15A NCAC 01T .0305      GRANT APPLICATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL

The Division shall review grant applications and may either approve, approve in part, or disapprove applications based on the following criteria:

(1)           the economic, social, and environmental benefits to be provided by the project;

(2)           mitigation measures to be implemented to avoid and minimize detrimental environmental impacts

(3)           expected useful life of the project;

(4)           the source and availability of other funding sources for the project; and

(5)           viability and efficiencies of the project, including but not limited to regional planning, beneficial use of clean, beach quality dredged material from navigation channels within the nearshore, beach or inlet shoal system, and readiness to process based on the project phase, permitting status, property access, and construction schedule.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-215.73M;

Temporary Adoption Eff. February 8, 2023;

Eff. June 1, 2024.