New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 1 - NATURAL RESOURCES GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 10 - COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEVELOPMENT (CEED) PROGRAM › Section 19.1.10.14 - APPLICATION EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS FROM AN INDIAN NATION, TRIBE, OR PUEBLO; COUNTY; OR MUNICIPALITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Applications will be scored by the division based on the
				  following criteria that include but are not limited to:
A.
Application completeness.
The
				division will review the entire application to see that it contains all
				application requirements for the specific project type.
B.
Capability to meet the scope of work
				described.
The division will consider the project timeline,
				appropriateness of energy efficiency measures to be implemented, qualifications
				of project team members including subcontractors and community partners, and
				the ability to complete the project financially if the total budget exceeds the
				amount requested.
C.
Budgetary considerations.
The division will consider the total
				proposed budget as well as the average amount requested per household,
				prioritizing applications which propose to maximize project benefits in the
				community to the greatest extent feasible. The division may ask the applicant
				for additional documents to support the proposed budget if deemed
				necessary.
D.
Energy
				reduction potential
. The division will consider the estimated reduction
				of energy use that will come from implementation of the proposed measures, the
				estimated reduction of energy cost that will come from implementation of the
				proposed measures, and the estimated reduction in carbon intensity of energy
				consumption from implementation of the proposed measures.
E.
Geographic diversity.
The
				division will consider the geographic diversity of applications submitted in
				each application cycle.
F.
Partnership experience.
The division will consider the experience
				of each community partner and service provider identified in the application in
				working with the targeted underserved community.
G.
Workforce impact.
The
				division will consider whether the partners identified in the application
				employ apprentices from a registered apprenticeship program that promotes
				diversity or if they provide paid internship to persons from the targeted
				underserved communities.
H.
Replicability.
The division will consider the value of the project
				as a demonstration project to provide data for the effectiveness of
				implementing similar projects elsewhere.
I.
Underserved community
				benefits.
The division will consider the degree to which the project
				benefits an underserved community, including any non-energy benefits and health
				benefits provided by the project.
J.
Additional criteria.
If the
				criteria are published in the project solicitation, the division may also
				consider:
(1) the degree to which the project
				will protect public health, including protecting underserved communities from a
				public health threat;
(2) the
				degree to which the project will contribute to economic recovery; or
(3) the degree to which the project will
				reduce economic hardship of individual families due to the coronavirus COVID-19
				pandemic.