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2026 Human Services Application Review
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HS Scoring
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1. Importance
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0
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10
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How important is it for the city to invest in this program considering gaps in care, alignment with city comprehensive plan, and emerging needs? Rate on a scale of 0 (not important for the city to invest) – 10 (important to invest to meet basic human needs)
2. Effectiveness
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10
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How effectively would this program meet the identified need? Rate on a scale of 0 (ineffective at meeting stated need/unclear) – 10 (has highest potential of being effective in meeting stated need/clearly stated rationale)
Cost Effectiveness
Rate each on a scale of 0 (very poor/unclear) – 5 (excellent)
3a. Financial Need
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0
to
5
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How effectively does the organization demonstrate the financial need for this particular funding? 0-5
3b. Budget Diversity
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0
to
5
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How diverse and healthy is the overall budget? 0-5
3c. Overhead Cost
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0
to
5
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How reasonable is the overhead cost? 0-5
3d. Unit of Service Cost
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0
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5
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How reasonable is the cost per unit of service? 0-5
3e. Resident Benefit
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0
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5
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How well will funds benefit City residents? 0-5
4. Outcome Measures
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10
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Does this program demonstrate meaningful outcome measures which are connected to the stated need? Rate on a scale of 0 (no meaningful outcome measures) – 10 (thoughtful outcome measures that capture improvement toward stated need)
5. Collaboration
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0
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10
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How well will this program actively collaborate with other entities in impactful, creative, and effective ways that amplify the efforts of all partners? Rate on scale of 0 (no meaningful collaborations/unclear) – 10 (Excellent collaborations)
6. Innovation & Adaptation
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10
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How effectively is this organization innovating and adapting to increase impact? Rate on a scale of 0 (no meaningful innovation or adaptation) – 10 (Highly effective innovation and adaptation)
7. Past Success
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5
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How successful has this organization been in the past in meeting their stated goals? Rate on a scale of 0 (Not successful/unclear) – 5 (Highly successful)
8. DEI Commitment
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0
to
5
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How well does this program/organization demonstrate a meaningful DEI commitment? Rate on a scale of 0 (no commitment) – 5 (transformative commitment)
9. Best Practices
(each scored as either 0 = no or 1 = yes)
9a. Trauma-informed
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0
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1
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Does this organization/program engage in trauma-informed practices? 0 or 1
9b. Board Giving
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0
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1
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Did this organization have 100% board participation in giving this fiscal year? 0 or 1
9c. Board attendance
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1
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Did this organization have 75% board meeting attendance this fiscal year? 0 or 1
9d. Strategic Plan
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1
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Does this organization have a clear strategic plan? 0 or 1
9e. Data-driven
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1
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Does this organization effectively utilize their program data to improve outcomes? 0 or 1
10. Program Success
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0
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10
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How much confidence do you have that this program will be a success? Rate on a scale of 0 (no confidence) – 10 (complete confidence)
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