SELECTION CRITERIA

The agency shall take the following criteria into consideration when determining which applications will be selected for a grant under the program: A. the applicant's prior experience in working with persons with mental illness and prior experience providing supportive services; B. the applicant's prior experience in providing housing assistance to persons with mental illness; C. the extent to which grant funds are combined with other sources of funds or services in kind; D. the amount of community and constituency support for the proposal; E. the demonstration value or innovation of the proposal to the extent a successful project could be replicated across the state; and F. how realistic the proposal is in terms of budget, staff time, and administrative structure.