Section 594.440  Selection Criteria

a)         The review of the applications shall take into consideration the following criteria:

1)         potential effectiveness of the project to increase the number of family physicians available for Illinois' rural and medically underserved areas;

2)         degree to which the proposed project adequately provides for the training of health professionals to practice in rural and medically underserved areas;

3)         degree to which the applicants demonstrate a commitment to establishing and maintaining long-term collaborative relationships between academic institutions and health care facilities and providers in rural and in medically underserved areas;

4)         effectiveness of the organizational arrangements necessary to carry out the project;

5)         prior experiences of the applicants in projects which addressed needs of rural and medically underserved populations;

6)         extent to which the budget justification is reasonable and indicates that institutional and community support are available to support the project;

7)         extent to which the financial information indicates an effective utilization of grant funds and indicates the project has the potential to become self-sufficient.

b)         Additional selection criteria which will cause an application to receive priority consideration include:

1)         projects which are closest to operational status at time of application;

2)         projects which exhibit need for funds from this grant for the shortest period of time.