02 NCAC 57 .0207. REVIEW OF PROPOSALS

(a)  The Executive Director of the Commission or Commission staff or designee shall screen applications to see if they are complete.  Commission staff shall notify applicants if the grant application is incomplete.

(b)  Applications that are complete will be forwarded to a Grant Review Committee of the Commission.  The Grant Review Committee members shall be Commissioners.

(c)  During the review and evaluation of proposals, the Grant Review Committee may solicit information from persons who have expertise in technical or specialized areas or request that the Commission staff or designee make reports on any site visits that may be required for consideration of the grant proposal.  The Grant Review Committee will make recommendations to the Commission.  Scoring and rating of proposals may be determined by using any consistent rating methodology, including adjectival, numerical or ordinal rankings.

(d)  The Commission will receive the suggestions of the Grant Review Committee and will evaluate proposals as set out in G.S. 143-720.

(e)  In making this evaluation the Commission may consider who will benefit from the grant, how many will benefit from the grant, the cost of administering the grant and whether the grant will benefit tobacco dependent economies of the State in a measurable manner.  Proposals will be given a preference for statewide impact and for containing a delivery mechanism to intended beneficiaries.

(f)  No grant shall be awarded for a project that is unlawful.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-718; 143-720;

Temporary Adoption Eff. May 15, 2002;

Eff. April 15, 2003;

Amended Eff. December 1, 2008.