The Department expects that one hundred percent (100%) of the funds awarded will be spent to provide financial assistance to students enrolled in an institution(s) that meet the criteria defined in the FY25 GAA and listed below: 7070-0065: “provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for financial assistance to students enrolled in independent, nonprofit vocational technical institutions of higher education in the commonwealth that are minority-serving institutions as defined by the United States Department of Education at least twice in the previous 4 years and whose majority of students are eligible for Pell grants” Evaluation Criteria Contractors must submit responses that meet all the submission requirements of the RFR. Only responsive proposals that meet the submission requirements will be evaluated, scored and ranked by the evaluation team according to the evaluation criteria. Additional information may be requested for evaluation purposes.
