8 CCR 1204-9-4 - Application Review and Award
4.1. Applications
will be individually scored by a review panel appointed by the Commissioner.
The review panel will evaluate each application to determine whether the
applicant is an Eligible Business and whether the proposed activity constitutes
an Eligible Use.
4.2. The
application review panel will consider the following criteria in evaluating an
application for a Grant Award;
4.2.1. Whether
all eligibility requirements for receiving a Grant Award are
satisfied;
4.2.2. The degree to
which the proposal will significantly and directly increase the capacity for a
Small Food Retailer to offer healthy food in a LILA community or a Small Family
Farm to distribute healthy food to LILA communities; and
4.2.3. The proposal's likelihood of
success.
4.2.4. The ultimate
geographic distribution of all Grant Awards to ensure that at least 30 percent
of Grant Awards go to Eligible Businesses in Colorado's rural areas.
4.3. The application review panel
will give priority scores to proposals that:
4.3.1. Have the capacity to reach the
greatest number of low-income Colorado residents, or, for low population areas,
the greatest proportion of a LILA community;
4.3.2. Have the capacity to substantially
reduce the price of healthy food for low-income Colorado residents;
4.3.3. Have the ability to create a lasting
impact beyond the time period of funding;
4.3.4. Result in dollars remaining in
community (reducing "retail leakage");
4.3.5. Promote comprehensive responses to
local food access, farm, and nutrition issues;
4.3.6. Are submitted by a member of an
underserved area of the state; and
4.3.7. Demonstrate a plan that advances or
implements responsible environmental stewardship, including by reducing
greenhouse-gas emissions.
4.4. To optimize the utilization of funds
available, the evaluation committees, Advisory Committee, and Department may
recommend a Grant Award less than the amount of funds an applicant requests.
The Commissioner will review such recommendations and make the final
determination on an application.
4.5. The Department will inform an applicant
for a Grant Award of the Department's decision via email within 90 days of the
end of each Award Period.
4.6. The
Commissioner's decision on an application is final and may not be appealed.
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