1 CCR 301-98-3.0 - Application Evaluation Criteria

3.1 In reviewing grant applications to recommend which applicants should receive grant funding and the amount and duration of each grant, the Department will consider but not be limited to the following criteria:

3.1.1 The quality of the instructional program that the applicant plans to implement using the grant money;

3.1.2 The effectiveness and completeness of the planned partnership;

3.1.3 The cost of the instructional and student support program that the applicant plans to implement using the grant money, including the average cost per eligible adult served by the adult education provider in assisting the eligible adult in attaining additional skills, a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate, postsecondary credentials, employment, or increased capacity to support the academic achievement of the eligible adult's own children or children for whom the eligible adult provides care;

3.1.4 The rigor with which the applicant intends to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the proposed program;

3.1.5 Information concerning:

3.1.5.1 The percentage of eligible adults expected to be enrolled in the adult education and literacy programs funded by the grant who are members of minority groups;

3.1.5.2 The percentage of eligible adults in the area to be served using grant money who have not completed ninth grade and are not enrolled in or have not completed adult education and literacy programs;

3.1.5.3 The percentage of eligible adults in the area to be served using grant money who do not have a high school diploma or equivalency and who are not currently enrolled in adult education and literacy programs;

3.1.5.4 The percentage of eligible adults expected to be enrolled in the adult education and literacy programs funded by the grant who are receiving either state or federal public assistance or the percentage of eligible adults in the area to be served who are unemployed workers;

3.1.6 Whether the program provided by the applicant would serve populations that are underserved by federal funding;

3.1.7 Whether the adult education provider serves eligible adults who have not completed ninth grade or may otherwise be identified as lowest-level learner; and

3.1.8 The demonstrated success of the applicant in enabling adults to attain basic literacy, digital literacy, and numeracy skills and in assisting them to attain additional skills, a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate, postsecondary credentials, employment, and increased capacity to support the academic achievement of their own children or children for whom they provide care and, specifically, success with learners who have not completed ninth grade or may otherwise be identified as lowest-level learners.

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1 CCR 301-98-3.0

38 CR 01, January 10, 2015, effective 1/30/2015 44 CR 04, February 25, 2021, effective 3/31/2021 44 CR 04, February 25, 2021, effective 3/31/2021 46 CR 23, December 10, 2023, effective 12/30/2023