Or the regions could do the grant management and monitoring. Regional involvement would reinforce the community involvement aspect of this recommendation. Assist the applicant organization in developing details and specificity around the outreach concepts and budgets, as needed. Targeted mailing to specific organizations and groups that represent hard to reach populations and community-based organizations. Application process that is open.
Applications can be received at any time, there is no deadline for application submittal.
Regional citizens grant review committee to review applications and make recommendations for funding. Regional DHW staff to assist applicants in clarifying concepts and budget details, as needed. Develop and implement Agreements with community organizations and businesses to outstation application assistance workers. We are assuming that the simplified application will be such that applicant will require minimal assistance and minimal documentation, and can complete application in 15 minutes. Some applicants may have poor reading and writing skills in English or Spanish, so worker may need to provide a level of assistance in completing application on applicants' behalf.