Rule 4 - SELECTION CRITERIAThe Commission shall make awards for operational support and for specific programs, in either case to assist with their mission, to those organizations that demonstrate the ability to provide services that efficiently and effectively maintain and enhance access to justice for Low Income People in Maine. The selection criteria may include, but is not limited to, the following categories. An applicant is not required or expected to demonstrate ability to meet each of the selection criteria. The selection criteria are not listed in order of importance nor are they given weighted preference in evaluating applications.
I. Client centered and responsive to the needs of low-income people or communities.II. Provides needed access to justice in an effective manner.III. Collaborates with other legal aid and community services, and other entities doing similar work.IV. Does not duplicate existing services.V. Innovative in approach, with the potential to foster substantive improvements.VI. Has the potential for independent financial and programmatic continuity, including independent funding sources.VII. Includes a meaningful evaluation component to measure the desired objectives.VIII. Well planned and presented, with reasonable and obtainable objectives.IX. Establishes time parameters for the project to reach its objectives, and an economically feasible budget.X. An established history of quality service and fiscal responsibility.Me. Civ. L. Servi. commi. 4
Amended September 6, 2019, effective 9/19/2019.Advisory Note -September 2019
Rule 4(IV) is amended to remove the language requiring service of a "broad area, if possible," given the amendments to Rule 3(A) and (B) above.