N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26A-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 6A:26A-2.3 - Priority rubric, regional groups, and grant amounts

(a) Each application shall be ranked by the Commissioner according to a scoring rubric that evaluates the extent to which the proposed project meets the following criteria:

1. Application quality;

2. The objectives of the grant program as set forth at N.J.A.C. 6A:26A-2.1(c) and demonstrated in the application as set forth at N.J.A.C. 6A:26A-2.4(a)6; and

3. The following construction criteria, as applicable:

i. CTE classroom square footage, which means the net square feet proposed for new CTE classrooms, including support spaces directly accessible from the classroom, compared to the total net square feet proposed to be renovated or newly constructed in the grant application;

ii. Square feet per student, which means the ratio of the total square footage to be renovated or newly constructed relative to the proposed new CTE program capacity, as compared to applications in the same or similar industry cluster group; and

iii. Cost per student, which means the ratio of total proposed project costs relative to proposed new CTE program capacity, as compared to applications in the same or similar industry cluster group and in the same geographic group as set forth in (b) below.

(b) The following regional groups will be used to ensure that the expansion of CTE program capacity is distributed throughout the State:

1. Group A will include the CVSDs in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties;

2. Group B will include the CVSDs in Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, and Union counties; and

3. Group C will include the CVSDs in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties.

(c) The total amount of grant awards for CVSD CTE program projects shall be granted as follows:

1. One-hundred-and-fifteen million dollars to fund a minimum of six "small projects," which means projects with total project costs of $ 25 million or less each, including:

i. One grant to each of the two highest-ranking projects as evaluated pursuant to (a) above in each regional group as defined in (b) above; and

ii. If excess funds remain after the award of the six grants as set forth in (c)1i above, additional grants will be awarded to the next highest-ranking projects.

2. No more than $ 160,000,000 to fund four "large projects," which means projects with total project costs of more than $ 25 million, as follows:

i. One grant to each of the highest-ranking applicants as evaluated pursuant to (a) above in each of the three regional groups as defined in (b) above, and one grant to the next highest overall applicant without regard to regional group; and

ii. If excess funds remain after the award of the four grants provided for in (c)2i above, the remaining funds may be held in reserve, or reassigned to projects pursuant to (c)1 above, as allocated by the Commissioner pursuant to the Act.

3. The Commissioner shall award no more than four large project grants.

4. No CVSD CTE large project grant shall be for more than a total of $ 40 million.

5. The Commissioner may award multiple small project grants to a single CVSD if the total project costs for all of the CVSD's proposed small projects are less than $ 25 million.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26A-2.3

Adopted by 52 N.J.R. 694(a), effective 4/6/2020