§9-13  Required review of requestsfor foundation grants.  (a)  Every request for a foundation grant shall bereviewed in accordance with this section.

(b)  Every request for a foundation grant shallbe submitted to the foundation on an application form provided by thefoundation.  Each application shall contain:

(1)  A statement of the purpose of the activity orprogram to be funded by the grant;

(2)  A written description of the activity or program;

(3)  Financial information regarding the activity or program;

(4)  If the applicant is an organization, personnelposition salaries; and

(5)  Any other information the foundation requires.

(c)  The foundation shall review each requestto determine the efficiency and the effectiveness of the proposed activity orprogram in achieving the objectives of the foundation and its legislativemandate.  The review shall be based upon an analysis of the request in terms ofthe objectives to be achieved, the need in the community for the particularactivity or program, the quality of the proposed program or activity, theability of the applicant to carry out the proposed program or activity, thebenefits to be provided by the request in comparison to the estimated costs,and the extent to which the proposed program and activity meet the prioritiesestablished by the foundation.

(d)  The foundation shall make a final decisionon each request.

(e)  The foundation shall inform eachfoundation grant applicant of the disposition of the application's request.

(f)  The appeal process in the foundation'srules adopted pursuant to section 9-5 shall be available for any applicant. [L1992, c 181, pt of §1; am L 1993, c 6, §1]