The program and project selection process shall consist of the following steps for each account.

(1) The committee shall create a technical review team. Membership on such team shall be at the discretion of the committee, but shall represent diversified interests and geographical distribution. Such team shall be responsible for screening applications for completeness. Those applications failing to meet the requirements set forth in the application guidelines identified in WAC 240-20-060 shall be recommended for rejection. The team shall then score each application deemed complete and prepare a preliminary ranked list of applications to present to the committee. All applicants shall be notified in writing as to their preliminary score and ranking.

(2) The committee shall review the applications and the recommended ranking of programs and projects received from the technical review team. The committee shall make the final selection of programs and projects.