Section 163-24-6 - Evaluation of Applications1.Evaluation Panel. The Director shall establish an evaluation panel of at least three people who will serve to evaluate each of the applications to ensure compliance with the requirements, programmatic criteria, and to screen for identifiable unauthorized uses of the funding.2.Process. Each panel member shall review each application separately and determine if the proposed programming and budget align with the previous section. A. If a single member of the panel, following their review, believes that an application is out of compliance with any component of Section Five of this rule, all members of the evaluation panel shall meet to discuss.I. If it is determined by a majority of the evaluation panel that the application is or may be out of compliance with one or more components outlined in Section Five of this rule, they may take any or all, of the following actions: a. Request additional information from the applicantb. Offer the applicant an opportunity to modify its application within 15 calendar days to come into compliance with the Announcement of Funding Opportunity.II. If following these actions, the majority of the evaluation panel determines that all or part of the application remains out of compliance, they may deny all or part of the proposed programming and its associated budget line. This is considered final agency action.B. If all members of the evaluation panel determine separately that the application is compliant with all components of Section Five of this rule, they shall inform the Director and the Director shall offer a funding agreement to the qualified applicant that conforms with the requirements of 32 M.R.S. §98(3)(B) and allows for the transfer of funds to the recipient organization in the amount it requested or the applicant's potential maximum allocation, whichever is lower.C. If the committee fails to reach a resolution within 30 calendar days following the initiation of the review, the Director may act on the application and take any of the actions afforded to the committee as described above. That action is considered final agency action.D. If an application is denied in totality, the applicant will not be eligible for funding under the applicable Announcement of Funding Opportunity. Funds comprising the denied applicants potential maximum allocation shall be retained for future stabilization funding opportunities under the Program.16-163 C.M.R. ch. 24, § 6