571—12.8 (455A) Criteria. Preference will be given, in formal and informal education programs, to materials capable of being infused in multiple curricular areas. Also, preference will be given to projects that encourage conservation stewardship. Proposals shall include, but not be limited to, the following types of information that can be found in the REAP/conservation education program (CEP) applications and procedures manual.
	 12.8(1) Statement of need. This part of the proposal identifies the target audience and describes how this audience will be served. The statement of need contains evidence or research that a need for such a project exists, explains how stated need relates to REAP/CEP priorities and guidelines, and shows interdisciplinary components.
	 12.8(2) Goals, objectives, activities. This part of the proposal describes how the project will address the environmental education goals identified by the writer, how workable or appropriate the project is to the audience, and activity time lines. This part also describes how the project incorporates collaboration and networking, the potential of the project to be implemented elsewhere, and how the project demonstrates innovative and creative ideas and strategies.
	 12.8(3) Funding and budget considerations. This part of the proposal describes a realistic and cost-effective budget, shows ratio of total budget to number of people directly served, and shows that the project budget meets expense eligibility stated in subrule 12.9(6).
	 12.8(4) Evaluation. This part of the proposal describes evaluation tools that the applicant will use to show how well the project’s goals and objectives have been met and how well the audience meets objectives. This part identifies strategies, milestones, and tools that will be used to monitor the project and describes how monitoring will be used to strengthen the project and how information will be disseminated.