R512-44-5. Funding Limitations and Requirements

  (1) Child and Family Services shall distribute the funds in the Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account to one or more charitable organizations that:

  (a) Qualify as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

  (b) As part of their primary mission, include the support, promotion, and education about adoption of children; and

  (c) Are licensed or registered to do business within the state in accordance with Utah state law.

  (2) Funding for individual projects shall be based on yearly revenues available in the restricted account. If unobligated account revenues for a given year are less than $50,000, Child and Family Services may forego the RFP process for that year.

  (3) Each program or project funded through the Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account shall provide a dollar-for-dollar match from private, non-government sources.

  (a) In-kind contributions may be used as part of the match requirement. No more than 50 percent of the match requirement may be in-kind.

  (b) Items that may be used as in-kind match are contributed services of support personnel, office space, furniture and equipment, utility costs, donated printing, vehicles, and contributed services of professional personnel including physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, educators, public accountants, and lawyers who are performing services for which they would normally be paid. The source of original funding for this in-kind match shall not be state or federal monies.

  (4) Of the total monies available for allocation in the Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account, awards shall be granted according to the allocation plan approved by the Director.