122:12-3-01. Grant and loan application process

(A) The director of development services agency will develop a competitive process to award funds to eligible applicants in accordance with Ohio law. The funds may be awarded as either a grant or a loan or as both, as determined by the director. The development services agency will establish an application using a form approved by the director of development services agency. Applicants shall apply for the funds using the application and in compliance with other relevant rules and procedures established by the development services agency in this section. The application can be located at http://development.ohio.gov/bs/bs_altfueltrans.htm.

(B) The application used by the development services agency will include instructions on how to complete the application and will specify the criteria, developed in accordance with the law that will be used to select applications for funding consideration. Applications must be submitted to the development services agency by the prescribed deadline. The development services agency will use the criteria and procedures specified in the application to review, and select applications for funding.

(C) Pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 122.075 of the Revised Code, preference will be given to publicly accessible refueling facilities; entities applying to the program that have secured funding from other sources, including, but not limited to, private or federal incentives ; entities that have presented compelling evidence of demand in the market in which the facilities or terminals will be located; entities that have committed to utilizing purchased or installed facilities or terminals for any type of alternative fuel.

(D) The director of development services agency may, at the director's discretion, give preference to alternative fuel projects that:

(1) provide the best opportunity for economic advancement to the state;

(2) leverage fuel sources that perform more efficiently than other transportation fuels;

(3) use the most advanced technology;

(4) demonstrate past success;

(5) respond to a current market need; or

(6) address other criteria as determined by the director.

Effective: 5/28/2015
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 08/31/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: ORC 122.075(C)
Rule Amplifies: ORC 122.075
Prior Effective Dates: 12/1/06, 8/31/14