New York State Commission on National & Community Service

If a Proposal Met the Minimum Criteria, It Was Reviewed and Scored by Two Readers Selected by the Commission. These Readers Were Asked to Agree on a Consensus Score Sheet That Was Used to Rank Proposals. the Score Sheet Aligned With the Outline and Points Values Specified in the New York State RFP. If the Two Readers Could Not Come to Consensus, a Third Reader Was Asked to Review the Proposal and to Work With the Original Two Readers to Submit a Consensus Score Sheet. the Reviewers Then Submitted Their Consensus Score Sheets for Each Proposal to the Commission Which Were Ranked According to Score From Highest to Lowest. After Evaluating the Proposals, the Commission Recommended the Top 50 Percent of All Proposals Scored for Funding to the Corporation, as the Programming Proposed Would Increase Geographic Diversity of the State's Americorps Portfolio, Increase Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities to Serve in Americorps And/or to Receive Americorps Services, or Focus on a Need Not Otherwise Addressed in Its Americorps Programming. the Commission Has Ranked Its Top Five Proposals Based on Our Review Process. the Commission Has Also Submitted Proposals by Grand Street Settlement and the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York. These Two Proposals Received Identical Scores and Ranked Just Below the Five Proposals Ranked in Egrants; as Egrants Does Not Allow the Commission to Submit Tied Rankings, We Note Their Rankings Here.