Review Criteria

Partnership Agreement Grants/National Service Organizations

The following criteria are considered in the review of applications:

A. Planning Process

Constituents are involved in the organization’s planning process, incorporating:

1. Opportunities for a wide range of constituents to participate in the planning process, including those in underserved groups/ communities.
2. Constituent engagement through a wide variety of means, such as public meetings, surveys, interviews, virtual engagement, and digital communications, as relevant to various constituent groups.   
3. Responses to recommendations and the priorities identified through the planning process.
4. Processes used to monitor the organization’s progress in achieving its goals, including metrics used.

B.   Implementation and Accomplishments

The organization’s programs, activities, and other accomplishments:

1. Respond to the priorities identified by constituents during the planning process and/or changing circumstances in the region.
2. Leverage public and private partnerships, as appropriate.
3. Demonstrate the organization’s cost effectiveness and record of growing and diversifying its revenue sources, specifically from non-federal sources.