KRS 39C.060: Request for financial aid -- Review and evaluation criteria.

(1) Local emergency management agencies requesting financial aid from the fund

created pursuant to KRS 39C.010 and 39C.020, shall submit, not later than July 15

of each year, a local "Annual Program Paper" application to the area manager of the

division.

(2) The area manager shall review the application and accompanying documents and

forward them to the director of the division along with the area manager's

assessments and recommendations, not later than August 15 of each year.

(3) The director shall submit the request for financial aid to the advisory committee for

its review and recommendations. The advisory committee shall review the

application, accompanying documents, and the assessment and recommendation of

the area manager and make a recommendation to the director with regard to the

application and the request for funding.

(4) Requests for funding shall be evaluated by the following criteria:

(a) Meeting the eligibility criteria specified in KRS 39C.050, unless some aspect

thereof has been waived as provided in KRS 39C.090.

(b) Meeting all the requirements specified by the division for developing,

preparing, maintaining, and submitting the annual program paper.

(c) Local emergency operations plans submitted and a determination of their

conformity to the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan, and an assessment of

their capability, state of currency, sign of official adoption, and general

adequacy to provide for the coordination of disaster and emergency response

operations.

(d) Past program performance of the lo cal director in fully carrying out the duties

of local director as specified in KRS 39B.030, and overall program

performance as it relates to completeness, adequacy, and timeliness in

accomplishing program tasks, objectives, or goals.

(e) Historical spending records for this and similar programs.

(f) Local resources committed to the program on a per capita basis.

(5) If available funds do not meet the total funds requested by all local emergency

management agencies, then funding allocations may be reduced after a

reevaluation of the criteria set forth in subsection (4) of this section.

(6) The director of the Division of Emergency Management shall then review and

evaluate each application, together with the recommendations thereon, and not later

than Septem ber 15 of each year, designate and approve funds for eligible local

emergency management agencies and notify the local director.