Michigan Laws 35.1215 – Grant application; criteria; review; determination; notice; denial; distribution; maximum amount
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 35.1215
- Department: means the department of military and veterans affairs. See Michigan Laws 35.1212
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fund: means the military family relief fund created in section 3. See Michigan Laws 35.1212
- Qualified individual: means an individual who meets all of the following criteria:
(i) The individual is or was a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces or the United State coast guard based in this state or is a resident of this state serving in a reserve component of the United States armed forces or the United States coast guard based in another state and is called to active duty by the president of the United States or the United States secretary of defense as a result of national response to September 11, 2001 or as a response to a national emergency declared by the president of the United States and for which funds are being spent by the federal government. See Michigan Laws 35.1212state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) A qualified individual or the individual’s family shall apply to the department for a grant from the fund. A qualified individual or the individual’s family may apply for more than 1 grant in any year.
(2) At the time that a qualified individual or the individual’s family applies for a grant from the fund, the department shall provide the applicant with copies of financial planning materials and information at no cost to the applicant.
(3) The department shall determine criteria and review applications for grants from the fund.
(4) The department shall determine if the applicant is eligible for a grant from the fund and shall determine the amount of the individual’s grant.
(5) Not more than 30 days after the department receives an application, the department shall notify the applicant of the receipt of the application and the status of the application which shall be 1 of the following:
(a) The applicant is eligible for a grant, the date when the applicant will receive that grant, and the amount of the grant.
(b) The applicant is eligible for a grant but no funds are available and the application will be kept on file until money becomes available.
(c) The applicant is not eligible for a grant and the reasons why.
(6) If an application is denied because the applicant is not eligible, the applicant is not prohibited from subsequently applying for a grant for that purpose or any other purpose.
(7) Within the first 30 days of each calendar year, the department shall begin to distribute the money that was in the fund at the end of the immediately preceding state fiscal year to grant applicants until the money in the fund is exhausted.
(8) The maximum total amount that any qualified individual and that qualified individual’s family can receive in any 1 calendar year is $2,000.00. If the department determines that the qualified individual or the qualified individual’s family is in an emergency situation or their needs are extreme, the department may waive the maximum under this subsection.