39-5905 SCOPE OF GRANT SUPPORT. - Idaho Statutes

TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 59

IDAHO RURAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROGRAM

39-5905. Scope of grant support. The board may award grants, in accordance with the procedures and criteria in this chapter, to governmental and nonprofit entities for the purpose of improving access to primary health care services to rural and underserved areas.

(1) Individual grant awards will be limited to a total of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), direct and indirect costs, per year.

(2) Applicants may propose projects for funding for up to three (3) years.

(a) Continued funding for projects beyond the first grant year, years two (2) and three (3), shall be subject to the appropriation of funds and grantee performance.

(b) No project may be funded for more than a total of three (3) years.

(c) Any unused grant funds shall be returned to the rural health care access fund by the applicant no later than August 30 of the grant period.

(3) No funds awarded under a grant may be used for purchase, construction, renovation or improvement of real property or for projects which are solely or predominantly designed for the purchase of equipment. Use of funds for the purchase of equipment may be allowed when such equipment is an essential component of a program. However, the purchase of equipment may not represent more than forty percent (40%) of the total annual share of a proposal. Indirect costs shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total project.