Determination.

Determination. The Agency will compile the results for each area of the technical report to determine if the project has technical merit.
(1) A project whose technical report receives a “pass” in each of the applicable technical report areas will be considered to have “technical merit.”
(2) A project whose technical report receives a “pass with conditions” in one or more the applicable areas will be considered to have “conditional technical merit.”
(3) A project whose technical report receives a “fail” in any one technical report area will be considered to be without technical merit.

Source

7 CFR § 4280.117

Scoping language

The Agency will determine the technical merit of all proposed projects for which complete applications are submitted under 4280.118, 4280.119, and 4280.120 under this subpart using the procedures specified in this section. Only projects that have been determined by the Agency to have technical merit are eligible for funding under this subpart.