Section 34.08. Evaluating grant applications.

 

(1)   Determining eligibility. The department shall review each grant application under s. ATCP 34.06 (3) to determine whether it complies with minimum eligibility requirements under this chapter. The department shall reject grant applications that fail to meet minimum eligibility requirements, or that fail to comply with application procedures prescribed under s. ATCP 34.06 (2) .

(2)   Evaluating eligible grant applications. The department shall evaluate each year's eligible grant applications under s. ATCP 34.06 (1) . The department may consider the following criteria, and other criteria set forth in the department's notices under s. ATCP 34.06 (2) :

(a) The types of chemical wastes or unwanted prescription drugs to be collected.

(b) The extent to which the project coordinates the efforts of state and local government and other interested parties.

(c) The convenience of the collection service. The department may give priority to projects offering conveniences, such as continuous or permanent collections, multiple collection locations, and multiple collection periods, which are reasonably designed to maximize public participation.

(d) The scope and quality of the public information and promotional program that will accompany the project. The department may give priority to projects that are effectively designed to do the following:

1. Reach and involve target audiences holding chemical wastes or unwanted prescription drugs.

2. Minimize future generation of chemical waste or unwanted prescription drugs.

(e) Innovation. The department may give priority to applicants that offer new collection sites or other sound innovations designed to increase public participation, decrease waste generation, increase waste collection, or expand geographic outreach.

(f) The applicant's capacity to perform. The department may give priority to applicants that demonstrate effective preparation, expertise, capacity, and commitment.

CR 04-039 : cr. Register December 2004 No. 588 , eff. 1-1-05; CR 14-007 : am. (1), (2) (title), (intro.), renum. (2) (a) (intro.) to (a) and am., r. (2) (a) 1. to 4., am. (b), (c), (d) 1., 2., (e), r. (2) (g), (h) Register June 2015 No. 714 , eff. 7-1-15.