Code of Maine Rules
19 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
499 - OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 302 - RULES FOR THE MAINE MICROENTERPRISE INITIATIVE
Section 499-302-2 - APPLICATION PROCESS
The Department shall issue request for proposals for grant applications through three consecutive days of ads of public notice in three newspapers of general circulation. All proposals will be reviewed by the Grant Selections Committee and will be awarded on a competitive basis. Competitive criteria for the grant selections committee's evaluation of proposals consistent with this rule will be set forth in the RFP. The grant selection committee will make recommendations to the commissioner. Final decision on grantees will be made by the commissioner. Award decisions may be appealed to the Director of the Bureau of General Services under 18-544 CMR 120, Rules for Appeal of Contract and Grant Awards.
Grants will be awarded for a maximum of$200,000 for Community-based Partnerships involving three or more Community-based Organizations, $150,000 for community-based partnerships involving two Community-based Organizations and $75,000 for a single Community-based Organization proposal. Grants may be used over two-year period.