; (B) the historic and future environmental conditions of the project site, particularly those environmental conditions affected by climate change; (C) the ecological benefits of the project; and (D) the ability of the entity proposing the project to demonstrate and quantify the potential of the project for the protection of the coastal community where the project is to be carried out, including through— (i) mitigating the effects of erosion; (ii) absorbing the impact of coastal storms; (iii) mitigating shoreline flooding; (iv) mitigating the effects of sea level rise; (v) sustaining coastal ecosystems; and (vi) such other forms of coastal protection as the Administrator considers appropriate. (3) Priority In selecting living shoreline projects to receive grants under this section, the Administrator shall give priority consideration to a proposed project to be conducted in an area— (A) for which the President has declared, during the 10-year period preceding the submission of the proposal for the project under subsection (b), that a major disaster exists pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) because of a hurricane, tropical storm, coastal storm, or flooding; or (B) that has a documented history of frequent coastal inundation or coastal erosion during that 10-year period. (4) Minimum standards (A) In general The Administrator shall develop minimum standards to be used in selecting eligible entities to receive grants under this section, taking into account— (i) the considerations described in paragraph (2)