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+name: Auto Assign to Project(s)
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, labeled]
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, labeled]
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+  assign_high_priority:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Assign to High Priority project
+    steps:
+    - name: Assign issues and pull requests with `priority:high` label to project 25
+      uses: srggrs/assign-one-project-github-action@1.3.1
+      if: |
+        contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'priority:high') ||
+        contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'priority:high')
+      with:
+        project: 'https://github.com/ESCOMP/CTSM/projects/25'
+        column_name: 'Needs triage'