The department may not require an eligible applicant to provide matching funds to be eligible for a cooperative services grant and may not give preference or priority to an eligible applicant whose proposal provides matching funds. [PL 2005, c. 266, §2 (NEW).]
The department may require an eligible applicant to provide matching funds for a capital grant if suggested by the review panel during consultation required under section 6208, subsection 1. [PL 2017, c. 313, §5 (NEW).]
The department shall require an eligible applicant to provide matching funds for a planning grant in an amount not less than the total grant award requested.