060-40 Wyo. Code R. §§ 40-10 - Evaluation of Applications

(a) Criteria. The Board shall evaluate applications utilizing the following criteria:

(i) Whether the project is an appropriate use of the Fund and in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;

(ii) The applicant's financial ability to assist in funding the project and to support the project in the future to ensure the continued operation and investment into the project for the foreseeable future;

(iii) The source, amount and status of match funding;

(iv) The applicant's historical investments into capital assets;

(v) The current available healthcare facilities in the relevant community;

(vi) The impact of COVID-19 on the populations served by the applicant;

(vii) The amount of grant funding received by the applicant related to the COVID-19 pandemic and how those funds were spent; and

(viii) The applicant's timeline to expend all grant funds.

(b) To assist the Board in prioritizing among eligible projects, the Office shall compute a score for each project in accordance with this subsection. The Office shall calculate a score for each project based on:

(i) The applicant's financial ability to assist in funding the project and to support the project in the future to ensure the continued operation and investment into the project for the foreseeable future;

(A) Applicants demonstrating stable financial viability for at least ten (10) years shall receive three (3) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants demonstrating stable financial viability for at least five (5) years shall receive two (2) points under this Paragraph;

(C) Applicants demonstrating stable financial viability for at least three (3) years shall receive one (1) point under this Paragraph;

(D) Applicants demonstrating financial viability for less than three (3) years or failing to demonstrate stable financial viability at this time shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph.

(ii) The amount of match funding;

(A) Applicants providing a full fifty percent (50%) match shall receive two (2) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants requesting a reduction in the required match shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph;

(iii) The source of match funding;

(A) Applicants funding the full amount of the required match from Entity Funds shall receive (3) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants funding less than one hundred percent (100%) but more than 50% of the required match amount from Entity Funds shall receive (2) points under this Paragraph;

(C) Applicants funding between twenty-five percent (25%) and fifty percent (50%) of the required match amount from Entity Funds shall receive one (1) point under this Paragraph;

(D) Applicants funding less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the required match amount from Entity Funds shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph;

(iv) The status of match funding;

(A) Applicants with the full required match amount committed at the time of scoring shall receive two (2) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants that have not yet fully funded the required match shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph;

(v) The applicant's historical investments into capital assets;

(A) Applicants investing in capital assets in the last three (3) years shall receive three (3) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants investing in capital assets in the last ten (10) years shall receive two (2) points under this Paragraph;

(C) Applicants investing in capital assets in the last twenty (20) years shall receive one (1) point under this Paragraph;

(D) Applicants that have not made capital investments in the last twenty (20) years shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph;

(vi) The availability of similar facilities in the relevant community;

(A) Applicants in communities with no reasonably similar facilities within fifty (50) miles shall receive three (3) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants in communities with no reasonably similar facilities within thirty-five (35) miles shall receive two (2) points under this Paragraph;

(C) Applicants in communities with no reasonably similar facilities within fifteen (15) miles shall receive one (1) point under this Paragraph;

(D) Applicants in communities with reasonably similar facilities shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph;

(vii) Whether the applicant provides primary care services, integrated care practices, and/or services on the mental health continuum

(A) Applicants serving primary care needs for both physical and mental health through an integrated care model shall receive three (3) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants with more than fifty percent (50%) of their practice providing primary care services for physical health or services on the mental health continuum shall receive two (2) points under this Paragraph;

(C) Applicants with less than fifty percent (50%) but more than twenty-five percent (25%) of their practice providing primary care services for physical health or services on the mental health continuum shall receive one (1) point under this Paragraph;

(D) Applicants with twenty-five percent (25%) or less of their practice providing primary care services for physical health or services on the mental health continuum shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph.

(viii) The relative need of the community;

(A) Applicants serving communities located in qualifying census tracts shall receive two (2) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants that do not serve communities located in qualifying census tracts shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph.

(ix) The availability of other relief funding;

(A) Applicants that did not receive any CARES funding or direct ARPA funding shall receive three (3) points under this Paragraph;

(B) Applicants receiving other relief funding shall receive zero (0) points under this Paragraph.

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060-40 Wyo. Code R. §§ 40-10

Amended, Eff. 12/8/2022.