Or. Admin. R. 695-046-0200 - Application Evaluation Process

(1) For water acquisition applications seeking grant funds that require the Board to make a funding decision:

(a) A Technical Review Team will be convened to review water acquisition grant applications.

(b) Prior to the Technical Review Team meeting, the Technical Review Team shall evaluate each application based on the information provided and the evaluation criteria as described in OAR 695-046-0196.

(c) At the Technical Review Team meeting, the Technical Review Team shall:

(A) Review and evaluate each project individually based on how well the proposed project meets the criteria as described in OAR 695-046-0196.

(B) Recommend the project as:

(i) Do fund;

(ii) Do fund with conditions:

(iii) Do not fund; 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

(C) Rank order all projects recommended for funding based on how well the project meets the criteria established in OAR 695-046-0196.

(d) The project description, summary evaluation, and funding recommendation for all projects, and the rank order of projects recommended for funding shall be forwarded from the Technical Review Team to Board staff for their consideration. This information will be provided to all applicants and to the Board.

(2) For water acquisition grant applications seeking grant funds that have been Delegated to the Director;

(a) A Technical Review Team will be convened to review grant applications.

(b) The Technical Review Team shall review and evaluate each project based on how well the proposed project meets the criteria in OAR 695-046-0196 and provide feedback and recommendations to OWEB staff.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 695-046-0200

OWEB 2-2013, f. & cert. ef. 6-19-13; OWEB 2-2020, amend filed 04/27/2020, effective 5/1/2020

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 541.906

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 541.932(9)