How is the determination of priority areas established? If significant, how often is this prioritization reviewed and what is the process for seeking it to be changed?
It would not be possible to predict how much influence this one factor will be in this evaluation/ranking of the proposal in comparison with other project proposals. It is a competitive evaluation process and each proposal is dependent upon what that partner is including in their project. Location in a priority area may or may not be significant depending upon all the potential factors and project features that a partner may wish to offer. This year, NRCS did provide more points and recognition of potential projects which were located in the legislative intended priority areas. As Congress established the priority areas, NRCS does not expect any change to them. Based upon the partner proposal map and location description, NRCS will make the determination if the project is in a priority area and any associated ranking points. Note you can download the evaluation criteria and ranking guidance from the AWEP web site to see all the points that can be assigned through the evaluation process
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