The Commission shall review and evaluate each grant application based on the following criteria:

1. (1) The grant application’s responsiveness to the requirements in OAR 213-090-0040.

2. (2) The Commission shall prioritize applications that demonstrate any or all of the following:

   1. (a) Ability to address organized retail theft that places retail employees, the public, or both, at risk of physical injury.
   2. (b) Ability to identify and address fencing networks connected to organized retail theft.
   3. (c) Ability to identify and address the underlying causes of organized retail theft by focusing on individuals or groups who have committed or are at risk of committing organized retail theft.
   4. (d) Evidence of collaboration with retailers or law enforcement agencies to support the reduction of organized retail theft in the jurisdiction served by the grant.
   5. (e) Grant-funded operations designed to have a regional or statewide beneficial effect on the reduction of organized retail theft.
   6. (f) Other criteria that the Commission chooses to include in the Organized Retail Theft Grant Program solicitation.

Statutory/Other Authority

Statutory/Other Authority: 2023 OL Ch.582 §1-2

Statutes/Other Implemented

Statutes/Other Implemented: 2023 OL Ch.582 §1-2

History

CJC 3-2024, adopt filed 05/15/2024, effective 05/15/2024