OAR 695-047-0060. Evaluation Criteria

Focused Investment Partnership Initiative applications shall be evaluated on: (1) The extent to which the partnership has the capacity to partner and engage the community within the Initiative geography; (2) The extent to which the partnership demonstrates an established governance structure and a shared history of collaboratively implementing Conservation Actions and adaptively managing to achieve Conservation Outputs; (3) The composition of the partnership is appropriate to achieve Ecological Outcomes within the Initiative; (4) The extent to which the partnership's Theory of Change supports the proposed Initiative and aligns with a Board identified ecological priority; (5) The extent to which the Conservation Actions and Conservation Outputs described in the proposed Work Plan will make progress toward Ecological Outcomes; (6) The extent to which the partnership demonstrates a process to track Conservation Outputs that are aligned with Ecological Outcomes; and (7) The extent to which the allocation of funds across proposed grant types will support the achievement of the proposed Ecological Outcomes and catalyze additional investments.