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of early intervention services. Sec. 47.20.075. Grant authority. The department may award grants for covered services to children and their families who are eligible under AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290. Sec. 47.20.080. Program eligibility. (a) A child and the child's family are eligible for core early intervention services and additional early intervention services under AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290 if the child is under the age of three and (1) experiencing developmental delay or disability; or (2) at risk of experiencing developmental delay or disability if early intervention services are not provided. (b) If the department estimates that funding available for services under AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290 will be insufficient to provide services to all persons who are eligible under (a) of this section, the department shall eliminate coverage for services in the following order: (1) additional early intervention services for persons eligible under (a)(2) of this section; (2) additional early intervention services for persons eligible under (a)(1) of this section; (3) core early intervention services for persons eligible under (a)(2) of this section; and (4) core early intervention services for persons eligible under (a)(1) of this section. Sec. 47.20.090. Finding and evaluating eligible participants. (a) The department shall establish a comprehensive system for finding children and their families who are eligible for services under AS 47.20.060 — 47.20.290. This child find system must (1) include a public awareness program focusing on early identification of developmentally delayed and disabled children under three years of age; (2) provide for participation by primary referral sources; and (3) include procedures with timelines for referral of eligible participants to service providers. (b) The department shall, within 45 days after a child's referral for services under (a) of this section, ensure that all affected public agencies and service providers (1) provide for a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation of the functioning of the child and the needs of the child's family so that the family can appropriately assist in the development of the child; (2) in consultation with the child's parents, develop a written individualized service plan that identifies how the needs of the child and the family could be met.