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



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



(1)  A statement of the purpose of the activity or
program 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, personnel
position salaries; and



(5)  Any other information the foundation requires.



(c)  The foundation shall review each request
to determine the efficiency and the effectiveness of the proposed activity or
program in achieving the objectives of the foundation and its legislative
mandate.  The review shall be based upon an analysis of the request in terms of
the objectives to be achieved, the need in the community for the particular
activity or program, the quality of the proposed program or activity, the
ability of the applicant to carry out the proposed program or activity, the
benefits to be provided by the request in comparison to the estimated costs,
and the extent to which the proposed program and activity meet the priorities
established by the foundation.



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



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



(f)  The appeal process in the foundation's
rules adopted pursuant to section 9-5 shall be available for any applicant. [L
1992, c 181, pt of §1; am L 1993, c 6, §1]