1. a) Criteria for the non-technical review shall include:

   1. 1) adherence to format;
   2. 2) inclusion of all required forms; and
   3. 3) the inclusion of a response to each required item.

2. b) Criteria for the technical review shall be as follows:

   1. 1) the objectives are adapted from the identified priority areas in Healthy People 2000;
   2. 2) the results of a Local Needs Assessment supports the objectives selected by the applicant;
   3. 3) the activities identified by the applicant will lead to achievement of the project objectives;
   4. 4) the project objectives are achievable in the stated time frame;
   5. 5) the evaluation methods measure progress toward achievement of the identified objectives;
   6. 6) the budget (Section 960.50(a)(7)) provides sufficient resources to carry out the project; and
   7. 7) continuation applications have documented the status of each activity in support of the current year objectives and have provided an estimate of the extent to which each current year objective will be met.

Applications shall be subject to a non-technical and technical review.