AMA FY 2025 Ranking Questions for Rhode Island - Signup 1 (Oct. 4, 2024)
Applicability
Did the producer apply for AMA funding?
- YES — Points: 0
- NO — Points: 0
Category Question
Select the purpose of the application:
- Irrigation Practices — Points: 0
- High Tunnel System — Points: 0
Program Questions
- Is the land permanently protected through a CONSERVATION EASEMENT, purchase of development rights or other mechanism?
- Yes — Points: 20
- Otherwise — Points: 0
- If the participant self-certified as a Beginning Farmer Rancher (BFR), how many years have they been farming? Choose only ONE response:
- 0-3 — Points: 6
- 4-6 — Points: 8
- 7-10 — Points:10
- 0 — Points: 0
- Did the participant self certify as a Veteran Farmer Rancher (VFR)?
- YES — Points: 10
- NO — Points: 0
- Did the participant self certify as a Limited Resource Farmer Rancher (LFR)?
- YES — Points: 10
- NO — Points: 0
- Did the participant self certify as a Socially Disadvantaged Farmer Rancher (SDFR)?
- YES — Points: 10
- NO — Points: 0
- Does the participant have a written irrigation plan that meets NRCS practice standards & management criteria as identified in the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG)?
- YES — Points: 45
- NO — Points: 0
- Did the applicant apply for funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 but was previously NOT funded?
- Yes — Points: 50
- Not applicable — Points: 0
- If this application is approved for funding, will this be the applicant's first AMA contract?
- YES — Points: 50
- NOT APPLICABLE — Points: 0
- Has the participant been in contract violation with a prior USDA NRCS Contract within the past 3 years?
- YES — Points: -25
- NO — Points: 0
- Has the participant had a USDA NRCS Contract terminated within the past 3 years?
- YES — Points: -100
- NO — Points: 0
Resource Questions
- Does the schedule of operations include implementation of practices that address Degraded Plant Condition?
- Yes — Points: 25
- Not Applicable — Points: 0
- Does the schedule of operations include implementation of practices that address Source Water Depletion?
- Yes — Points: 30
- Not Applicable — Points: 0
- Does the schedule of operations include implementation of practices that address Field Sediment, Nutrient, and Pathogen Loss?
- Yes — Points: 20
- Not Applicable — Points: 0
- Does the schedule of operations include implementation of practices that address Weather Resilience?
- Yes — Points: 15
- Not Applicable — Points: 0
- Does the schedule of operations include implementation of practices that address Concentrated Erosion?
- Yes — Points: 10
- Not Applicable — Points: 0
- Does the Conservation Plan include one or more conservation practices from the Climate-Smart Ag & Forestry Mitigation Activities List (FY25 Version)?
- 3+ Climate Smart practices are planned — Points: 10
- 1 or 2 Climate Smart practices are planned — Points: 5
- Zero (0) Climate Smart practices are planned — Points: 0
- What is the distance from the Planned Land Unit (PLU) to water bodies including streams, ponds, lakes, estuaries, or all surface waters?
- PLU is equal to 100 feet or less from waterbody — Points: 40
- PLU is 100-500 feet from waterbody — Points: 30
- PLU is 500-1000 feet from a waterbody — Points: 20
- There is no waterbody near or in the PLU — Points: 0
- Is the Planned Land Unit (PLU) 100 feet or less from the edge of the wetland?
- PLU is 100 feet or less from the edge of the wetland — Points: 10
- Otherwise — Points: 0
- Does the Planned Land Unit (PLU) include Prime and State Important Soils?
- Yes, PLU contains prime or state important soils — Points: 20
- Otherwise — Points: 0
- Based on the source water dashboard, is the Planned Land Unit (PLU) located in a "high" / targeted source water watershed?
- Yes — Points: 15
- Otherwise — Points: 0
- Is the project in one of the source water priority watersheds?
- Yes — Points: 5
- Otherwise — Points: 0
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