OAR 695-025-0150: Technical Review Process

(1) For monitoring grant applications seeking grant funds that require the Board to make a funding decision: (a) A statewide team with monitoring expertise from natural resource agencies will be convened to review monitoring grant applications using the following process: (A) Prior to meeting, the statewide team shall receive each application, past evaluations for resubmitted projects and an evaluation sheet that references criteria as described in OAR 695-025-0140 to complete for each application; and (B) The statewide team will evaluate each application individually based on the information provided and in accordance with criteria in OAR 695-025-0140. (C) At the statewide team meeting, the statewide team shall: (i) Recommend fund; (ii) Recommend fund with conditions; (iii) Do not recommend funding; or (iv) Defer to staff or the Board with an explanation if there is a policy issue or budget issue that needs to be addressed by the Board prior to a funding decision; and (D) Rank order of projects recommended for funding based on how well the project meet the criteria established in OAR 695-025-0140. (b) The project description, summary evaluation and funding recommendation for all projects, and the rank order of projects recommended for funding shall be provided from the statewide team to staff for their consideration. This information will be provided to all applicants and to the Board. (2) For monitoring grant applications seeking grant funds that have been delegated to the Director: (a) A statewide team with monitoring expertise from natural resource agencies may be convened to review monitoring grant applications using the following process: (A) Prior to meeting, the statewide team shall receive each application, past evaluations for resubmitted projects, and an evaluation sheet that references criteria as described in OAR 695-025-0140 to complete for each application; and (B) The statewide team will evaluate each application individually based on the information provided and in accordance with criteria in OAR 695-025-0140. (b) A technical review team will be convened to review monitoring grant applications and evaluate each application individually based on any statewide team feedback and how well the proposed project meets the criteria in OAR 695-025-0140; this information will be provided to the applicants and the Director.