Section 250-RICR-170-05-1.8 - Application Review and Selection1.8.1Application ReviewA. The Director shall establish a Review Committee to review the completed applications. The Committee, appointed by the Director, may include the following members: the Executive Director of the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), or his or her designee, the state's Chief Resilience Officer, and at least one representative from DEM. Additional members may include a representative from NOAA or other federal agencies involved in habitat and community resiliency. The Review Committee shall review all applications to determine eligibility and completeness. In order to satisfy the eligibility determination, the following criteria will be considered: 1. The applicants and their proposed projects must meet the requirements of §§ 1.6 and 1.7 of this Part.2. Projects accepted by the Department as complete and consistent with these regulations will be ranked in a manner specified in the announced Request for Proposals based upon the following criteria, which shall be applied so as to promote the goals and requirements of these Regulations. a. The extent to which the project addresses climate change impacts, improves ecosystems and community resilience, and is aligned with the goals set forth in § 1.7(B)(3) of this Part;b. Readiness and timeliness to proceed;c. The extent to which the project addresses equity in overburdened communities;d. Ability of the project to improve the resilience of state and local infrastructure;e. The beneficial environmental impact to the land, waters, fish and wildlife, and people of the State;f. Ability of the applicant to perform required/necessary long-term maintenance where applicable;g. The extent to which the project helps improve and maintain continued public access to natural resources;h. The total estimated costs, and cost effectiveness, of the project;i. Ability of applicant to complete the project, including financial solvency, past experience of similar projects and likelihood of success; andj. The public benefits derived from the project.3. Applicants may request a de-briefing on their application package scoring after awards are announced. At least one member of the Review Committee shall be present for the de-briefing and requests for de-briefings shall be made in writing within thirty (30) days of the relevant grant announcement and shall be accommodated within ninety (90) days of the request.4. Recommendations for awards will be made to the Director on the basis of a majority vote of the Review Committee. The final decision on any award shall be made by the Director.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-170-05-1.8
Adopted effective 12/29/2019