Section 441.166.2. Availability of grants.  


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  • At the beginning of each calendar year, the department shall set aside an annual amount from the civil money penalty fund established pursuant to Iowa Code section 249A.19 to be awarded in the form of grants to eligible entities for approved quality improvement initiatives. At no time shall the grant set-aside cause the civil money penalty fund to drop below $1 million.

           166.2(1) In any calendar year in which sufficient funds are available in the civil money penalty fund to support quality improvement initiative grants, the department shall issue a notice for applications for grants.

           166.2(2) There is no entitlement to any funds available for grants awarded pursuant to this chapter. The department may award grants to the extent funds are available and, within its discretion, to the extent that applications are approved.

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