{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-230.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 230.5","heading":"Ranking criteria and proposal selection.","body":"The Forest Service will evaluate all applications received by the State Foresters or equivalent officials of the Indian Tribes and award grants based on the following criteria:\n(a) Type and extent of community benefits provided (§ 230.2);\n(b) Extent and nature of community engagement in the establishment and long-term management of the community forest;\n(c) Extent to which the community forest contributes to a landscape conservation initiative;\n(d) Likelihood that, unprotected, the property would be converted to nonforest uses;\n(e) Amount of cost share leveraged;\n(f) Extent of due diligence completed on the project, including cost share committed and status of appraisal;\n(g) Costs to the Federal Government; and\n(h) Additional considerations as may be outlined in the RFA.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 230—STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE","Subpart A—Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"e348cd01a98af5dc3249ba0da052eddae5e871110bc31b5909f3de78ca069dc7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-230.4","next":"us/36-cfr-230.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}