OAR 695-015-0090: Staff Funding Recommendation Process

(1) Staff shall review the recommendations from each technical review team and make a statewide funding recommendation to the Board based on available resources for the grant period and type. The recommendation shall include any conditions placed on individual projects and may include proposed budget adjustments. The staff recommendation, as represented in the staff report to the Board, shall be sent to applicants and members of the technical review teams at least two weeks before the Board meeting where funding decisions are to be made. (2) Applicants may provide written or oral comment to the Board on the staff recommendation prior to the Board decision.