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Application Instructions:
All blocks are fill-in enabled and character locked. Applicants
must fit all information into the allotted space. The application
can be no longer than 5 pages. Applications that have been modified
to go beyond 5 pages and any attachments (except the required map)
will not be considered by the review committee. Application
guidelines by box number:
Box 1
Basic applicant information.
Box 2
Project information includes basic information about location, CWPP,
ect.
– Total Treated Acres
and Cost Per Acre (total treatment acres/ total project cost = CPA);
please note these fields are automatically calculated.
– Latitude and
longitude (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
) Click the word “Map” to find specific location. Click a spot on the
map to find Lat-Long. You may also determine the Congressional
District for this area by turning this feature “On,” which is located
to the left of the map.
Box 3
The project area description should give a brief overview of
the project and details or specifics.
Box 4
The project timeline should include: begin/end dates, milestones,
quarterly accomplishments, etc.
Box 5
The scope of work should explain exactly how the grant dollars will be
spent on this project. Unlike the overview, this will provide the
specific details of the project. Please remember to be concise.
Box 6
Clearly show collaborative elements and partners associated with the
project.
Box 7 Project longevity, planned maintenance, and
monitoring for specified amount of time. Identify change of fuels
condition and length of time treatment will be effective.
Box 8 The Check box must be selected to indicate if the
project is going to include biomass utilization. Questions 1
through 3 in Box 8 must be answered to demonstrate the quantity,
value, and manner of the marketing or utilization of biomass
production.
Project Budget Page The totals in
these boxes add automatically when all data is entered into the
fields. You must press enter or tab to the next box before it will
automatically add.
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Grant Criteria for Scoring Eligibility Considerations: |
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Project is identified in a
CWPP completed by February 6, 2009
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Adjacent to a federal land
fuels reduction project planned within the next three years
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In a high-risk area as
identified in the statewide risk assessment
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The federal share of the
project budget is a maximum of $200,000
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Have collaborative match of at least 50 percent of the total
project budget (may include in-kind)
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Include an electronic map
clearly identifying the project area on non-federal ground and the
adjacent federal project or projects (must be smaller than 2 Mb)
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Yes = Eligible |
No = Ineligible |
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Eligible applications will be scored based upon: |
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1 |
Is this project achievable?
(time, goals, budget, etc.) |
Yes = 1 |
No = 0 |
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2 |
Is this project measurable?
(# of acres treated, method of treatment) |
Yes = 1 |
No = 0 |
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3 |
Is the applicant clearly
showing collaborative elements and partners? (confidence level) |
Yes = 1 |
No = 0 |
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4 |
Does the application clearly
demonstrate an independent project, with longevity sustained
through effective maintenance, which does not require federal
money? |
Clearly Defined = 2 |
Mentioned but not defined = 1 |
None = 0 |
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5 |
If the applicant is utilizing
biomass is there a measurable quantity and value of an end-result
product clearly defined? |
Clearly Defined = 2 |
Mentioned but not defined = 1 |
None = 0 |
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