(1) Any person may make application for a grant or a loan to fund a project under the Act and these rules.

(2) Persons who are employees of the department, contractors of the department working on a conservation or renewable energy project other than under a renewable energy grant or loan, or are members of the board of environmental review or the renewable energy advisory council (REAC) and their immediate families are not eligible for funding.   Persons who have a present grant or loan made under the Act and these rules are eligible to apply.