CED Application Reviewer Training

1. CED Application Reviewer Training Module 2: Objectives and Need for Assistance June 2012

2. Module Outline • Module 2includes: • The basis for scoring the Objectives and Need for Assistance criterion • Guidance on evaluating the Objectives and Need for Assistance criterion • Direction on how to score this criterion • Quiz questions to gauge what you’ve learned

3. Objectives and Need for Assistance • Basis for scoring: Extent to which project’s goals and location are aligned with the program’s intent, and the extent to which the application establishes a clear need for the project to achieve these goals. • 5 points possible • Discussed on p. 39 of FOA

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9. Objectives and Need for Assistance • Narrative question: Overall, are the project’s goals and location aligned with the program’s intent with regard to low-income individuals, including efforts to address community and personal barriers? Overall, does the application present a clear need for the project to achieve these goals?

10. Objectives and Need for Assistance • Points Available: • Scoring Guidelines: • 0 points = No goals addressed or are unrelated/ incompatible with CED goals • 3 points = Only some goals directly addressed, or some addressed unconvincingly • 5 points = All programmatic goals addressed, match well with CED goals

11. Module 2 Wrap-up • You have learned… • The basis for scoring the Objectives and Need for Assistance criterion • How to evaluate the Objectives and Need for Assistance criterion • How to score the Objectives and Need for Assistance criterion • What’s next? • Self-review quiz for Module 2 • Module 3: Business Plan

12. Self-Review Quiz • What is basis for scoring the Objectives and Need for Assistance portion of the Application? • Extent to which project’s goals and location are aligned with the program’s intent • Extent to which the application establishes a clear need for the project to achieve its goals • Extent to which the project will eliminate food deserts • A and B • All of the above

13. Self-Review Quiz • What is basis for scoring the Objectives and Need for Assistance portion of the Application? • Extent to which project’s goals and location are aligned with the program’s intent • Extent to which the application establishes a clear need for the project to achieve its goals • Extent to which the project will eliminate food deserts • A and B • All of the above

14. Self-Review Quiz • The application must show that the proposed project’s service area has a high incidence of what? • Low-income individuals and poverty • Unemployment and poverty • Poverty and participation in food assistance programs • Unemployment and participation in food assistance programs

15. Self-Review Quiz • The application must show that the proposed project’s service area has a high incidence of what? • Low-income individuals and poverty • Unemployment and poverty • Poverty and participation in food assistance programs • Unemployment and participation in food assistance programs