What are the criteria used to select grantees?
Technical review panels review applications against established evaluation criteria which are outlined in each SGA. Under SGA 07-10, Applicants are required to address all of the following rating factors in their proposals: project design/budget cost-effectiveness/budget cost-efficiency, sustainability plan, organizational capacity, and key personnel/management plan/staffing. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of 100 points, with up to five additional points that may be awarded for applicants proposing to withdraw or prevent more than 200 children from exploitive child labor through the provision of direct educational services and other project interventions for every $100,000 in project funding awarded, and up to five additional points for “cost sharing,” meaning the inclusion of committed, non-U.S. Government resources that significantly expand the dollar amount, size, and scope of the project. Under SGA 07-11, Applicants are required to address all of the following rating f
