Application for contracts and selecting applications.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (2) NRCS, to the greatest extent practicable, will group applications of similar crop, forestry, and livestock operations for evaluation purposes. (3) Applications may be accepted on a continuous basis throughout the year. (4) Producers who are members of a joint operation may file a single application for ranking purposes for the joint operation. (b) (1) Will establish ranking pools to address a specific resource concern by geographic area or agricultural operation type with advice from the State Technical Committee, Tribal Conservation Advisory Council, or local working groups; (2) Will develop an evaluation process using, where applicable, science-based tools to prioritize and rank applications for funding that considers national, State, and local priority resource concerns, taking into account the factors related to conservation benefits to address identified resource concerns through implementation of conservation practices such as: (i) The degree of cost-effectiveness of the proposed conservation practices; (ii) The magnitude of the expected conservation benefits resulting from the conservation treatment and the priority of the resource concerns that (iii) How effectively and comprehensively the project addresses the designated resource concern or resource concerns; (iv) Use of conservation practices that provide long-term conservation enhancements; (v) Compliance with Federal, State, Tribal, or local regulatory requirements concerning soil, water, and air quality;

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1466.20