Sec. 05.13.03.04. Eligible Use of Funds

A. The Department may provide grants under the Program to eligible grantees for the purpose of defraying the costs associated with:

(1) The managerial services of a circuit rider as described in the budget of an applicant that has been approved by the Department and these costs may include:

(a) Salary,

(b) Fringe benefits,

(c) Travel,

(d) Administrative costs of the circuit sponsor and the circuit rider, or

(e) Training; and

(2) Other services or needs of a circuit considered acceptable to the Department including expertise in the areas of code enforcement, community revitalization, planning, economic development, and grant management.

B. The Department may also use Program funds to pay for activities which enhance the managerial skills of circuit riders, including group training and group meetings for the circuit riders. The Department may directly pay for the activities or reimburse circuit sponsors for eligible costs.

C. The Department may not use more than 15 percent of the monies appropriated in a fiscal year for the purposes set forth in §B of this regulation.