(a) Criteria for grant selection shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Degree of community input and collaboration in the project.

(2) Degree of involvement of parents and families within the community.

(3) Degree of involvement of nongovernmental organizations.

(4) Degree of need for the project in the local community.

(5) Geographic, economic, population, and ethnic diversity.

(6) Feasibility.

(7) Cost effectiveness.

(8) Degree to which project outcomes can be measured and evaluated.

(b) The department shall provide an explanation for the reasons why an applicant is not funded.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 51. Effective July 22, 1996.)