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Please be sure to read this letter and the attachments carefully and to fill out the application in its entirety.  \nThe grant period is 14 months: from January 1, 2027, until February 28, 2028. The county is required to spend the grant funds during that time, unless the county requests an extension and receives approval from the cabinet.  \n• Due to limitations in available grant funds, we will use a prioritization process, and it is possible that the Division will not award all eligible grant requests. The prioritization process will rank all sites based on their location relative to sensitive receptors or protected areas (streams, wetlands, supply wells, etc. ); the relative hazard posed by the contents of the dump; and the size of the dump.  \n• To control costs, and to ensure that grant money is appropriately distributed, there will be an increased emphasis on making certain that illegal open dump cleanups are consistent in scope and scale across the state. The Dump Grant Review Committee will compare cost estimates from each dump application to the information generated from the pre-inspection. If the cost estimate for a dump is inconsistent with the findings of the pre-inspection, the committee may require additional information, such as a work plan or a justification of proposed equipment and labor costs. In a situation where the cost estimate appears excessive, the committee may deny the grant request, or may award a reduced amount.  \n• Another point of emphasis with the Dump Grant Review Committee will be ensuring that each site is appropriate for the dump grant program, i.e., that the site either has no identifiable responsible party, or that the responsible party is not able to clean the site themselves. To that end, the Committee may require that the county show they have taken reasonable steps to identify and pursue cleanup with the responsible party, or otherwise justify that the site is appropriate for an illegal open dump grant, before a grant application is considered. Demolition projects (demolition of structures) are not eligible for funding.  \n• As in the past, we are allowing counties to clean dumps at their own expense before applying for grant funds and then apply for reimbursement of the actual costs, as long as the county 1. ) Gets a pre-inspection before cleaning the dumpsite; 2. ) Provides a cost estimate to DWM or requests that DWM personnel be on site during cleanup; and 3. ) Gets a post-inspection of the cleaned dumpsite, before submittal of the application. Note that the application will be subject to the prioritization ranking, funding availability and other applicable criteria in the grant cycle in which the county submits the application, and that the award of grant funding for all eligible requests for reimbursement may not be possible.  \n• If the project budget is insufficient to complete the dump cleanup, the county is responsible for completing the cleanup and covering the cost difference at its own expense. If the county notifies and receives the concurrence of DWM on the presence of unexpected site conditions or volumes of waste that were not evident during the pre-inspection, the county then has the option to pursue a reimbursement grant in a later grant cycle. DWM may decline to award reimbursement grants for sites where it is not clear that unforeseen site conditions or volumes of waste were encountered, or due to limited funds in that grant cycle.  \n• An “illegal open dump,” as defined in 401 KAR 49:080, Section 1, means any facility or site for the disposal of solid waste that does not have a valid permit issued by the cabinet or does not meet the environmental performance standards established ","cbCaiqYTNcDdsHVc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqYTNcDdsHVc","pdf",397829,"English","# Commissioner's Letter\n## Grant period and submission deadline\n## Prioritization and cost estimate review\n## Eligibility requirements and inspections\n## Application contents, match requirements, and reimbursement process","[{\"question\":\"What is the grant period for the 2027 Illegal Open Dump Cleanup Grant Program?\",\"answer\":\"The grant period is 14 months, from January 1, 2027 until February 28, 2028, unless an extension is requested and approved.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the program prioritize which eligible dump requests are funded?\",\"answer\":\"Requests are ranked by site location relative to sensitive receptors or protected areas, the relative hazard posed by dump contents, and the dump size.\"},{\"question\":\"What requirements must a county meet before submitting for reimbursement?\",\"answer\":\"Counties must obtain a pre-inspection before cleaning, provide a cost estimate (or request DWM personnel on site), and obtain a post-inspection after cleanup before the application is submitted.\"}]","2027 Illegal Open Dump Cleanup Grant Program - Cover Letter | PDF",1789289968]