To be considered eligible for funding, any application must
receive a minimum adjusted mean score of more than 60 percent of the
maximum points available. However, eligibility does not guarantee
funding. The commission may also choose to award extra points to libraries
that have not received funding within a specified time frame to be
determined by the agency or that have limited resources. To reduce
the impact of scores that are exceedingly high or low, or otherwise
outside the range of scores from other reviewers, agency staff will
tabulate the panel's work using calculations such as an adjusted mean
score.
(1) Applications will be ranked in priority order by
score for consideration by the commission.
(2) If insufficient funds remain to fully fund the
next application, the staff may negotiate a reduced grant with the
next ranked applicant.
(3) If the panel recommends funding an application
that, for legal, fiscal, or other reasons, is unacceptable to the
staff, a contrary recommendation will be made. The applicant will
be informed of this situation prior to presentation to the commission
and may negotiate a revision to the application. A positive recommendation
to the commission will be contingent upon successfully completing
these negotiations prior to the commission meeting.
(4) If the panel is unable to produce a set of recommendations
for funding, the agency staff will use the same evaluation procedures
to develop recommendations to the commission.
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