| Innovation |
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Project represents the implementation of new insight or idea within the region with potential benefits clearly outlined. |
3 |
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Project represents local implementation of emerging innovation or trend, with potential benefits specified. |
2 |
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Project represents practice(s) commonplace within field, or an adoption of a change with well-established benefits. |
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No innovation described or specific potential improvement defined. |
0 |
| Need |
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Strong need. Proposal addresses specific need(s) common among peer libraries. |
3 |
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Need is somewhat evident in the proposal and the overall argument holds. |
2 |
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Weak presentation of library or community need. |
1 |
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Unconvincing or no evidence of need presented, or proposal does not address stated need. |
0 |
| Feasibility |
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Personnel, project activities timeline, and budget expenditures align with project description and outcomes. |
3 |
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Outcomes appear achievable but variables are present in personnel, project activities and/or budget expectations. |
2 |
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Weakness in personnel, project activities, timeline and budget plan. Outcomes unlikely to be achieved in project’s current form. |
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Insufficient information given about personnel, project activities and budget. |
0 |
| Assessment |
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Clear picture of how data will be collected and used to demonstrate degree to which outcomes are met. |
3 |
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Good understanding of anticipated specific results or success, but plan lacks some details about data or methods. |
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Success difficult to ascertain, inappropriate methods, or lack of useful data collection. |
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Evaluation plans missing or unusable. |
0 |
| Sustainability |
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Evidence presented that project or its impact can be sustained locally beyond grant period, if results warrant. |
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Project is complete, designed to end when grant ends. |
2 |
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Plans for future are stated as assumptions without supporting arguments or evidence. |
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No meaningful plans for future beyond funding term appear in proposal. |
0 |
| Prior Funding |
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Library has never applied for nor received competitive grant funds. |
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Library has applied but never received competitive grant funding. |
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Library received competitive grant funding several years ago. |
1 |
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Library received competitive grant funding last year. |
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