Section 1588.5.

In developing policies and priorities pertaining to the allocation of grant funds, the department shall give primary consideration to the following factors:

(a) The applicant's immediate need for funds.

(b) The demonstrated community support for the project.

(c) The applicant's long-term prospects for financial stability.

(d) The applicant's demonstrated marketing strategies.

(e) The applicant's ability to provide innovative services and to coordinate with other services in the continuum of care.

(f) Special consideration shall be given to an applicant who is in one or more of the following categories:

(1) Applicants in rural areas.

(2) Applicants in counties where there are no other centers or in areas where there are no other centers within one hour driving time from the proposed site.

(3) Applicants who will deliver services in an area with a high elderly ethnic minority population when compared to the total elderly population of the area.

(4) Applicants who will deliver services in an area with a high percentage of elderly Medi-Cal beneficiaries when compared to the total elderly population of the area.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 632, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)