22VAC30-50-90: Submission of applications

In reviewing applications submitted for grant awards, whether Option A or Option B, the advisory board shall accept applications that:

1. Present a clear and convincing discussion of how the proposed project shall carry out its intention as specified in accordance with 22VAC30-50-80 and describe in as much detail as possible its anticipated effectiveness in carrying out its intention;

2. Comply fully with informational and administrative requirements stated in the specific RFP to which applicants are responding; and

3. In the case of an Option A application:

a. Discuss the relevance of the proposed project to an identified field of medical or rehabilitative inquiry;

b. Demonstrate the anticipated benefit of the proposed project in terms of expanding knowledge and understanding of neurotrauma;

c. Discuss any innovation or breakthrough the project seeks to promote, specifying outcome measures where possible for each of the preceding enumerated items in this subdivision;

d. Describe efforts to ensure that the proposed project does not duplicate previous or ongoing research; and

e. Provide a plan for sustaining the proposed project following termination of a grant award as relevant to the intention of the proposed project; or

4. In the case of an Option B application:

a. Discuss the relevance of the proposed project to an identified need for innovative, model community-based rehabilitative programs and services in terms of the absence of alternative resources available to the intended individuals and community;

b. Describe efforts to ensure that the proposed project does not duplicate existing programs, services, or resources already available to targeted individuals and communities;

c. Demonstrate a commitment to collaborative community planning involving consumer groups, service providers, employers, relevant state and local agencies, and other funding sources, as available and appropriate; and

d. Provide a plan for sustaining the proposed project following termination of a grant award as relevant to the intention of the proposed project.