Section 250-RICR-40-20-14.8 - Application Review and AwardA. Ranking applications. The Committee shall establish procedures for ranking applications in accordance with criteria included in the allocation approved by the Director and the requirements of §§ 14.7(E) and 14.7(F)(1) of this Part. Each member of the Committee shall independently score each application in accordance with the procedures for ranking applications.B. Committee action. The Committee shall meet and review the independent scores given by all Committee members to each application. The Chairperson of the Committee shall tally the independent scores of each Committee member at the meeting in which members provide the independent scores for each application. The Committee is permitted to discuss the potential award outcomes based upon the scores and make adjustments as deemed necessary to reflect the purpose and intent of the Fund.C. Awards by the Director. Upon the receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Committee, the Director shall have the sole authority to make awards to projects in order to accomplish the purposes of the Program and to meet the requirements of the Act. In making awards, the Director may, in exercising this authority, decide that it is necessary or appropriate to amend the recommendations of the Committee; the justification of any such amendment shall be made in writing.D. Letters of award. Letters of notification of award shall be sent to all applicants by the Chairperson of the Committee. Applicants who were not awarded funding shall be given a brief explanation of why the application was not awarded funding. Letters of notification of award for applications approved for funding shall include any requirements that must be met by the applicant to receive the funding awarded.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-40-20-14.8