OAR 414-575-0025
Program Selection and Grant Award
(1)
Division staff will review completed grant applications to determine eligibility.(2)
A grant review committee will be appointed by the Director. The Council will recommend representatives to the Director to be named to the committee. At least two-thirds of committee members must be members of communities that have experienced systemic disparities because of three or more of the factors identified in OAR 414-575-0015 (Eligibility Criteria) (4) (a) – (e). The grant review committee will review and score applications deemed eligible by Division staff using scoring criteria established in OAR 414-575-0020 (Scoring Criteria and Process).(3)
The review committee will make funding recommendations to the Director. The Director will make final decisions for funding.(4)
The Division will notify grant recipients of awards and announce the awards on its website.(5)
The Division will offer to enter into a grant agreement with each prospective grant recipient using terms and conditions acceptable to the Division.(6)
Prospective grant recipients forfeit the awarded grant if a signed grant agreement is not returned to the Division within 90 calendar days of receiving a grant agreement. This provision does not apply to federally recognized Oregon Indian tribes.(7)
Forfeited grant funds will be used to fund next highest scored application(s).(8)
The Early Learning Division will determine the amount of funding available for every Request for Applications. Applicants may appeal funding decisions by following the process outlined in the Request for Applications. The Early Learning Division will notice applicants of their appeal rights in the language that applicants identified in their application. Notices will provide contact information of Early Learning Division employees available for assistance to applicants in the appeals process.
Source:
Rule 414-575-0025 — Program Selection and Grant Award, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=414-575-0025.