IRA-CSP FY 2023 Ranking Criteria for Rhode Island Non-Industrial Private Forest 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 Question

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

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

Program Questions

1. Select ALL applicable Historically Underserved (HU) category 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. Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (FOREST) with the fewest number of STATE PRIORITY Resource Concerns met at the 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 at the time of application – Points: 95
   2. Seven (7) state priority resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 90
   3. Six (6) state priority resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 80
   4. Five (5) state priority resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 70
   5. Four (4) state priority resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 60
   6. Three (3) state priority resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 50
   7. Two (2) state priority resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 40
   8. One (1) state priority resource concern is met at the time of application – Points: 30
   9. No state priority resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 0
4. Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (FOREST) with the fewest number of RESOURCE CONCERNS met at the time of application - including national & state resource concerns. 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 at the time of application – Points: 80
   2. Five or Six (5-6) resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 70
   3. Three or Four (3-4) resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 50
   4. One or Two (1-2) resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 20
   5. No (zero) resource concerns are met at the time of application – Points: 0

Resource Questions

1. Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (Forest) 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 by the end of the contract – Points: 45
   2. Seven (7) state priority resource concerns will be met by the end of the contract – Points: 40
   3. Six (6) state priority resource concerns will be met by the end of the contract – Points: 35
   4. Five (5) state priority resource concerns will be met by the end of the contract – Points: 30
   5. Four (4) state priority resource concerns will be met by the end of the contract – Points: 25
   6. Three (3) state priority resource concerns will be met by the end of the contract – Points: 20
   7. Two (2) state priority resource concerns will be met by the end of the contract – Points: 15
   8. One (1) state priority resource concern will be met by the end of the contract – Points: 10
   9. No (zero) state priority resource concerns will be met by the end of the contract – Points: 0
2. Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (Forest) 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 by the end of the contract – Points: 55
   2. Seven (7) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 45
   3. Six (6) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 40
   4. Five (5) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 35
   5. Four (4) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 30
   6. Three (3) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 25
   7. Two (2) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 20
   8. One (1) state priority resource concern will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 15
   9. No (zero) state priority resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 0
3. Using the CART CSP Classic Report completed for this application, identify the land use (Forest) 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 by the end of the contract – Points: 50
   2. Five or Six (5-6) resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 45
   3. Three or Four (3-4) resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 30
   4. One or Two (1-2) resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – Points: 20
   5. No (zero) resource concerns will be exceeded by the end of the contract – 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, 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