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Technical Assistance (TA) Grants

Administrative Rules June 27, 2018

Eric Williams, Grant Program Manager Eric Hartstein, Senior Policy Coordinator

TA Rulemaking

• TA grants currently operating under OWEB

Grant Program rules

• Board authorized TA grants rulemaking at July

2017 meeting

• Rules Advisory Committee met with OWEB

staff in the winter/spring to help develop rule language

• Public comment on draft FIP rules in May

Proposed TA Rules

• Utilizing existing “Division 30” (695-030-xxxx)
• Much of the content found in the proposed

rules is consistent with existing rules for restoration and stakeholder engagement grants

Categories of TA Grants

• In reviewing existing TA grants, OWEB staff

and RAC placed TA grants into three categories:  Resource Assessment and Planning Grants  Technical Design and Engineering Grants  Organizational Technical Assistance Grants

Eligibility and Application Requirements

• 695-030-0025, Eligibility
• 695-030-0035, Application Requirements
• Based off of Stakeholder Engagement Grants

Rules

Evaluation Criteria

• Evaluation criteria developed specifically for

each TA category (695-030-0045):  Technical Design and Engineering Grants  Resource Assessment and Planning Grants  Organizational Technical Assistance Grants

Funding Paths

TA grants follow one of two paths to be awarded: 1. Board makes the funding decision (e.g., Open Solicitation grant offering) 2. Board delegates funding to the Director to enter into grant agreements (e.g., Governor’s Priority grants) Questions on either ‘Technical Review Process’, ‘Staff Funding Recommendation Process’, or ‘Funding Decision’ rules?

Any Other TA Rules that Require Attention?