1. (a) The division will evaluate each timely application for a public school library collection development grant for

   1. (1) compliance with eligibility requirements; and
   2. (2) previous compliance with grant expenditure requirements and grant reporting requirements.

2. (b) If appropriations to the public school library collection development grant program are insufficient to award grants to all eligible public school libraries, the division will award grants on a pro rata basis to all public school libraries, unless the division determines that the available grant money per public school library would be insufficient to fulfill the purposes of the grant program, in which case the division will rank all applications and award grants to the top ranked public school libraries. In ranking applications, the division will consider the following criteria:

   1. (1) the public school library has demonstrated higher need for the materials than other public school libraries for which grants are sought;
   2. (2) the public school library has received or will receive less money from federal or other grants for library collection materials, unless the public school library is ineligible to receive those grants for reasons of noncompliance with applicable law or grant terms or conditions;
   3. (3) the proposal for expenditure of grant money, when evaluated against proposals contained in other applications, is most consistent with the school's instructional goals, or is most supportive in other respects of the school's curriculum and student reading activities.

(Eff. 3/29/2009, Register 189)

Authority: AS 14.07.060, AS 14.56.360, AS 14.56.365, AS 14.56.370