department shall enter into a written grant contract with each grant recipient, specifying the terms and conditions of the grant. No grant award under s. ATCP 34.10 is final until the grant contract is signed. The contract may incorporate, by reference, all or part of the grant application.

ATCP 34.12(2) (2) Contents. A contract under sub. (1) shall include all of the following:

ATCP 34.12(2)(a) (a) The amount of the grant award.

ATCP 34.12(2)(b) (b) The purposes for which the grant award may be used. The contract may identify those purposes by reference to this chapter, the department’s announcement under s. ATCP 34.06 (2), or the grant application.

ATCP 34.12(2)(c) (c) The grant recipient’s responsibilities under the contract. The contract may identify those responsibilities by reference to this chapter, the department’s announcement under s. ATCP 34.06 (2), or the grant application.

ATCP 34.12(2)(d) (d) The nature and amount of the grant recipient’s contribution under s. ATCP 34.04 (5).

ATCP 34.12(2)(e) (e) The grant recipient’s responsibility as a hazardous waste generator, under s. ATCP 34.16 (1), for hazardous waste collected by the clean sweep project.

ATCP 34.12(2)(g) (g) The grant recipient’s agreement to comply with applicable requirements under this chapter.

ATCP 34.12(2)(h) (h) Other contract terms specified by the department.

ATCP 34.12(3) (3) Grants contingent upon funding. Every grant award and grant contract under this chapter is contingent upon the availability of funding. If funding is not available for all of the grants awarded, the department may do any of the following notwithstanding its contract with any grant recipient:

ATCP 34.12(3)(a) (a) Cancel one or more of the grants.

ATCP 34.12(3)(b) (b) Reduce grant amounts.

ATCP 34.12(4) (4) Reallocation of funds. A county that receives grant funds for both a farm chemical waste collection project and a household hazardous waste collection project may reallocate up to 50% of either project’s grant funding to the other project, based on unanticipated changes in demand for collection services in either project. A county may not reallocate funds from a project if the reallocation results in a shortage of funds for that project.

ATCP 34.12 History History: CR 04-039: cr. Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 14-007: r. (2) (f), am. (3) (a) Register June 2015 No. 714, eff. 7-1-15.