Upon department approval of a plan, the department will issue a grant agreement. The grant agreement shall be between the department and the designated grant recipient. The grant recipient shall retain responsibility for ensuring that the administration of the program meets all applicable federal and state requirements even when subcontracting or designation of other entities to perform JTPA activities and services. These rules and applicable federal and state laws and regulations and the provisions of the Iowa JTPA handbook and handbook updates must be incorporated by reference in each grant agreement. The department shall hold grantees, including SDA grant recipients, responsible for JTPA funds received through the grant. The grantees shall hold subgrantees and subrecipients responsible for JTPA funds received through the grant.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 877-12.10