OAR 695-015-0080: Technical Review Process

(1) Prior to the technical review team meeting, the technical review team: (a) Shall receive each application, past evaluations for projects resubmitted in the current grant cycle, and an evaluation sheet to complete for each application; (b) Shall evaluate each application based on the information provided. During this process, team members are encouraged to contact the applicants, Board staff, or other agency staff to clarify information in the application or to get expert review. (2) At the technical review team meeting, the team shall: (a) Review and evaluate each project individually based on how well the proposed project meets the criteria in OAR 695-015-0070; (b) Recommend the project as: (A) Do fund; (B) Do fund with conditions; (C) Do not fund; or (D) Defer to staff or the Board with an explanation, if there is a policy issue or budget issue that needs to be addressed by the Board prior to a funding decision; and (c) Rank order all projects recommended for funding based on: (A) How well the project meets the criteria established in OAR 695-015-0070; and (B) The certainty of success of the Engagement Project, based on the organizational capacity of the applicant and the likelihood the project will meet its engagement objectives. (3) The project description, summary evaluation and funding recommendation for all projects, and the rank order of projects recommended for funding shall be forwarded from the regional review team to Board staff for their consideration. This information will be sent to all applicants within a region for their region and for all regions to the Board.