Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part I - Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and Agencies Thereunder › Chapter 9 - Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program › Section I-905 - Application Process

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Project
				Selection Board will solicit grant submission cycles each year, contingent upon
				availability of funding. The program has a two-phase approach to the grant
				process; a pre-application and a full application.
B. Pre-Application Process
1. Pre-application serves as the basis for
				determining project eligibility. All eligible projects will be invited to
				submit a full application. Full applications are fundamentally comprised of
				weighted grading criteria, which shall accumulate a total score reviewable by
				Technical Advisory Board. Scored and ranked full applications will be submitted
				to the Project Selection Board.
2.
				Upon the direction of the Project Selection Board, LDWF shall publish a request
				for proposals on its website
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/louisiana-outdoors-forever
for a period of 60 days.
3.
				Pre-application submissions shall be submitted via online application forms
				prescribed by LDWF and available at
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/louisiana-outdoors-forever
.
				Pre-applications can be a maximum of seven pages. All preapplications must
				include the following:
a. Cover Letter-This
				official letter is the instrument demonstrating support and authority to submit
				a pre-application, signed by a ranking authorizing representative of the entity
				(board chairperson, parish president, commissioner, mayor, etc.). It must be on
				official letterhead.
b. project
				title;
c. project
				category/categories;
d. project
				location;
e. project map;
f. project description including benefits
				related to project category and surrounding community/state;
g. generalized project budget
				worksheet;
h. responses to each of
				the evaluation criteria:
i. total project
				cost;
ii. total funding
				requested;
iii. match
				commitment(s)-including type, status-committed or potential, and
				source;
iv. accordance/non-conflict
				with existing state, local, and federal plans (list which plan(s);
v. timeline-time to complete, time to
				realization of conservations benefits, and whether the project could be
				completed by the close of this funding cycle;
i. estimated or actual appraisal (if
				applicable, in addition to the seven-page limit on letters of
				maximum);
j. optional documentation
				(not counted towards the seven page limit on pre-applications);
i. letter of support;
ii. letter of financial commitment from
				sponsors and partners;
4. Pre-Application Evaluation Criteria
a. Pre-applications will be reviewed by the
				Technical Advisory Board on the below evaluation criteria. Applicants that meet
				the criteria will be invited to complete a full application. Applicants should
				be sure their pre-application contains enough information for reviewers to
				consider all criteria.
Applicant Partner (mark
							 affiliation):
Local governing authority
Political subdivision of the state
State agency
Non-government organization working with public
							 agency
Local governing authority
Project Category (mark all that
							 apply):
Land conservation of important natural areas,
							 including fish and wildlife habitat
Water quality projects related to land conservation
							 or land management, including those lands that protect drinking water
							 supplies
Conservation project on working land, farms, and
							 forested land
Conservation project on recreational properties
							 related to important natural areas and public use
Conservation project on historic properties adjacent
							 to or integral to habitat restoration or enhancement
Considerations
Is the total cost outlined in the pre-application?
							 (Y/N)
Does the pre-application describe funding or other
							 type of match? (Y/N)
Does the pre-application describe how the project
							 will provide benefits into the future? (Y/N)
Does the project align with any state plan?
							 (Y/N)
Is the project contiguous with other conservation
							 properties? (Y/N)
Is the project in an underserved area or an area of
							 designated need? (Y/N)
Does the proposal contain a schedule for timely
							 completion? (Y/N)
Is there a plan for maintenance and management of the
							 project (sustainability through time)? (Y/N)