Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0702 – Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria

(1) The Department will award Grants to eligible entities based on the following criteria:
1. (a) Whether the proposed project successfully implements the strategies provided in the Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan;
2. (b) Whether the applicant authentically and consistently engages Community Voice in the proposed project; and
3. (c) Whether the applicant demonstrates equitable distribution of Grant funds and resources in Partnership.
(2) The Department may give priority to applications that:
1. (a) Are led by Culturally Specific or Community-Based Organizations that represent Latino/a/x and Indigenous communities;
2. (b) Demonstrate authentic and on-going Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations, Culturally Specific Organizations, school districts, early learning hubs, educational service districts, providers of early learning services, post-secondary institutions of education, or tribe(s);
3. (c) Will help ensure geographic diversity of the Grant program by including rural communities or other underserved communities with large Latino/a/x and Indigenous student populations; or
4. (d) Address a strategy or an objective of the Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan that requires additional support, as determined by the Department.

ORS 329.845

ORS 329.845