The department will review the application using the following review criteria.

1. (1) Applicant's business organization:

   1. (A) name and address;
   2. (B) contact person, title, telephone number;
   3. (C) public or private non-profit entity, incorporation proof;
   4. (D) project director;
   5. (E) financial officer; and
   6. (F) person authorized to sign contract.

2. (2) Applicant's background:

   1. (A) historical description;

   2. (B) years of operation; sources and amounts of funding for each.

      1. (i) The applicant should indicate if source was community support (city/county supplement, United Way, donations, and fund raisers).
      2. (ii) the applicant should include funding support from all other sources;
   3. (C) participation of individuals; letters of community support;
   4. (D) medical and criminal justice support;

   5. (E) recent experience of persons to be actively involved in program:

      1. (i) current resumes of staff, and
      2. (ii) current job descriptions of staff and volunteer positions;
   6. (F) current bylaws or changes in bylaws from the last application;
   7. (G) current list of board of directors; and
   8. (H) current personnel policies changes in policies from the last application.

3. (3) Program description and services offered by applicant.

   1. (A) Services offered:

      1. (i) Hotline capability. Is there hotline capability 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for counseling of sexual assault emergencies, emotional emergencies related to sexual assault and for information concerning the crimes of rape and other sexual assault or sexual abuses?
      2. (ii) Counseling. Is there in-person counseling and/or advocacy an accompaniment 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to assist sexual assault victims with the initial trauma or with later effects of the crime? Is there accompaniment, including transportation where needed, to all phases of process the victim must confront to obtain closure? Also, is there counseling for family member and/or identified significant others of the victim?
      3. (iii) Liaison. Is there a liaison with other community agencies the victims may need to approach during recovery process? Are direct referrals made to professional therapist for treatment of psychological trauma on a long-term basis, when needed? Is there an interagency task force?

      4. (iv) Public education.

         1. (I) Is there a public education service available to educate any adult, youth, or children group on the aspects of sexual assault including the availability of the rape crisis center service, the rights of the victim, and rape prevention?
         2. (II) Is the applicant able to conduct classes or seminars for groups desiring more in-depth knowledge?
         3. (III) Does the applicant have available public service announcements concerning the scope of service and rape prevention information?
      5. (v) Outside professionals. Is the applicant able to train outside agency professionals who are providing direct services to victims of sexual assault including doctors, police, nurses, therapists, emergency medical services, school personnel, and others?
   2. (B) Population and geographic area served (crisis services/public education), program statistics; and
   3. (C) Services needed (refer to paragraph (3), subparagraph (A) of this section).
4. (4) Objectives. The applicant should have objectives clearly state and indicators given for measuring accomplishment. (Example-Do objectives support program description, services offered, and services proposed?)

5. (5) Work program. The applicant should have;

   1. (A) tasks identified for achieving objectives;
   2. (B) timetable for tasks; and
   3. (C) staff or volunteers to be assigned to tasks identified.
6. (6) Budget. The applicant must give its total current budget and its proposed budget. Each of the requested categories in the budget should correspond to identified program needs. Is there a budget narrative?

Source Note:The provisions of this §62.7 adopted July 13, 1982, 7 TexReg 1982; amended to be effective October 15, 1987, 12 TexReg 3550; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register September 19, 1997, 22 TexReg 9469.