Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 594.440

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section 594.440 - Selection Criteria

a) The review of the applications shall take into consideration the following criteria:

1) potential effectiveness of the project to increase the number of family physicians available for Illinois' rural and medically underserved areas;

2) degree to which the proposed project adequately provides for the training of health professionals to practice in rural and medically underserved areas;

3) degree to which the applicants demonstrate a commitment to establishing and maintaining long-term collaborative relationships between academic institutions and health care facilities and providers in rural and in medically underserved areas;

4) effectiveness of the organizational arrangements necessary to carry out the project;

5) prior experiences of the applicants in projects which addressed needs of rural and medically underserved populations;

6) extent to which the budget justification is reasonable and indicates that institutional and community support are available to support the project;

7) extent to which the financial information indicates an effective utilization of grant funds and indicates the project has the potential to become self-sufficient.

b) Additional selection criteria which will cause an application to receive priority consideration include:

1) projects which are closest to operational status at time of application;

2) projects which exhibit need for funds from this grant for the shortest period of time.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 594.440