Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-23-66

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

If state grant funds are not utilized for the purposes stated in the approved grant application within two years of the date of the grant award, then the disbursed grant funds shall revert to loans. Repayment of these funds shall be made in yearly principal and interest installments for five years at the New York prime rate at the time of notification by the department that the two year limit has expired. These loans may be repaid on a shorter schedule if the grantee so desires. Loan funds recouped by the department and grant funds obligated, but not disbursed, shall become available for other purposes pursuant to this article.