Georgia Code, Title 28, Chapter 5, Article 5 - Fair and Open Grants

• § 28-5-120 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair and Open Grants Act of 1993."
• § 28-5-121 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Grant" means any line item appropriation of funds that will be disbursed for a public purpose...
• § 28-5-122 - Publication of Description of Grant Program by Agency As Prerequisite to Making Grants
  Before any state agency may make any grant of public funds or of funds otherwise within its power of disposition, the state agency must...
• § 28-5-123 - Written Application Demonstrating Eligibility As Prerequisite to Awarding of Grant; Award of Grants to Be Determined Independently by State Agency
  (a) No grant shall be awarded except upon written application which demonstrates in specific terms how the applicant is eligible and satisfies the criteria....
• § 28-5-124 - State Agencies to Compile Annual List of Grants Awarded and Disbursed in Prior Fiscal Year; Register of Lists to Be Maintained by Secretary of State
  Before December 31 of each calendar year, each state agency shall compile and file with the Secretary of State a list of grants awarded...
• § 28-5-125 - Audits of Recipients of Grants
  Any recipient of a grant made by a state agency shall be subject to audit by the state auditor for the purpose of confirming...
• § 28-5-126 - Grants in Violation of Article Deemed Void; Effect of Void Grant on Recipient
  Any grant made in violation of this article shall be void. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, no recipient of a...
• § 28-5-127 - Separate Appropriation for Grants in Appropriations Acts; Appropriation to Contain Word "Grant."
  Any funding for grants in an appropriations Act by the General Assembly shall be separately appropriated, and the appropriation shall contain the word "grant"...

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