Section 17-8 - Evaluation and Prioritization (a) The Board shall use the following criteria to evaluate all applications for grants or loans under this chapter: - (i) The extent of funding committed to the project from all sources;
- (ii) The commitment of the applicant of significant local resources;
- (iii) The appropriateness of the size of the project for the population to be served by the project;
- (iv) The urgency of the project;
- (v) The repayment status of the applicant's current obligations to the Board;
- (vi) The extent to which the applicant is utilizing, or plans to utilize, available and qualified Wyoming-based professional firms and contractors on the project; and
- (vii) The percentage of the applicant's population directly served by the project.
(b) The Board shall use the Wyoming Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division's Priority Rating Model to prioritize applications for grants or loans to improve or maintain airline service facilities.
(c) The Board shall use the following criteria to prioritize applications for grants or loans to acquire public transportation vehicles: - (i) Applications for grants or loans to provide public transportation service to areas previously without service will have priority over applications to provide public transportation service to areas currently served.
- (ii) For applications for grants or loans to acquire replacement vehicles, priority shall be given to applications:
- (A) To replace vehicles that are older, with higher mileage, in poorer condition, and with a history of major repairs;
- (B) To replace vehicles in communities where annual ridership trends for the last three (3) years are increasing; and
- (C) To replace vehicles in communities where the percentage of the general population, and the percentage of the elderly, low income, minority, socially disadvantaged elderly, and disabled populations utilizing the applicant's transportation system are higher.
060-17 Wyo. Code R. § 17-8