OAR 695-025-0160: Staff Funding Recommendation Process

(1) For monitoring grant applications seeking grant funds that require the Board to make a funding decision: (a) Staff shall review the recommendations from the statewide team and make a statewide funding recommendation to the Board based on available resources for the grant offering and type. The recommendation shall include any suggested 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 statewide team at least two weeks before the Board meeting where funding decisions are to be made. (b) Applicants may provide written comment to the Board on the staff recommendation prior to the Board decision or oral comment to the Board during the meeting at which the Board decision will be made. (2) For monitoring grant applications seeking grant funds that have been delegated to the Director, staff shall review the recommendations from each technical review team and make a funding recommendation to the Director based on available resources for the grant offering and type. The recommendation shall include any conditions placed on individual projects and may include proposed budget adjustments. The staff recommendation shall be provided to the applicants.