Section 312IAC26-4-12. Ratings of applications

   (a) An application for a grant made under this rule is evaluated according to ratings established by this section.

  (b) The project application ratings criteria set forth in this subsection apply. The rating given to each project is determined by the extent to which the project accomplishes the purposes set forth in these criteria. A project receives a higher rating to the extent the project fulfills one (1) or more of the following:

(1) Demonstrate feasibility in technological and practical terms.

(2) Preserve a property that is currently endangered.

(3) Preserve a property that is currently vacant or partially vacant.

(4) Preserve a property that has extraordinary architectural or historical significance.

(5) Assist local community revitalization efforts.

(6) Benefit minorities.

(7) Provide access for handicapped persons.

(8) Provide training in an unusual skill or craft often needed in preservation projects.

(9) Not cause the relocation of people.

(10) Implement a project for which there is significant local support.

(11) Implement a project for which architectural plans, that meet preservation standards, are already completed.

(12) Implement a project that the applicant has demonstrated a sufficient financial capability to complete.

(13) Be administered by an applicant who has a staff person (either paid or volunteer) who works at least twenty (20) hours per week for the applicant.

(14) Be administered by an applicant who has successfully completed an historic preservation project within the last three (3) years.

(15) Include less than twenty percent (20%) of the local match through volunteer labor.

(16) Be administered by an applicant who has not previously received a grant through the division of historic preservation and archeology of the department.

(17) Apply to a property that has not previously benefited from a grant through the division of historic preservation and archeology.

(18) Apply to a project to the extent that more than fifty percent (50%) of the costs are provided by the applicant.

(19) Result in the distribution of funds under this rule throughout the state.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 26-4-12; filed Dec 3, 1997, 3:45 p.m.: 21 IR 1282; readopted filed Nov 17, 2004, 11:00 a.m.: 28 IR 1315; readopted filed May 26, 2010, 10:37 a.m.: 20100609-IR-312100161RFA; readopted filed Sep 27, 2016, 1:53 p.m.: 20161026-IR-312160147RFA)