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(i) Responsiveness Review. This section includes information on the criteria that make an application or project ineligible. These are sometimes referred to as responsiveness criteria, go-no-go criteria, or threshold criteria. Federal agencies may change the title of this section as appropriate. This section must include the following: (A) A brief understanding of the Federal agency responsiveness review process. (B) A list and enough detail to understand the criteria or disqualifying factors to be reviewed. (C) A reference to the regulation or requirement that describes the restriction, if applicable. For example, if entities that have been found to be in violation of a particular Federal statute are ineligible, say so. (ii) Review Criteria. This section must address the review criteria that the Federal agency will use to evaluate applications for merit. This information includes the merit and other review criteria evaluators will use to judge applications, including any statutory, regulatory, or other preferences that will be applied in the review process. These criteria are distinct from eligibility criteria that are addressed before an application is accepted for review and any program policy or other factors that are applied during the selection process, after the review process is completed.