Section 250-RICR-40-20-14.6 - Allocation of Funds and Other ResourcesA. The Committee shall annually recommend to the Director an allocation of funds and other resources available to the Program to accomplish the purposes of the Fund. The allocation of funds and other resources recommended by the Committee shall include such project categories and such timetables for applications, application evaluations, and awards as the Committee deems necessary to implement the proposed allocation.B. The Committee may recommend minimum and maximum amounts of funding to be awarded to an applicant or project within any funding period or for any project category. The Committee shall take into account, in making its recommendations to the Director, the availability or potential availability of support from matching support organizations. C. Amending allocations. Except during periods when applications are being made to the Committee, the Committee may recommend to the Director changes in the amount of allocations to purposes of the Fund and/or project categories in order to achieve optimum use of the funds and other available resources. The recommendation to the Director of a change in allocation shall include a statement justifying the recommended change.D. Project categories-eligible applicants. The project categories included in the allocation recommended by the Committee to the Director shall include a list of categories of eligible applicants for each category; for the small grants program the categories of eligible applicants shall be consistent with the requirements of § 14.5(B) of this Part.E. Evaluation criteria. The allocation recommended by the Committee to the Director shall contain objective evaluation criteria and weighting of the criteria for ranking proposed projects within each project category. The evaluation criteria may include, but not be limited to, matters such as the relevance of the proposed project to the purposes of the Fund, the cost effectiveness of the proposed project, the timetable for completion of the project, and the experience and capabilities of the entities and persons proposing to undertake the project.F. Minimum criteria for small grant programs applications. The evaluation criteria for applications for funds from the small grants program shall include the following matters, as required by R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-25-7(a), in applications: 1. A brief summary of the nonprofit entity or small or beginning farmer's mission, goals, history, programs, and major accomplishments, success stories and qualifications as mandated by R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-25-7, including eligibility for funding; 2. A brief description of the proposed project or program, the capacity to carry out the program and who will benefit from the program; 3. A description of the expected outcomes and the indicators of those outcomes; 4. A timeline to be used in the implementation of the program or project; and, 5. A program or project budget.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-40-20-14.6