IRA-CSP FY 2023 Ranking Criteria for Rhode Island Ag Land

Applicability

Will this application address the IRA resource concerns by including at least ONE CORE activity?

1. YES – Points:  N/A
2. NO – Points:  N/A

Category 

Please select all applicable Categories (Funding Pools) - MULTIPLE CATEGORIES MAY BE SELECTED

1. CSP IRA Classic Agland – Points: N/A
2. CSP IRA Classic Agland BFR – Points: N/A
3. CSP IRA Classic Agland SDFR – Points: N/A
4. Not eligible – Points: N/A

Program Questions

1. Select ALL applicable Historically Underserved (HU) categories identified on the NRCS-CPA-1200, Conservation Program Application. (May select multiple answers.)
   1. Applicant self-certified as a Veteran Farmer Rancher (VFR)? – Points: 5
   2. Applicant self-certified as a Limited Resource Farmer Rancher (LFR)? – Points: 5
   3. Applicant self-certified as a Socially Disadvantaged Farmer Rancher (SDFR)? – Points: 5
   4. Applicant self-certified as a Beginning Farmer (BFR)? – Points: 5
   5. Applicant does NOT qualify or self identify in one of these categories – Points: 0
2. Did the applicant participate in the CRP Transition Incentives Program (TIP), and land included in the CSP application has come out of CRP within the last two years?
   1. YES – Points: 5
   2. NO – Points: 0
3. Status at 'Time of Application': Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (Cropland or Pasture) with the fewest number of STATE PRIORITY Resource Concerns met at the time of application. How many State PRC are met at time of application? Note: Associated Ag Land and Farmstead land uses are excluded from consideration. Choose one response.
   1. All eight (8) state priority resource concerns are met – Points: 95
   2. Seven (7) state priority resource concerns are met – Points: 90
   3. Six (6) state priority resource concerns are met – Points: 80
   4. Five (5) state priority resource concerns are met – Points: 70
   5. Four (4) state priority resource concerns are met – Points: 60
   6. Three (3) state priority resource concerns are met – Points: 50
   7. Two (2) state priority resource concerns are met. Points: 40
   8. One (1) state priority resource concern is met – Points: 30
   9. No (zero) state priority resource concerns are met – Points: 0
4. Status at 'Time of Application': Using the CART CSP Classic Reports completed for this application, identify the land use (Cropland or Pasture) with the fewest number of OVERALL resource concerns (national & state) met at the time of application. How many resource concerns are met at time of application? Consider all resource concerns when answering this question. Note: Associated Ag Land and Farmstead land uses are excluded from consideration. Choose ONE response.
   1. Seven or more (7+) resource concerns are met – Points: 80
   2. Five or Six (5-6) resource concerns are met – Points: 70
   3. Three or Four (3-4) resource concerns are met – Points: 50
   4. One or Two (1-2) resource concerns are met – Points: 20
   5. No (zero) resource concerns are met – Points: 0

Resource Questions

1. Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (Cropland or Pasture) with the fewest number of STATE PRIORITY Resource Concerns that were NOT MET at application, but due to planned CSP activities will be MET by the end of the contract. Note: Associated Ag Land and Farmstead land uses are excluded from consideration. Choose ONE response.
   1. All eight (8) state priority resource concerns will be met – Points: 45
   2. Seven (7) state priority resource concerns will be met – Points: 40
   3. Six (6) state priority resource concerns will be met – Points: 35
   4. Five (5) state priority resource concerns will be met – Points: 30
   5. Four (4) state priority resource concerns will be met – Points: 25
   6. Three (3) state priority resource concerns will be met – Points: 20
   7. Two (2) state priority resource concerns will be met – Points: 15
   8. One (1) state priority resource concern will be met – Points: 10
   9. No (zero) state priority resource concerns will be met – Points: 0
2. Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (Cropland or Pasture) with the fewest number of STATE PRIORITY RESOURCE CONCERNS that were met at time of application, but due to planned CSP activities will be EXCEEDED by the end of the contract. Note: Associated Ag Land and Farmstead land uses are excluded from consideration. Choose ONE response.
   1. All eight (8) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 55
   2. Seven (7) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 45
   3. Six (6) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 40
   4. Five (5) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 35
   5. Four (4) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 30
   6. Three (3) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 25
   7. Two (2) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 20
   8. One (1) state priority resource concern will be exceeded – Points: 15
   9. No state priority resource concerns are exceeded – Points: 0
3. Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (Cropland or Pasture) with the fewest number of resource concerns (national & state) that were met at application, but due to planned CSP activities will be exceeded by the end of the contract. Consider ALL resource concerns when answering this question. Note: Associated Ag Land and Farmstead land uses are excluded from consideration. Choose ONE response.
   1. Seven or more (7+) resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 50
   2. Five or Six (5-6) resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 45
   3. Three or Four (3-4) resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 30
   4. One or Two (1-2) resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 20
   5. No (zero) resource concerns will be exceeded – Points: 0
4. Does the Conservation Plan include one or more conservation practices from the Climate-Smart Ag & Forestry Mitigation Activities from the CORE practice List?
   1. 5+ CORE Climate practices are planned – Points: 10
   2. 3 to 4 CORE Climate practices are planned – Points: 8
   3. 1 to 2 CORE Climate practices are planned – Points: 5
5. What is the distance from the Planned Land Unit (PLU) to water bodies including streams, ponds, lakes, estuaries, or all surface waters?
   1. PLU is equal to or less than 100 ft from waterbody – Points: 20
   2. PLU is 100-500 ft from waterbody – Points: 15
   3. PLU is 500-1000 ft from a waterbody – Points: 10
   4. There is no waterbody near or in the PLU – Points: 0
6. Is the Planned Land Unit (PLU) 100 ft or less from the edge of the wetland?
   1. YES, the PLU is 100 ft or less from the edge of the wetland – Points: 5
   2. Otherwise / No – Points: 0
7. Does the Planned Land Unit (PLU) include Prime and State Importance Soils?
   1. YES, the PLU contains prime or state important soils – Points: 10
   2. Otherwise/NO – Points: 0
8. Based on the source water dashboard, is the Planned Land Unit (PLU) located in a "high" / targeted source water watershed?
   1. Yes – Points: 3
   2. No – Points: 0
9. Is the project in one of the source water priority watersheds?
   1. Yes – Points: 2
   2. No – Points: 0