SECTION 135:10-28-7. Grant Award Process


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  •   Should earnings from the Oklahoma Children's Endowment Trust be equal to $10,000 or more in a given year, such earnings may be moved into an OCCY revolving fund for the purpose of awarding grants as described in Title 10 O.S. §601.14. Grant funds shall be distributed in the following manner.
    (1)   The OCCY staff shall request suggestions for grant subject matters from the PPB.
    (2)   The OCCY staff may also research and propose grant subject matters.
    (3)   The OCCY staff shall present the afore-mentioned grant subject matters for approval to the Commission. Should the Commission deem it financially feasible, the Commission may approve one or more subject matters that can be developed into Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and awarded through the grant process.
    (4)   All grant awards will be made through a competitive RFP process.
    (5)   The OCCY staff shall develop a standardized score tool that shall be utilized by a review panel to evaluate, score and rank all RFPs.
    (6)   The Commission Chair shall appoint a review panel consisting of one member of the Parent Partnership Board, one OCCY Commissioner, one OCCY staff and relevant content experts as the Chair deems necessary and appropriate.
    (7)   Awards will be made and grants/contracts are to be in place by July 1 of each year.
    (8)   Renewal clauses may be included in the contract of awards, but are subject to the availability of funds.
[Source: Added at 36 Ok Reg 1526, eff 9-13-19]