Grant Assessment Scoring Matrix

Detects internal scoring sheets, panellist rankings, weighted criteria assessments, and funding recommendations for competitive government grant programs before public announcement.

Type

keyword_proximity

Engine

universal

Confidence

high

Confidence justification

High confidence: the combination of grant assessment terminology with scoring patterns and probity markers is highly specific to pre-announcement evaluation documents.

Jurisdictions

au

Regulations

Financial Accountability Act 2009 (Qld)

Frameworks

QGISCF

Data categories

financial, government

Scope

wide

Risk rating

8

Pattern

\b\d{1,3}(\.\d{1,2})?\s*/\s*\d{1,3}\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

assessment, scoring, evaluation, panel, grant, funding, program, score, rank, weighting, recommendation, shortlist, probity, merit-based, financial, fiscal, monetary, accounting, treasury, audit (+24 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• PROTECTED - Grant Assessment Scoring Matrix. Program: Regional Infrastructure Fund Round 3. Panel scoring: Applicant A - Criteria 1: 8/10, Criteria 2: 7/10. Weighted total: 82.5. Recommendation: Fund. Probity note: not for distribution outside assessment panel. — Grant scoring matrix with applicant scores and recommendations
• Evaluation Panel Summary — Community Grants 2026. Assessment weighting: Financial viability 30%, Project merit 40%, Community benefit 30%. Shortlist recommendation: 12 of 47 applications recommended for funding. Total funding recommended: $4.2M. PROTECTED. — Grant evaluation summary with weighted criteria and shortlist

Should not match

• Grant Program Guidelines 2026 — Applications are assessed against merit-based criteria including financial viability and project outcomes. Published by the Department. — Published grant guidelines — public document describing process
• Media Release: Minister announces $5M in regional grants. Successful applicants include Townsville Community Centre and Cairns Youth Services. — Post-announcement media release with grant outcomes

Known false positives

• Published grant guidelines describing assessment criteria Mitigation: Exclude documents containing 'guidelines', 'how to apply', 'published', 'media release' without scoring data
• Post-announcement grant outcome reports Mitigation: Exclude documents containing 'announced', 'successful applicants', 'congratulations' indicating public release