Section 2517.500 - How is an application reviewed?In reviewing an application for a grant or a subgrant, the Corporation, a State Commission, or a grantmaking entity will apply the following criteria:
(a) The quality of the program proposed.(b) The innovation of, and feasibility of replicating, the program.(c) The sustainability of the program, based on-(1) Strong and broad-based community support;(2) Multiple funding sources or private funding; and(3) Coordination with the State Plan under § 2550.80(a) of this chapter and other federally-assisted activities.(d) The quality of the leadership of the program, past performance of the program, and the extent to which the program builds on existing programs.(e) The applicant's efforts-(1) To recruit participants from among residents of the communities in which projects would be conducted;(2) To ensure that the projects are open to participants of different ages, races, genders, ethnicities, abilities and disabilities, and economic backgrounds; and(3) To involve participants and community residents in the design, leadership, and operation of the program.(f) The extent to which projects would be located in areas that are- (1) Empowerment zones, redevelopment areas, or other areas with high concentrations of low-income people; or(2) Environmentally distressed.59 FR 13790, Mar. 23, 1994, as amended at 73 FR 53759 , Sept. 17, 2008