641—76.9(135) Grant application procedures for community-based contract agencies. Private nonprofit or public agencies seeking to provide community-based Title V MCH public health services shall submit an application to the department during the competitive year to administer MCH services for a specified project period, as defined in the request for proposal, with an annual continuation application. The contract period shall be from October 1 to September 30 annually. After a notice of award is made by the department, all materials submitted as part of the grant application are considered public records in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 22. Notification of the availability of funds and grant application procedures will be provided in accordance with the department rules found in 641—Chapter 176.
Contract agencies are selected on the basis of the grant applications submitted to the department. The department will consider only applications from private nonprofit or public agencies. In the event that competitive proposals receive an equal number of points, two department division directors and the respective bureau chief administering the program may conduct a second review utilizing the same scoring process.
[ARC 0364C, IAB 10/3/12, effective 11/7/12; ARC 4075C, IAB 10/10/18, effective 11/14/18]