| (a) No grant shall be approved unless, in the opinion of the
department:
(1) the application addresses one or more essential public
health services;
(2) the application includes a workable plan to bring about
improvements in health status that are demonstrable or measurable, or the
application identifies specific positive outcomes;
(3) the applicant provides a plan and method for evaluating
the effectiveness of the activities carried out under the grant; and
(4) with regard to Part II grants, the application addresses
disparities in morbidity, mortality, or health status in minority populations.
(b) A grant application will be given funding preference, in
a manner determined by the department and announced in the request for proposal,
to the extent that it:
(1) demonstrates how the project will build capacity within
the community to address the public health issue identified in the application;
(2) documents the intent and ability of the applicant to communicate
and collaborate with elements of the community that deliver essential public
health services, health care providers, consumers, businesses, educational
institutions, governmental agencies, law enforcement agencies, or religious
institutions and how community needs have been or will be determined and addressed;
(3) demonstrates a strong financial commitment on the part
of the applicant toward sustaining the proposed activities after the project
has been completed including direct funding or significant in-kind contributions
from the applicant, local entities, private donors, state agencies, federal
grantors, or private foundations;
(4) clearly describes an effective strategy for evaluating
project activities and measuring project outcomes;
(5) includes a plan to provide a cost analysis for sustaining
the project or activities within the targeted community after the project
has been completed or replicating the project in other areas of Texas;
(6) includes a plan for the dissemination of methods, findings
or conclusions;
(7) with respect to Part III grants, clearly describes how
the project will strengthen public health infrastructure;
(8) with respect to Part III grants, demonstrates that the
applicant has or will develop a local health board or other appropriate advisory
group during the grant period; or
(9) contains such other information or criteria that the commissioner
may specify and include in the request for proposals.
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