1. (1) "Conservation Actions" are specific ecological conservation or restoration interventions, treatments, projects, or other activities that will contribute to specific Conservation Output objectives.
2. (2) "Conservation Outputs” are specific products or yields resulting from Conservation Actions that can be quantified and measured over time.
3. (3) “Core Partners” are identified in the Initiative grant application as signatories to the Focused Investment Partnership Agreement and are eligible to apply for project-level grants to provide capacity for partnership coordination and Work Plan implementation.
4. (4) “Ecological Outcomes” are near-and-long-term results that are expected to emerge from Conservation Actions and resulting Conservation Outputs.
5. (5) “Expert Review Team” means a team of designated personnel with statewide knowledge and interdisciplinary expertise as appropriate to evaluate Focused Investment Partnership Initiative applications based on evaluation criteria in OAR 695-047-0060.
6. (6) “Focused Investment Partnership” means an OWEB investment that addresses a Board-identified priority of significance to the state, achieves Ecological Outcomes as identified through a Strategic Action Plan, and is implemented by a High-Performing Partnership.
7. (7) “High-Performing Partnership” means a collaborating group of organizations with an existing Strategic Action Plan and a governance structure that includes a decision-making process resulting in an effective performance history.
8. (8) “Initiative” means the program that the partnership will pursue with Focused Investment Partnership funding.
9. (9) “Strategic Action Plan” is a document that describes the long-term, science-based conservation strategy of a partnership, providing context for the Conservation Actions. A Strategic Action Plan is required at time of application and may cover a timeframe longer than the proposed FIP Initiative.
10. (10) “Theory of Change” is a way of explaining the hypothesized relationships between Conservation Actions and the Ecological Outcomes they are expected to produce.
11. (11) “Work Plan” means the proposed actions of the partnership in each biennium of the Initiative. Partnerships will submit an updated Work Plan to OWEB in advance of each new biennium.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 541.906

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 541.890-541.969

History

OWEB 1-2025, amend filed 01/30/2025, effective 01/30/2025
OWEB 1-2018, adopt filed 02/02/2018, effective 02/02/2018