New Hampshire- Federal Lands Access Program

Page 3 of 6

Appendix A - Access Program Screening Process

Project Screening and Rating Criteria for General Projects

Instructions: If the answer is yes to criteria below, then allocate points. Points are cumulative. 

**First two “Base” criteria shall have points, otherwise project does not move forward to Step 2 (Rating Criteria).

STEP 1: INITIAL SCREENING (max 200 points) Point allocation

Economic/Visitation Prioritization

Do FLMA, StateDOT, and Facility Owner agree that the project is an 

economic/visitation generator?

45

Do FLMA, StateDOT, and Facility Owner agree that the project is a priority? 45

Is Project on current State Transportation Improvement Plan? 10

Base**

Submitted by facility owner** 40

Project supported by FLMA** 40

20% Match No points

Leveraging additional funding 

more than the required 20% 

match

20% match + (1-10)% of project cost 5

20% match + (11-20)% of project cost 10

20% match + (21)% of project cost 20

STEP 2: PROJECT RATING (max 100 points)

General Projects Point allocation

Safety 30 (5-30 points)

Improves identified crash site 10

Improves identified hazardous conditions in Road Safety Audit 

(RSA)/Engineering Assessment 10

Improves safety for wide range of users 10

Accessibility and Mobility 20 (5-20 points)

Identified route connected to a FLMA inventory route 2

Identified need on FLMA plan, State or County Comprehensive Plan 6

Fills missing link in network, removes travel restriction, bottleneck 2

Improves mode choice, explores and enhances transit systems (i.e. operation 

and maintenance of transit facilities) 10

Preservation 20 (5-20 points)

Improves National Bridge Inventory System (NBIS) deficient bridge rating 10

Improves surface condition 10
New Hampshire- Federal Lands Access Program

Page 4 of 6

Economic Development 10 (5-10 points)

Increases/improves access to FLMA unit/area 3

Provides Economic Benefit to the Local Community 7

Environmental Quality and Sustainability 20 (5-20 p)

Improves water quality, fish passage and wildlife connectivity 5

Reduces erosion, scour, and/or sedimentation 5

Provides bicycle or pedestrian opportunities 10

TOTAL MAXIMUM POINTS (cumulative) = 300
New Hampshire- Federal Lands Access Program

Page 5 of 6

Appendix A - Access Program Screening Process

Project Screening and Rating Criteria for Studies and Assessments

Instructions: If the answer is yes to criteria below, then allocate points. Points are cumulative. 

**First two “Base” criteria shall have points, otherwise project does not move forward to Step 2 (Rating Criteria).

STEP 1: INITIAL SCREENING (max 200 points) Point allocation

Economic/Visitation Prioritization

Do FLMA, State DOT, and Facility Owner agree that the project is an 

economic/visitation generator? 

45

Do FLMA, State DOT, and Facility Owner agree that the project is a priority? 45

Is Project on current State Transportation Improvement Plan? 10

Base**

Submitted by facility owner** 40

Project supported by FLMA** 40

20% Match No points

Leveraging additional funding 

more than the required 20% 

match

20% match + (1-10)% of project cost 5

20% match + (11-20)% of project cost 10

20% match + (21)% of project cost 20

STEP 2: PROJECT RATING (max 100 points)

Studies and Assessments Point allocation

Safety 30 (5-30 points)

Will address issues related to safety 15

Will consider safety for all users (pedestrians, bicycles, motor vehicles) 15

Accessibility and Mobility 25 (5-25 points)

Will consider issues related to traffic congestion 15

Will address mode choice, explore and enhance transit systems (i.e. operation 

and maintenance of transit facilities) 10

Economic Development 20 (5-20 points)

Considers ways of attracting visitation 5

Addresses more than one FLMA 5

Provides Economic Benefit to the Local Community 10

Environmental Quality and Sustainability 25 (5-25 points)

Addresses water quality, fish passage and wildlife connectivity 5

Addresses erosion, scour, and/or sedimentation issues 10

Addresses bicycle or pedestrian opportunities 10

TOTAL MAXIMUM POINTS (cumulative) = 300