KRS 154.14-070: Monthly report on eligible project applications -- Annual report.

(1) (a) By June 1, 2024, and the first day of each month thereafter, the cabinet shall

submit a report on eligible project applications to the Governor and the Senate

Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue and the House Standing

Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, or the Interim Joint Committee

on Appropriations and Revenue, and make the reports available on the

cabinet's website.

(b) The monthly report shall be a summary of the eligible project applications and

shall include but not be limited to the following:

1. A list of all eligible grant applications received;

2. The identity of applicants who were not selected for the obligation of

funds;

3. Trends found in feedback given to applicants who were not selected for

the obligation of funds; and

4. For each submitted eligible grant application:

a. The eligible use of funds and project for which funds are

requested;

b. The date of submission;

c. A description of the federal grant funds applied for by the

applicant;

d. A description of the title, subject matter, preliminary evaluation,

and scoring tally of the eligible grant application;

e. The date of the cabinet's preliminary evaluation;

f. The amount requested, and the amount approved or denied; and

g. The date of the cabinet's final decision on obligation of the match

funds, the date of the federal grant approval or denial, and whether

the eligible project was approved or denied.

(2) By November 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until November 1, 2028, the cabinet

shall prepare an annual report of the GRANT Program to be submitted to the

Governor and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue and

made available on the cabinet's webs ite. The annual report shall include but not be

limited to the following:

(a) A summary of the monthly reports and the eligible grant applications received

and relevant statistics relating to actions taken by the cabinet and grants

awarded, including the a pplicant, award amount, and the purpose of the

funding;

(b) The current balance of the GRANT Program fund;

(c) Recommendations regarding appropriations to the GRANT Program fund for

the upcoming fiscal year; and

(d) Recommendations for legislation or polic y actions needed to facilitate greater

receipt of grant funding to eligible grant applicants.