§ 9506 - Allocation system
§ 9506. Allocation system
(a) In determining the allocation of funds available for the purposes of this chapter, the department and the board shall consider, but not be limited to, the following factors:
(1) the level of funding or other participation by private or public sources in the activity being considered for funding;
(2) what resources will be required in the future to sustain the program;
(3) geographic distribution of funds; and
(4) the extent to which the outcomes of the project can be measured by reductions in adult or youth smoking rates.
(b) The department's and board's allocation system shall include a method, developed jointly, that evaluates the need for, impact and quality of activities proposed by eligible applicants, including, where appropriate, measuring the outcomes of the project through reductions in adult and youth smoking rates. (Added 1999, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 271, eff. May 29, 2000.)