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PROPOSAL
AGENCY: 05-071 - Department of Education (DOE)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 122, Grant Application and Award Procedure: Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2018-P217
BRIEF SUMMARY:
Provided clarification by connecting language in rule back to Title 20-A MRS §2651
Corrected statutory citations throughout
Provided clarification on project design, objectives, and sustainability
Revised programmatic criteria for evaluating grant applications
Added budget criteria for evaluating grant applications
Connected Priority Areas in rule back to Title 20-A MRS §2651
Included clarification regarding consensus scoring
Changed the method to score proposals
Provided clarification regarding the eligibility for subsequent grants
Corrected the Division of Purchases to the Division of Procurement Services
PUBLIC HEARING: November 14, 2018, 3 - 4:30 p.m.: Room 501 of the Cross State Office Building, Augusta, Maine
COMMENT DEADLINE: November 30, 2018
CONTACT PERSONS FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT INFORMATION: Jennifer Pooler (phone: (207) 624-6783, email: Jennifer.G.Pooler@Maine.gov); and Deb Lajoie (phone: (207) 624-6613, email: Deborah.J.Lajoie@Maine.gov), Department of Education, 21 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: N/A