None (0) (no evidence Assessment Criteria High (3) Medium (2) Low (1) to support Project Score the criteria) weighting Strategic Fit There is clear fit with at least There is fit with 2 LDS There is fit with 1 LDS Extent to which the project aligns and 2 LDS aims and clear links aims however there is aims. No link with delivers against the LDS and is integrated with related activities or minimal link with related related activity or with other related activity and other EU, strategies activity or strategies strategies National and local strategies Return on Investment Clear demonstration of a Demonstrated return on Return on investment Extent to which the project will deliver high value contribution and investment will be low and added positive economic benefits including significant economic benefits proportionate to level of value is unclear for – leverage of funding, economic growth and including leverage against investment sought. economic rural rural development level of investment, development economic growth and rural development Criteria Equality Clear demonstration of Demonstration of Some impact Extent to which the project has considered equality consideration in equality consideration demonstrated for and can demonstrate a positive impact for project development and in project and vulnerable and hard to groups identified as vulnerable to strong, measurable and measurable impact for reach groups but not Eligibility exclusion or hard to reach in the LDS (and direct impact for vulnerable vulnerable and hard to directly measurable its Equality Impact Assessment) - (e.g. and hard to reach groups reach groups young people, elderly and disabled, business community, carers often women, communities which have had little engagement with CLLD, people on low wages, ethnic minority groups) Knowledge sharing Project demonstrates a clear Project involves an Project identifies an Extent to which the project stimulates plan for knowledge sharing to element of knowledge element of knowledge knowledge sharing between sectors and inform project design, sharing between more sharing between individuals delivery and future rural than one sector and individuals in delivery development which crosses between individuals in of the project sectors and supports peer to the development, peer learning delivery or evaluation phase
Eligibility Criteria Assessment Criteria weighting High (3) Medium (2) Low (1) None (0) (no evidence to support the criteria) Project Score Strategic Fit Extent to which the project aligns and delivers against the LDS and is integrated with other related activity and other EU, National and local strategies There is clear fit with at least 2 LDS aims and clear links with related activities or strategies There is fit with 2 LDS aims however there is minimal link with related activity or strategies There is fit with 1 LDS aims. No link with related activity or strategies Return on Investment Extent to which the project will deliver positive economic benefits – including leverage of funding, economic growth and rural development Clear demonstration of a high value contribution and significant economic benefits including leverage against level of investment, economic growth and rural development Demonstrated return on investment proportionate to level of investment sought. Return on investment will be low and added value is unclear for economic rural development Equality Extent to which the project has considered and can demonstrate a positive impact for groups identified as vulnerable to exclusion or hard to reach in the LDS (and its Equality Impact Assessment) - (e.g. young people, elderly and disabled, business community, carers often women, communities which have had little engagement with CLLD, people on low wages, ethnic minority groups) Clear demonstration of equality consideration in project development and strong, measurable and direct impact for vulnerable and hard to reach groups Demonstration of equality consideration in project and measurable impact for vulnerable and hard to reach groups Some impact demonstrated for vulnerable and hard to reach groups but not directly measurable Knowledge sharing Extent to which the project stimulates knowledge sharing between sectors and individuals Project demonstrates a clear plan for knowledge sharing to inform project design, delivery and future rural development which crosses sectors and supports peer to peer learning Project involves an element of knowledge sharing between more than one sector and between individuals in the development, delivery or evaluation phase Project identifies an element of knowledge sharing between individuals in delivery of the project