Section 250-69-060. Selection criteria.

Community organizations which meet the eligibility criteria in WAC 250-69-040 and have raised two thousand dollars in new money during the twelve-month period designated and described in the annual application will be selected for a matching award, in the following priority order. Preference is given to those organizations affiliated with citizens' scholarship foundation.

Priority 1: Eligible organizations that have not previously received the matching grant.

Priority 2: Recipients of the matching grant in previous years that agree to raise new money and place that money and the matching grant into a permanent and irrevocable scholarship endowment fund.

Priority 3: Recipients of the matching grant in previous years that agree to raise new money for student scholarships.

When the number of organizations applying exceeds available matching award funds, those which:

(1) Solicit broad-based community support in their fund-raising activities and are representative of the community in their structure;

(2) Conduct fund-raising activities with volunteers and not with paid or contracted fund raisers; and

(3) Have primary focus of awarding scholarships to Washington residents attending Washington institutions of higher education shall be given further preference.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.240 and .370 [28B.80.240 and 28B.80.370]. WSR 03-04-101, § 250-69-060, filed 2/4/03, effective 3/7/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.80.180. WSR 90-09-003, § 250-69-060, filed 4/5/90, effective 5/6/90.]

RCW 28B.240 and .370 [28B.80.240 and 28B.80.370]. WSR 03-04-101, § 250-69-060, filed 2/4/03, effective 3/7/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.80.180. WSR 90-09-003, § 250-69-060, filed 4/5/90, effective 5/6/90.

Rules

250-69-040,