1491.5—Application procedures.
(a)
An entity shall submit an application to the State Conservationist in the State where parcels are located in order to determine if the entity is eligible to participate in FRPP.
(b)
The Chief shall determine whether an eligible entity is a certified entity based on the criteria set forth in § 1491.4(d); information provided by the entity's application; and data in the national FRPP database.
(c)
The State Conservationist shall notify each entity if it has been determined eligible, certified, or ineligible.
(d)
Entities with cooperative agreements entered into after the effective date of this part will not have to resubmit an annual application for the duration of the cooperative agreement. Entities may reapply for eligibility when their cooperative agreements expire.
(e)
Throughout the fiscal year, eligible entities may submit to the appropriate NRCS State Conservationist applications for parcels, in that State, with supporting information to be scored, ranked, and considered for funding.
(f)
At the end of each fiscal year, the lists of pending, unfunded parcels shall be cancelled unless the entity requests that specific parcels be considered for funding in the next fiscal year. Entities must submit a new list of parcels each fiscal year in order to be considered for funding unless they request that parcels from the previous fiscal year be considered.