RECOVERY VALUE

Projects are assigned a "Recovery Value" based on their ability to help jump-start a community's recovery from a natural disaster or incident of national significance. Projects that positively contribute to recovery typically address a broad range of issues that promote a functioning and healthy economy, support infrastructure optimization, and encourage provision of a full range of housing opportunities.

Predicated on a series of general criteria, each project in the Recovery plan was assigned a High, Moderate or Low Recovery Value, or fall into the "Community Interest" category.

	High value recovery projects are directly related to storm effects; address multiple affected areas/sectors; have likely funding sources and high local support; and hence provide the most storm recovery benefit.
	Moderate value recovery projects are more limited in scope, span, impact or benefits.  They have limited support or benefits and less definable outcomes.
	Low value recovery projects are more indirectly linked to the disaster or damages, have little community support.
	Community Interest recovery projects have a low recovery value, but significant local support.

Priority should be given to those projects that have the highest recovery value for a community. However, A community may want to complete a project that has high visibility and strong community support but a moderate or community interest recovery value in order to have an immediate success and sustain the community interest and support for long-term community recovery.