OAR 629-603-0160: Adaptive Management Participation Grants

(1) Organizations on the AMPC and the IRST are eligible for participation grants to compensate the organization for organizational resources the organization dedicated to support the AMPC or the IRST. The Department of Forestry, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Environmental Quality, and federal agencies on the AMPC are not eligible for participation grants. (2) The Board of Forestry shall determine the budget available for participation grants every biennium pursuant to OAR 629-603-0130(2)(b). The budgeted funds shall be equally divided by the number of members from eligible organizations who apply for the grants. (3) The board shall award individual participation grants to eligible organizations who request these grants. (4) If an eligible organization on the IRST has more than one member on the IRST, each eligible organization shall receive individual participation grants for each of their members. (5) Notwithstanding section (2) of this rule, the board may choose to award some members higher grant amounts if the members have significantly higher workloads than other AMPC or IRST members.