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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

11.003: Census Geography

Popular Name: Census Mapping and Statistical Areas

Objectives: To provide a computer generated set of maps for use in conducting censuses and surveys and for showing their results geographically; determine names and current boundaries of selected statistical areas; show these entities on a variety of maps; develop geographic code schemes; develop computer files of area measurements, geographic boundaries, and map features with address ranges.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

11.003 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Interested persons, organizations, or government agencies.

Beneficiary Eligibility: Interested persons, organizations, or government agencies.

Credentials/Documentation: Not applicable.

11.003 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: By written request.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: Not applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

11.003 RELATED PROGRAMS:

11.001 Census Bureau Data Products;
11.002 Census Customer Services;
11.004 Census Intergovernmental Services;
11.005 Census Special Tabulations and Services.

11.003 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

The Census Bureau has prepared, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, the TIGER system, an automated cartographic data base of the entire U.S. and its possessions. Geographic base files, called TIGER/Line files, are available for the whole country on computer tape and CD-ROM. Maps of various types presented on thousands of sheets have been prepared. The Census Bureau's Internet site (address: www.census.gov/) includes mapping features and data displayed on maps.

11.003 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Type of Assistance: Provision of Specialized Services; Dissemination of Technical Information.

Obligations: (Salaries and expenses) FY 99 $41,746,000; FY 00 est $33,406,000; and FY 01 est $35,108,000.

Budget Account Number: 13-0450-0-1-376, 13-0401-0-1-376.

Authorization: Act of August 31, 1954, Public Law 83-740, 13 U.S.C. 8.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Maps and More: Your Guide to Census Geography, free; Census Catalog and Guide available on the web site or on CD-ROM; Bureau of the Census order forms for maps, geographic reports, and files, no charge. Please contact Customer Services, (301) 457-4100 for ordering information, or check "Product Catalog" on the Internet site (www.census.gov).

11.003 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: See list of 12 Bureau of the Census Regional Offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog, or www.census.gov/field/www/.

Headquarters Office: Geography Division, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20233-7400. Phone: (301) 457-1128. Use the same number for FTS. For more information on maps and other geographic products, contact Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233. Phone: (301) 457-4100. Use the same number for FTS. Published maps are generally sold by Superintendent of Documents. Unpublished maps are sold by Customer Services.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

11.003 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: The Bureau of the Census prepares base maps that are used in the planning and conduct of its various censuses and surveys. The Census Bureau also prepares for publication detailed maps showing States and State equivalents (i.e., the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the several U.S. territories and possessions), counties and county equivalents, Congressional districts, county subdivisions, places, American Indian reservations, urbanized areas, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block-numbered areas, blocks, and other geographic units. Some of these maps show roads and other physical features, others show only area outlines and related identifiers. The Census Bureau also issues U.S. maps showing boundaries (e.g., States and metropolitan areas) and sometimes data set of maps. For the 1990 Decennial Census, an automated geographic data base, called the TIGER system was used to generate maps, geographic base files, and other geographic products. In addition, the Census Bureau, in conjunction with State and local governments, maintains records of changes in legally-defined areas, delimits the boundaries of most statistical areas, and develops geographic code systems that are used in the electronic data processing of the information.

11.003 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.

Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records: None.