ude Swansiger (at jordan.swansiger@g.austincc.edu) on Thu Mar 28 08:44:38 PDT 2024 entered the following notes in the planning guide for audience planning:

Here's your description of the audience:
 Potential readers could be a government official, a university program director, or other person responsible for distributing funds for grants.  The document should be written so the information is accessible by both experts and executives.

Here's your description of the audience in terms of the organization they work for or their position or title:
 - Will Newman, Farm Bill Coordinator for Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
- James Tillman, Southwest Regional Conservationist for Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Amy Overstreet, Equity Program Manager for U.S. Department of Agriculture

Here's your description of the audience in terms of their occupation, profession, or field:
 Farm Bill Coordinator -- Provides information to applicants and serves as initial screener.  Likely has education in agriculture and expert knowledge on the economics and business of farm operations.

Southwest Regional Conservationist -- The NRCS is a branch of the USDA that oversees natural resource conservation.  The southwest regional conservationist would be responsible for managing resources and services in the intended area, and would likely have knowledge of conservation techniques and methods, currently funded projects, and experience with financial management.

Equity Program Manager -- This person would be likely be the least 'expert' and the most 'executive.'  They would be familiar with the goals and policies of the USDA, and would review the request to ensure it falls within the scope of those goals and policies.

Here's how your audience will use the information in your report:
 After reviewing the information, hopefully they will use it to conclude that awarding funds to my project will be an appropriate and intelligent use of grant money.

Here are your thoughts on the audience's technical background in relation to your report:
 The report is on a fairly specific topic, written for a executive decision makers with a range of expert knowledge.  The decision makers will likely possess a good deal of knowledge on the subject of conservation and stewardship in general, but perhaps only the NRCS SW Regional Conservationist would know how it applies to North American desert regions.  Having good summary paragraphs balanced with other paragraphs with greater detail would keep the report appropriate for a wide scope of readers.