Narrative similarity

flag-003 · detected Aug 14, 2026 · raised in the baseline dataset

Cleared

Automated detection, human decision

Automated checks flag applications for human review only. No application is rejected, deprioritized, or scored by an automated process. Every status below was set by a named analyst, with a written basis, and is recorded in the audit trail.

Confidence

0.90

Fires at Token overlap at or above 55%

Requested amount

$256.2M

RAISE · OST

Application stage

MERIT REVIEW

7 days in stage

Times reopened

0

Last adjudicated Aug 13, 2026

What the check looked at

Token overlap between merit criteria narratives across applications.

The narrative similarity check compares token overlap between merit criteria narratives across applications. It fired on this application at a confidence of 0.90. The structured evidence below is everything the check looked at; the determination is the analyst's.

Evidence	Detail
Compared application	GEMS-2027-762662
Similarity	91% token overlap
Matched criteria	Project Readiness; Economic Competitiveness

Confidence describes how strongly this deterministic check fired against local data. It is not an applicant risk score and is never used to rank or filter applications.

Application under review

This check evaluated a single application against reference data.

Application	GEMS-2027-180647
Applicant	Alabama Department of Transportation
Project	Inland Port Access Road Freight Improvements
Requested	$256,200,000
Program	Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity · OST

Adjudication

A person decides. The decision, the rationale, and any referral are written to the audit trail.

Cleared on Aug 13, 2026

Analyst reviewed the evidence with the program office. The overlap is explained by a legitimate repeat submission from the same applicant. No further action; application continues in the normal process.

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Applicant history

Context on the organization, so the decision is not made on one signal alone.

Organization	Alabama Department of Transportation
Applications	3
Total requested	$683.2M
Prior awards	0
Flags cleared	1
Flags substantiated	0
Flags still open	1

Recent audit entries

This flag and its application.

INTEGRITY_FLAG_RAISED

Aug 17, 2026 · Priya Okafor

SELECTION_RATIONALE_RECORDED

Jul 14, 2026 · Curtis Fiore

INTEGRITY_FLAG_CLEARED

Mar 17, 2026 · Elaine SalazarHuman adjudication: evidence reviewed, no further action.

FIELD_CONFLICT_DETECTED

Feb 5, 2026 · Rebecca Rhodes