BOARD01944

• Board Meeting Date: 1/27/2004
• Description: ISF and Flood Sections - Revised Colorado Watershed Protection Fund Grant Program Guidance
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

the-ground projects to restore and protect the lands and natural resources within Colorado
watersheds.

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Proiect Grants

These grants will support projects that promote the improvement and/or protection ofthe
condition of the watershed. This could include projects such as water quality and/or water
quantity monitoring, participation in the development and/or implementation of total maximum
daily loads (TMDLs), implementation of watershed related best management practices, flood
protection, channel stability, and a wide variety of other riparian, streambank and habitat
restoration efforts.

Watershed restoration or protection projects can be very costly, and this grant can be used as
matching money for larger grants or grants that need nonfederalmatch. Grants can be used in
multi-objective projects when multiple partners and funding sources need to be managed. The
suggested maximum for this grant type is $50,000.

Planning Grants

Development and implementation of a successful watershed restoration or protection project
requires appropriate planning. This second category of grants will support these planning
efforts. Such efforts may include data collection and assessment, analysis of project alternatives,
project permitting, acquisition of funding for a project, and outreach efforts to ensure the .
education, involvement and support of the local community. The suggested maximum amount
for this type of grant is $25,000.

3. Application Evaluation Criteria

As a threshold matter, only grant applications that conform to the Applicant Qualifications set
forth above will be considered. Grant applications that meet these qualifications will then be
evaluated with respect to the following three factors:
. How well does the applicant fit the qualifications test?
. Does the applicant organization have the capability to accomplish the proposed work?
. How effective is the proposal at accomplishing the legislative intent of "restoration and
protection ofland and natural resources within the watersheds in Colorado"?

These factors will be evaluated by applying the following criteria and rating system:

Qualifications Evaluation (Maximum of 30 points)

This factor assesses how well the applicant fits the qualifications test:

· How diverse is the organization in terms of stakeholder participation and involvement?
(Maximum of 5 points)

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