GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

(a) In this section, "grant program" means a competitive grant program administered by the state board under this title and funded primarily by state funds. The term includes a program for water quality management, water supply enhancement, or flood control. (b) The state board shall: (1) develop goals for each grant program, including desired program results and descriptions of program beneficiaries; (2) establish statewide evaluation criteria to document grantee compliance with grant conditions; (3) monitor compliance with the evaluation criteria described by Subdivision (2) by gathering, maintaining, and analyzing comprehensive data on grant program activities; (4) analyze the extent to which grant programs achieve the goals developed under Subdivision (1), using either empirical or nonempirical evidence; and (5) publish the analysis required by Subdivision (4) on the state board's Internet website or in any annual publication the state board is required by statute to publish.