Section 817.9.4. Grant criteria.

To respond to funding priorities, as funds are made available, the executive director of the commission will establish criteria consistent with federal regulations. If federal funds are being offered, applicants will be considered on a competitive basis. At a minimum, the criteria will contain the following:

        1.            Goals and objectives of the project;

        2.            Qualifications of the applicant to manage funds;

        3.            For new and recompeting applicants, letters of local support verifying coordination and communitywide cooperation;

        4.            Total project budget;

        5.            For previous grantees, evidence of ability to submit timely and accurate reports;

        6.            Description and time line of planned activities;

        7.            Agreement to develop for the project a community partnership group whose membership should include a cross section of the community served;

        8.            Description of the applicant organization, including staffing pattern; and

        9.            Documentation of the applicant’s ability to provide the required local match.

[ARC 8158B, IAB 9/23/09, effective 9/2/09; ARC 8315B, IAB 12/2/09, effective 1/6/10]