Threat Abatement: Degree to which the proposed engagement at the project would abate a critical threat to, and/or enhance the long-term health2 of, priority resource values targeted above. (1) abate a fatal threat to, and enhance the long-term health significantly significantly of, targeted, resource values; or regionally significant Very High (2) to abate a likely fatal threat to the targeted resource value necessary and sufficient to abate a fatal threat; or necessary but not sufficient to abate a threat to targeted, necessary and sufficient critical regionally resource values, or significant High enhance the long-term health of, targeted, very significantly regionally significant resource values abate a threat to targeted, resource meaningfully critical regionally significant values, or Medium enhance the long-term health of, targeted, significantly regionally significant High resource values; or a threat to targeted, resource values significantly critical locally significant abate a threat to targeted, resource values, meaningfully critical locally significant or Medium enhance the long-term health of, targeted, meaningfully regionally significant resource values abate a threat to, or provides little enhancement to the long-term health of, low Medium Low targeted resource values Financial Leverage: Degree to which the application of pooled campaign funds to the project would be leveraged by other public or private funding for the project. Project loan leverage may be further discounted to account for risks and holding costs. The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged 4:1 or greater Very High The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged 3:1 High Medium The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged 2:1 High The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged 1:1 Medium The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged less than 1:1 Medium Low
Threat Abatement: Degree to which the proposed engagement at the project would abate a critical threat to, and/or enhance the long-term health2 of, priority resource values targeted above. Very High (1) significantly abate a fatal threat to, and significantly enhance the long-term health of, targeted, regionally significant resource values; or (2) necessary and sufficient to abate a likely fatal threat to the targeted resource value High necessary but not sufficient to abate a fatal threat; or necessary and sufficient to abate a critical threat to targeted, regionally significant resource values, or very significantly enhance the long-term health of, targeted, regionally significant resource values Medium High meaningfully abate a critical threat to targeted, regionally significant resource values, or significantly enhance the long-term health of, targeted, regionally significant resource values; or significantly a critical threat to targeted, locally significant resource values Medium meaningfully abate a critical threat to targeted, locally significant resource values, or meaningfully enhance the long-term health of, targeted, regionally significant resource values Medium Low abate a low threat to, or provides little enhancement to the long-term health of, targeted resource values Financial Leverage: Degree to which the application of pooled campaign funds to the project would be leveraged by other public or private funding for the project. Project loan leverage may be further discounted to account for risks and holding costs. Very High The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged 4:1 or greater High The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged 3:1 Medium High The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged 2:1 Medium The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged 1:1 Medium Low The pooled campaign funds would be leveraged less than 1:1
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