Section 250-RICR-110-00-4.9 - Application Review/AwardsA. Grant Application Review: After the application deadline, the Advisory Committee shall have ninety (90) days to evaluate the applications according to the scoring criteria and shall submit a ranked list of recommended projects to the Commission. The Commission will review the recommendations and award grants within thirty (30) days.B. Loan Application Review: Following the receipt of an application, the Advisory Committee shall have forty-five (45) days to make its recommendation to the Commission. The Commission shall act on all applications in a timely manner and in no case shall the Commission take more than fifty (50) days after the submission date to inform an applicant of its decision.C. Evaluation: The Commission shall develop scoring criteria to evaluate and award applications. The scoring criteria shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of habitat and resource protection. These scoring criteria shall be available for download on the Department's website.D. Notice: notice of an award shall be by mail or via email.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-110-00-4.9