1. (1) Who may apply. Any of the following may apply for a grant under this subchapter:

   1. (a) A publicly or privately operated facility proposing to provide CCF services, in accordance with s. 51.036, Stats.
   2. (b) A publicly or privately operated hospital proposing to provide CCF services, in accordance with s. 51.036, Stats. This applies to co-located and off-site facilities.
2. (2) Solicitation. The department shall solicit applications for grants by preparing one or more grant funding opportunities, and posting a notice regarding the availability of the grant funding opportunity including how to access those documents.

3. (3) Making application.

   1. (a) An application for a grant shall be made in accordance with the format specified in the grant funding opportunity application instructions.
   2. (b) An application for a grant shall be submitted to the department, as specified in the grant funding opportunity application instructions, and by the deadline shown in those application instructions.

4. (4) Content of application. An application for an initial grant shall include all of the following:

   1. (a) An application checklist included in the GFO.
   2. (b) An abstract that briefly describes the project and highlights the project’s purpose.
   3. (c) A detailed, proposed budget on the budget form provided.
   4. (d) A narrative description of the program.
   5. (e) A statement of assurance of compliance with applicable federal statutes and regulations and state statutes, and rules, including the requirements of this chapter and the GFO.
   6. (f) Additional required elements identified in the GFO.
5. (5) Preliminary review of applications. All grant applications shall include all of the application contents specified in sub. (4) and the GFO. Applications that fail to meet all of the criteria may not be approved by the department.

6. (6) Review of applications. Grant applications that satisfy the preliminary review requirements shall be further reviewed based on the following evaluation criteria:

   1. (a) The applicant’s organizational and programmatic capacity to become certified as a CCF and implement the proposed project.
   2. (b) The applicant’s ability to provide integrated crisis services to the target populations.
   3. (c) The applicant’s stated purpose, goals, and objectives for the program and timetable for development and implementation of the program.
   4. (d) The extent to which the applicant’s proposed budget is clear and justified.
   5. (e) An evaluation plan for the project.

7. (7) Ranking applications.

   1. (a) The department shall weight the importance of each evaluation criterion by assigning points to it. The criteria weighting shall be provided in the GFO.
   2. (b) Using the evaluation criteria specified in subs. (4) and (6), the department shall evaluate each application against each applicable criterion and assign points signifying the degree to which the application meets each criterion up to the maximum number of points specified in the GFO. The total points assigned to the application for all applicable criteria will be the score for each application.

History

History: EmR2507: emerg. cr., eff. 6-16-25; CR 25-051: cr. Register February 2026 No. 842, eff. 3-1-26.