Section 291.60  Criteria for Review of Grant Applications

a)         The Committee will consider the following criteria and assign point totals when determining grant recipients.

1)         Priority − 0-5 points

A)        Grant applications will be pre-prioritized according to the date OSFM receives the application, as indicated by the date stamp.

B)        If, for some reason, an applicant would withdraw or refuse a grant, priority would pass to the application next submitted.

2)         Equipment Need − 0-45 points

A)        The department/district does not currently own the requested item.

B)        The department/district currently owns one or more of an item being requested.

C)        The department/district is unable to acquire the equipment without a grant, cannot borrow one from another department on a consistent or need basis (due to geographical distance, availability, etc.), or the item represents a unique need for the district.

3)         Financial Need − 0-50 points

A)        Will be determined by considering the total budget of the department/district as an available resource.

B)        The cost of the equipment being requested is prohibitively expensive given the department's/district's total budget.

b)         Those applicants receiving a grant in previous grant application cycles will not be considered until all applicants who have never received a grant but are requesting a grant have been considered.  Previous grant recipients will still be eligible to receive a grant if they have received a previous grant, but the point total for their application will result in a lower priority.