N.M. Admin. Code § 18.11.10.13

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 18.11.10.13 - CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING GRANT APPLICATIONS

A. The division shall give priority for the award of grants based on the division's determination that the application meets the following criteria and subject to the availability of funds. It should be emphasized that the ranking process does not require that the director fund projects in order of their ranking. The ranking is a means to help the director generally prioritize projects.

B. The minimum criteria is as follows:

(1) the demand for service on the proposed air routes;

(2) the economic impact on the eligible recipient of the proposed new air routes; and

(3) the feasibility of a common carrier licensed by the state servicing the proposed new air routes.

(4) the amount of the requested enhancement grant and the corresponding matching funds above the minimum requirement to be provided by the applicant; and

(5) the existence of a plan by the municipality or county to market the service to the community.

C. The division will carefully review each application and the staff may contact applicants and discuss their applications if clarification or more information is needed.

D. Applicants may amend their applications at any time prior to the division's decision, and those amendments will be considered.

E. Applications should be fully thought out and are designed to meet the individualized needs of a community. The division will notify the applicants of the selection results in a timely manner. Projects not selected for funding may be re-submitted in subsequent funding cycles.

F. The division retains the discretion to reject outright all unreasonable or unrealistic proposals and solicit a new round of applications. The director's decision will be final.

N.M. Admin. Code § 18.11.10.13

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 20, October 26, 2021, eff. 10/26/2021