over 20 hours) compared to direct NLP grant recipients (81% spending up to 2 weeks developing it, and 55% spending up to 10 hours). Table 20. Number of people involved in completing the MERI plan (NRM regional organisations and direct NLP grant recipients) Less 5-10 10-20 Greater Total Missing than 5 than 20 % % % % n % n NRM regional 38% 46% 15% 1% 130 100% 22 organisations Direct NLP grant 90% 8% 2% 52 100% 2 recipients Total 53% 35% 11% 1% 182 100% 24 Source: NLP stakeholder survey. Question 35 ‘Approximately how many people were involved in completing the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) plan?’, n=182 Table 21. Total time spent developing the MERI plan (NRM regional organisations and direct NLP grant recipients) Time spent developing Less 1-2 2-4 More Missing MERI than 1 weeks weeks than 4 week weeks % % % % n % n NRM regional 3% 19% 47% 31% 138 100% 14 organisations Direct NLP grant 43% 38% 9% 9% 53 100% 1 recipients Total 14% 24% 37% 25% 191 100% 15 Source: NLP stakeholder survey. Question 36 ‘What is your estimate of the time all people spent initially in developing the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) plan until the first submission to the Department?’, n=191 Table 22. Total time spent finalising the MERI plan (NRM regional organisations and direct NLP grant recipients) Less than 5-10 10-20 20-40 Greater Total Missing 5 hours hours hours than 40 hours % % % % % n % n
over 20 hours) compared to direct NLP grant recipients (81% spending up to 2 weeks developing it, and 55% spending up to 10 hours). Table 20. Number of people involved in completing the MERI plan (NRM regional organisations and direct NLP grant recipients) Less than 5 5-10 10-20 Greater than 20 Total Missing % % % % n % n NRM regional organisations 38% 46% 15% 1% 130 100% 22 Direct NLP grant recipients 90% 8% 2% 52 100% 2 Total 53% 35% 11% 1% 182 100% 24 Source: NLP stakeholder survey. Question 35 ‘Approximately how many people were involved in completing the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) plan?’, n=182 Table 21. Total time spent developing the MERI plan (NRM regional organisations and direct NLP grant recipients) Time spent developing MERI Less than 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-4 weeks More than 4 weeks Missing % % % % n % n NRM regional organisations 3% 19% 47% 31% 138 100% 14 Direct NLP grant recipients 43% 38% 9% 9% 53 100% 1 Total 14% 24% 37% 25% 191 100% 15 Source: NLP stakeholder survey. Question 36 ‘What is your estimate of the time all people spent initially in developing the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) plan until the first submission to the Department?’, n=191 Table 22. Total time spent finalising the MERI plan (NRM regional organisations and direct NLP grant recipients) Less than 5 hours 5-10 hours 10-20 20-40 hours Greater than 40 hours Total Missing % % % % % n % n
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