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11.400:  Geodetic Surveys and Services (Geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference System)

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Objectives:  To provide national, coordinated networks of horizontal and vertical reference monuments at various specified intervals which provide scale, orientation, coordinated positions, and elevations of specific points for use in surveying, boundary delineations and demarcation, mapping, planning, and development; to provide assistance to State, local, municipal, and regional agencies in the development and implementation of Multipurpose Land Information Systems (MPLIS)/Geographic Information Systems (GIS) pilot projects and geodetic reference network densification and/or enhancement, as requested, in support of the pilot projects.

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

11.400 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Credentials/Documentation:  Annual Congressional appropriations legislation. An official of the State, local, municipal, or regional agency should certify as the official authorized, in accordance with State, local, municipal, or regional agency law, to commit the State, local, municipal, or regional agency to participate in the MPLIS/GIS pilot projects, to sign project documents, and to receive payments. Eligibility of costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments.

11.400 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  The standard application forms, as furnished by NOAA and required by 15 CFR Part 24, must be used when applying for Federal funding. These forms can be obtained from the NOAA Grants Management Division. Informal preapplication conferences are recommended. Consultation and assistance is available from NOAA in the preparation of an application. These programs are eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure:  Submission of grant application on Standard Form 424 to the Director, National Geodetic Survey listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. This program is subject to the provisions of 15 CFR, Part 24, and OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure:  Applications are reviewed by the National Geodetic Survey and processed and awarded by the NOAA Grants Division.

Deadlines:  Grant applications must be submitted to the National Geodetic Survey, a minimum of 90 working days in advance of the desired effective date.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  From 45 to 90 working days from date of receipt of proposal in the National Geodetic Survey.

Appeals:  No formal appeal procedure for grant applications. If grant applications are unacceptable, the reasons are fully stated to the applicants. If the applicants desire to resubmit grant applications, projects must be revised in accordance with recommended changes.

Renewals:  No renewal, however, an approved on-going project can be extended by submission of an amendment request for continuation and/or supplemental funding.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  All MPLIS/GIS pilot projects are selected by Congress. The State, local, municipal, or regional agency designated to conduct the MPLIS/GIS pilot project is specified.

Examples of Funded Projects:  MPLIS/GIS pilot projects involving applications of the NSRS.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

11.400 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 11.003 Census Geography.

11.400 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

11.400 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $485,000; FY 00 est $485,000; and FY 01 est $485,000.

Budget Account Number:  13-1450-0-1-306.

Authorization:  Coast and Geodetic Survey Act, Public Law 80-373, 33 U.S.C. 883a, 883d, and 883e.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  None.

11.400 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  Grant Program Office/Geodetic Service Division, National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone: (301) 713-3228.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

11.400 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Specific cost-sharing or matching requirements is generally defined in the legislation providing funds.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Grants are normally issued for a 12-month period. The funds are released as required.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Extend Federal networks into areas not adequately covered by the national networks. Use of basic data for monumented networks in local densification is unrestricted. Geodetic coordinates and elevations describe baselines from which restricted coastal boundaries are delineated and other boundaries are marked. They form the standards of measurement on which State plane coordinate systems, land and utility records, and boundary delineations are based. Federal funding (grant awards) of MPLIS/GIS pilot projects is restricted to those State, local, municipal, or regional agencies specifically selected by the U.S. Congress, in annual Federal appropriations legislation. These grants are generally awarded on a cost-sharing or matching basis.

11.400 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Semi-annual and final progress reports are required for Federally - financed MPLIS/GIS multi-year pilot projects. Progress reports may be in the form of a manuscript. Quarterly financial reports are also required.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), recipients that are States, Local Governments, Non-profit Organizations, (to include Hospitals), and Institutions of Higher Learning shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501-7507). Commercial organizations shall be subject to the audit requirements as stipulated in the award document.

Records:  All financial and programmatic records, supporting documents, statistical reports, and other records of grantees or sub-grantees are required to be maintained by the terms of the agreement. The grantee must retain records for 3 years from the date when the final expenditure report is submitted.