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and a copy of the most recent financial audit. Governmental agencies are excluded <br />from the financial audit reauirement. <br />2) Announcement of plan. As soon as reasonably possible after submission of the <br />children's services advisory committee's annual report and initial funding plan for <br />children's programs and services, the county shall approve or modify the plan and <br />announce the availability of funding for the upcoming fiscal year. The <br />announcement will include a description of services and programs recommended <br />for funding. The announcement will include information pertaining to funding <br />applications, rules and procedures pertaining to the award of funds and applicable <br />dates for submission of applications and all details pertinent thereto. <br />3) Funding request evaluation. Evaluations of agencies submitting funding <br />applications shall include, but not be limited to, site visits, interviews, and <br />application review. Applications received will be assessed on the basis of specified <br />criteria and will include, but not be limited to, the following items: <br />a. Organization's capability. The qualifications and experience of the applicant <br />in providing quality human services and the agency's financial capability. <br />b. Evidence based outcomes from prior years. <br />c. Need for service. Appropriate goals and objectives in response to the <br />advertisement of funding availabilitV. <br />d. Soundness of methodology. The goal and objectives, description of <br />services with timeline and documented coordination with other service <br />providers. <br />e. Evaluation. The program's process and outcome objectives data collection <br />system and evaluation design. <br />f. Cost effectiveness. The proportion of budget applied to direct services <br />funds from other sources, funds requested, current and proiected long <br />range efficiency. <br />g. Children and families served. The extent to which the application addresses <br />services to meet identified needs of the target population. <br />h. Neighborhood -based initiatives. The extent and degree to which the <br />application focuses on a local area or neighborhood. <br />i. Response to a specified strategy. The applicant's identification of and <br />appropriate response to a specified primary strategy. <br />59 <br />