Section 23-101(b)-4 - Applications(a) An application for a greenways small grant shall be made on a form furnished by the commissioner and shall provide at least the following information:(1) The name, business address, and business telephone number of the individual functioning for the applicant as manager of the project which is the subject of the application;(2) the name, business address, and business telephone number of each consultant or other independent contractor the applicant has retained or will retain to perform the activities which are the subject of the application;(3) a description of the geographical location of such project;(4) the purpose of such project;(5) whether public access will be allowed to the subject project area and, if not, why;(6) if the applicant is a municipality, whether the applicant has adopted a conservation and development plan which includes a greenways or other open space component and, if so, the applicant must demonstrate how the proposed project relates to said plan;(7) the identity of any person in addition to the applicant which has assumed responsibility together with the applicant for completing such project; the specific components of the project for which the applicant and each such other person will be responsible; and the name, business address, and business telephone number of a contact person for each such other person;(8) a detailed budget for the project and a description of precisely how the applicant intends to use the grant funds for which the applicant has applied;(9) the estimated dates for (A) completion of such project and (B) completion of each activity for which funding is sought in the application;(10) the estimated total cost of such project and precisely how the applicant developed such estimate;(11) if the grant funds applied for do not equal the estimated total cost of such project, including the cost of land acquisition, how the applicant will pay for all costs not covered by such funds;(12) the owner of such project area; documentation of such ownership, and the relationship of the applicant to the owner if they are different; if the applicant is not the owner of the project area, the application shall be accompanied by a municipal or corporate resolution, certified by the appropriate official, consenting to the project;(13) if the applicant is not the owner of such project area, whether the applicant intends to acquire the fee interest, an easement, or any other interest therein, when the applicant will acquire such interest, and whether there are any legal, financial, or other obstacles to such acquisition;(14) if the applicant is not the owner of such project area and intends to acquire an interest therein, the nature of such interest and any anticipated obstacles to such acquisition;(15) a United States Geological Survey Topographic Quadrangle Map at a scale of no smaller than 1:2400 (7.5 minutes), showing such project area;(16) whether such project area extends into more than one municipality and, if so, which ones;(17) whether such project area adds to a greenway or other open space existing on the date the application is filed with the commissioner;(18) whether such project area physically connects an urban area to a greenway or other open space existing on the date the application is filed with the commissioner;(19) whether such project area physically connects two or more greenways or open space existing on the date the application is filed with the commissioner;(20) if public access to such project area will be allowed, the activities, such as bicycling, walking, and horseback riding, in which the public will be allowed to engage;(21) whether such project area, because of its location, biological resources, or other features, is capable of being and is likely to be utilized as a corridor for wildlife or fish migration and, if so, the species likely to so utilize it;(22) whether such project will preserve scenic values;(23) whether such project will protect or enhance biological or habitat values of a watercourse, wetlands, or other natural resource;(24) whether such project will protect a significant geological or historical feature;(25) whether such project includes provision of educational material, such as trail guides, maps, or signage, about biological, scenic, geological, or historical features, within or in the vicinity of such project area; and(26) whether such project includes the provision of educational materials or opportunities, including, but not limited to, planning, design or policy studies or workshops which would have a positive impact on greenways statewide.(b) An applicant may apply for an additional greenways small grant in a fiscal year subsequent to the year in which such applicant was first awarded a greenways small grant, provided no greenways small grant awarded during any fiscal year shall exceed five thousand dollars.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 23-101(b)-4
Adopted effective May 31, 2007