(a) In addition to the items described in section 4020.4 and 4020.6, each Application shall contain the information listed in subsections (b) through (g). A panel consisting of not fewer than three (3) nor more than six (6) professional, full-time employees of the Agency shall evaluate all eligible Applications based upon the categories and point values described in subsections (b) through (g) and the scoring methods described in subsection (h).

(b) Lead Agency: The local agency responsible for administering the Grant. If the Lead Agency is a local reuse authority five (5) points will be awarded. If the lead agency is not a local reuse authority zero (0) points will be awarded. As used in this section “local reuse authority” means a city, county, joint powers authority, or non-profit corporation which has been designated by a jurisdiction to oversee it base reuse activities.

(c) Award Frequency (0 to 5 points): The number of Grants awarded to the Applicant by the Agency.

(d) Grant Type: (0 to 10 points): Applications for Planning Grants shall be awarded up to ten (10) points. Applications for Implementation Grants shall be awarded up to 5 points if the proposed project contained in the Application includes infrastructure projects or job-creation projects located on a military base in the Applicant's jurisdiction. Applications for Implementation Grants which do not include infrastructure projects or job-creation projects located on a military base in the Applicant's jurisdiction shall be awarded up to two (2) points. As used in this section “infrastructure projects” means programs and initiatives the Applicant will implement in its jurisdiction to improve or build physical systems and services which support development and people. Examples of infrastructure projects include, but are not limited to, utilities and service systems including: power or natural gas, communications systems, local or regional water treatment or distribution facilities, sewer or septic tanks, storm water drainage, solid waste disposal, and circulation. As used in this section “Job creation projects” means programs and initiatives the Applicant will implement in its jurisdiction to develop full-time jobs.

(e) Need: 0 to 10 points.

(f) Regional Impact: 0 to 10 points. How the proposed project will directly assist the Applicant in addressing local and regional economic needs. Indicate how the proposed project will be linked, through shared initiatives or collaborative activities, to regional business and community development resources for the purpose of addressing regional and local aspects of base reuse and to complete the scope-of-work outlined in the Federal Assistance grant. Examples of community development resources include: community colleges, economic development groups, chambers of commerce, professional or industrial associations, regional marketing associations, Team California (a cooperative network of public and private economic development leaders that bring together resources and expertise from organizations throughout the state to promote business investment and job creation), or the Defense Marketing Association (a statewide advertising collaborative initiated by the Agency to combat the devastating loss of jobs caused by the closure and downsizing of major military bases and numerous defense facilities in California).

(g) Achievements: 0 to 10 points. Indicate what has been accomplished to date to advance the conversion and reuse of military bases in the Applicant's jurisdiction including a description of how local, federal, and state grants previously awarded to the Applicant for Defense Adjustment were used and the efficiency and effectiveness of the projects funded with those grants.

(h) Applications receiving a total score of twenty-five (25) or more points shall be ranked and funded in descending order by number of points scored until all available funds have been committed except as provided for in subsection (i). Applications scoring below twenty-five (25) points shall be disqualified from current consideration but may reapply during a subsequent funding cycle. In the event of a tie score between two or more Applicants whose total request for matching funds exceeds the remaining Grant funds available, the Agency shall apply the following “tie-breaker” protocol: the Applicant awarded the most points pursuant to the subsection 4020.5(e) criterion shall win the tie-breaker. If both Applicants received the same number of points on the subsection 4020.5(e) criterion, the Applicant awarded the most points pursuant to subsection 4020.5(f) criterion shall win the tie-breaker.

(i) The Agency shall be authorized to set-aside up to ten percent (10%) of the Grant money allocated by the Legislature for award to Applicants which did not qualify for funding pursuant to subsection (h). The Agency shall award the ten percent (10%) set-aside to Applicants which requested Grants of $50,000 or less and received a total score of twenty-five or more points. The Applicants shall be ranked and funded in descending order by number of points scored until all of the available set-aside funds have been committed.