Duplicate project scope

flag-032 · detected Aug 15, 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

0.74

Fires at Same project type within 5.0 miles

Requested amount

$277.7M

PIDP · MARAD

Application stage

OBLIGATION

20 days in stage

Times reopened

0

Last adjudicated Jul 31, 2026

What the check looked at

Project title, project type, and project coordinates across every application in the fiscal year.

The duplicate project scope check compares project title, project type, and project coordinates across every application in the fiscal year. It fired on this application at a confidence of 0.74. The structured evidence below is everything the check looked at; the determination is the analyst's.

Evidence	Detail
Other application	NH27-90-573
Other program	prog-s402
Distance between project centroids	0.23 miles

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	OST-27-33147
Applicant	City of Detroit
Project	Terminal I Berth Deepening and Electrification (Segment 216)
Requested	$277,700,000
Program	Port Infrastructure Development Program · MARAD

Adjudication

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

Cleared on Jul 31, 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.

Reopen with justification0 / 20 characters minimum

Applicant history

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

Organization	City of Detroit
Applications	2
Total requested	$539.2M
Prior awards	0
Flags cleared	1
Flags substantiated	0
Flags still open	0

Recent audit entries

This flag and its application.

INTEGRITY_FLAG_CLEARED

Apr 30, 2026 · Rebecca RhodesHuman adjudication: evidence reviewed, no further action.

SELECTION_RATIONALE_RECORDED

Mar 25, 2026 · Robert Castleberry

STAGE_ADVANCED

Jan 21, 2026 · Danielle Marchetti

INTEGRITY_FLAG_CLEARED

Jan 4, 2026 · Thomas AshbyHuman adjudication: evidence reviewed, no further action.