Ranking criteria and proposal selection.
36 C.F.R. § 230.5
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01The Forest Service will evaluate all applications received by the State Foresters or equivalent officials of the Indian Tribes and award grants based on the following criteria:
(a) Type and extent of community benefits provided (§ 230.2);
(b) Extent and nature of community engagement in the establishment and long-term management of the community forest;
(c) Extent to which the community forest contributes to a landscape conservation initiative;
(d) Likelihood that, unprotected, the property would be converted to nonforest uses;
(e) Amount of cost share leveraged;
(f) Extent of due diligence completed on the project, including cost share committed and status of appraisal;
(g) Costs to the Federal Government; and
(h) Additional considerations as may be outlined in the RFA.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-36.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
