Section 620.80  Selection for Funding

a)         The Department will consider funding any application which provides all documentation requested; thoroughly addresses all issues with no major problems evident; clearly evidences a need for the public funding; clearly demonstrates a project implementation readiness; and, has demonstrated a positive impact on labor-management relations.

b)         Selection Criteria

            The Department's selection criteria will include the following:

1)         the extent to which the application has clearly identified the problems and justified the needs that the proposed project will address;

2)         the feasibility of the approach proposed to attain the goals and objectives of the project and the perceived likelihood of accomplishing the intended project results;

3)         the appropriateness of committee membership, if applicable, and the degree of commitment of participating individuals to the goals of the application;

4)         the feasibility and thoroughness of the implementation plan in specifying major milestones and target dates;

5)         the cost effectiveness and fiscal soundness of the application's budget request as well as identification of the amounts and sources of the local match; and,

6)         the overall feasibility of the proposed project in light of all of the information presented for consideration and quality of the application.

c)         The Director will consider the recommendations of the Labor-Management Cooperation Committee in the awarding of funds under the program.

(Source:  Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 1758, effective January 27, 1989)