Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 698 - OREGON WATERSHED ENHANCEMENT BOARD, OREGON AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM
Division 10 - CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLANS
Section 698-010-0100 - Technical Review and Funding Process

(1) Technical review of Conservation Management Plan Grant applications shall occur based on information provided in the grant application and technical review team expertise about the area and the project. The Commission shall appoint one or more technical committees to evaluate and rank applications for grants for conservation management plans. Those rankings will be provided to the commission to inform the commission's final ranking and funding recommendations to the OWEB board.

(2) Applications shall be evaluated according to criteria described in OAR 698-010-0090.

(3) The ranking system shall provide for the ranking of conservation management plans alone and not as part of an application that includes a working land conservation covenant or easement.

(4) The technical committee(s) shall provide ranking recommendations to OWEB staff. OWEB staff will review technical committee recommendations and provide funding recommendations to the Commission.

(5) The Commission shall review and consider the recommendations of the technical committee(s) and consult with the Board concerning grant applications.

(6) The Commission shall make funding recommendations to the Board based on the availability of funding from the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.

(7) The Board approves Conservation Management Plan Grants. The Board may fund a grant application in whole or in part.