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Evaluation Criteria for Assessing Grant Potential
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Project/Program TitleToday's Date:1/13/2026
0 - .29 = Highly Unlikely to Succeed
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Lead Department: Application Due Date4/30/2022
.30 - .37 = Unlikely to Succeed
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Proposed Project Manager:Days to Prepare:-1354
.38 - .46 = Minimal Liklihood of success
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Funding Agency/Program:Period of Performance:
.59 - .75 = Moderate Liklihood of Success
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Award Type (Up Front Award/Reimbursement Program):Estimated Start Date:
.76 - 1.0 = High Liklihood of Success
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Projected Award:$Required/Projected Match$
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Number of Awards220+10-200-10
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Eligibility2Municipality is Eligible EntityMunicipality has eligible partnerMunicipality must identify eligible partner
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Likelihood to Meet Deadline3More than 30 business days to apply20-30 business days to applyLess than 20 business days to apply
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Related Experience3Municipality has experience implementing projects like this one successfully. Few related projects have been implemented by Municipality before. No Prior experience - Municipality must create capacity to bolster weaknesses
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Key Personnel & Capacity3Qualified key personnel has capacity to take on new project and implement it. Key personnel identified, potentially available, skillset may need to be developed to implement project. No key personnel skilled or available to implement the project.
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Budget2Highly competitive - within our budget. Municipality is able to provide match & grant may supplement Municipality budgetRequires modification of our budget. Source of match is challenging or bond by legislative body may be needed. Investment required. Match is high or may be unfavorable to the legislative body.
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Strategic Initiative Alignment4Aligns with multiple strategic initiatives of the Lead Department and/or Municipality. Aligns with at least 1 strategic initiative of Lead Department and/or MunicipalityDoes not align with strategic initiatives of any Department or the Municipality.
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Project Concept Fit4Proposed Program/Project is a direct fit with the funder requirementsSome small modifications will need to be made to the program/project to fit funder requirementsMany or major modifications will need to be made to the program/project to fit funder requirements
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Technical Proposal3Technical needs for application can be met by Municipality staff or existing consultant report. Technical needs may be able to be met by staff or technical report may need to be produced for application by consultants, and costs can be met by Municipality.Technical needs cannot be met by staff or by consultants by the application deadline. Costs of technical report cannot be met by Municipality by application deadline.
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Competition2Limited competition. No strong competitors in the region (200-mile radius). Strong edge.Competition known or unknown. No established competitive trends. Highly competitive application. Strong competitors nearby.
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Public Awareness2Public has expressed need or is aware of need for project. Public is neutral about project; may not be aware of need for projectPublic could potentially be opposed to project or project could be highly controversial.
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Partnership Environment2Strong partners/Municipality Commission members who can support project work with in-kind time are existent. There is a demonstrated history of volunteers conducting and documenting work on similar projects. Partners/Municipality Commission members who can support work exist and express enthusiasm, but there is not a demonstrated history of volunteer contribution yet. Partners/Municipality Commission members are not existent or have not reliably contributed to similar projects/programs.
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Management Approach3 Appropriate department structure & mgmt. controls in place, Responsible department prepared for grant management responsibilitiesExisting department and mgmt. controls need development. Department needs training on grants managementDepartment needs complete orientation to grants management.
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Staffing2Future project manager can be identified at application time. Potential project managers are identified at application time. No project manager can be identified at application time.
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Mayor's Support1Municipality Executive has expressed support for the application and project. Municipality Executive has supported similar projects and is likely to express support. Municipality Executive does not know about the project or may not support it.
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Probability Rating:0.00Highly Unlikely to Succeed
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Total Expected App Cost$0#VALUE!
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