Section 291.60  Criteria for Review of Grant Applications

a)         The Committee will consider the following criteria and assign point totals when determining grant recipients.  The Committee will only consider applications that have met the eligibility requirements of Section 291.30. 

1)         Equipment Need − 0-50 points

A)        The applicant does not currently own the requested item.

B)        The applicant currently owns one or more of an item being requested.

C)        The applicant is unable to acquire the equipment without a grant, cannot borrow the equipment on a consistent or need basis (due to geographical distance, availability, etc.), or the item represents a unique need for the district.

2)         Financial Need − 0-50 points

A)        Will be determined by considering the total budget of the applicant as an available resource.

B)        The cost of the equipment being requested is prohibitively expensive given the applicant's total budget.

b)         Those applicants receiving a grant in previous grant application cycles will not be considered until all applicants who have never received a grant but are requesting a grant have been considered as provided in Section 291.55(d). 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 10500, effective August 15, 2017)