FY2024 Ranking Criteria for Caribbean Area Conservation Stewardship Program Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) AgLand General - ACT NOW
Applicability
Is the application being submitted for financial assistance for FY24 CSP-IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) AgLand General?
- a. Yes — Points: 0
- b. No — Points: 0
Category Question
Conservation treatments for assessed PLUs are in:
- a. Puerto Rico — Points: 0
- b. U.S. Virgin Islands — Points: 0
Program Question
1. (Select ONE) At the time of application, the applicant meets -
- a. 6-8 priority resource concern categories across all land uses included in the
operation (excluding farmstead and associated ag land) — Points: 150 - b. 3-5 priority resource concern categories across all land uses included in the
operation (excluding farmstead and associated ag land) — Points: 125 - c. 1-2 priority resource concern categories across all land uses included in the
operation (excluding farmstead and associated ag land) — Points: 100 - d. 4-8 priority resource concern categories on at least one land use included in the operation. (excluding farmstead and associated ag land) — Points: 75
- e. 1-3 priority resource concern categories on at least one land use included in the operation. (excluding farmstead and associated ag land) — Points: 50
Resource Question
1. (Select ONE) By the end of the contract, the applicant will implement additional conservation activities across the operation that allows the producer to -
- a. Exceed the stewardship threshold for 4 or more additional resource concern categories on at least two land uses. — Points: 200
- b. Exceed the stewardship threshold for 3 additional resource concern categories on at least two land uses. — Points: 175
- c. Exceed the stewardship threshold for 1-2 additional resource concern categories on at least two land uses. — Points: 150
- d. Exceed the stewardship threshold for 4 or more additional resource concern categories on one land use. — Points: 125
- e. Exceed the stewardship threshold for 3 additional resource concern categories on one land use. — Points: 100
- f. Exceed the stewardship threshold for 1-2 additional resource concern categories on one land use. — Points: 75
- g. Meet the stewardship threshold for 3 additional resource concern categories on at least two land uses. — Points: 50
- h. Meet the stewardship threshold for 1-2 additional resource concern categories on at least two land uses. — Points: 25
- i. Meet the stewardship threshold for 3 additional resource concern categories on one land use. — Points: 10
- j. Meet the stewardship threshold for 1-2 additional resource concern categories on at least one land use. — Points: 5