OAR 413-055-0140: Application Process

The Department will conduct periodically, at least once every five years, an application process for grants from the Sexual Assault Victims Fund. The Department may conduct the application process jointly with other agencies of the State of Oregon who also award grants or provide financial assistance to nonprofit organizations that provide intervention and support services to victims of sexual offenses and their families. The application process will include but not necessarily be limited to: (1) Public notification of the availability of financial assistance from the Sexual Assault Victims Fund. (2) Issuance of a request for grant proposals. (3) Evaluation of the proposals and the award of grants from the Sexual Assault Victims Fund in accordance with the process and criteria set forth in the request for grant proposals and this division of administrative rules.