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11.429:  Marine Sanctuary Program

Objectives:  To identify areas of the marine environment of special national significance due to their resource or human-use values; to provide authority for comprehensive and coordinated conservation and management of these marine areas that will complement existing regulatory authorities; to support, promote, and coordinate scientific research on, and monitoring of, the resources of these marine areas; to enhance public awareness, understanding, appreciation, and wise use of the marine environment; and to facilitate, to the extent compatible with the primary objective of resource protection, all public and private uses of the resources of these marine areas not prohibited pursuant to other authorities.

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

11.429 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Credentials/Documentation:  Proposal with statement of work and budget estimate. Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular Nos. A-87 for State and local governments, A-21 for educational institutions and A-122 for nonprofit organizations.

11.429 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. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110, for institutions of higher education and other nonprofit organizations, and with 15 CFR Part 24 for State and local governments.

Award Procedure:  The award is approved by NOAA.

Deadlines:  Proposals should be submitted 120 days prior to the beginning date of the cooperative agreement.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  From 90 to 120 days.

Appeals:  No formal procedure.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  A set of ranking criteria was developed to establish the priority of proposed efforts funded through the SRD. The criteria include: 1) importance of the information or transaction for sanctuary management decisions; 2) date of the available information or accomplishment for which funds are expended; 3) status of information or accomplishment; and 4) generic applicability of information or techniques receivable from effort.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Baseline Measurements of Spatial Arrangements and Population Dynamics in Marine Sanctuary Reef Communities: Living Marine Microcosms for Public Education and for Management of Coastal Ecosystems: A Cold Water System; Recruitment and Encrusting Growth of Coral on Parts of Molasses Reef, Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary, Damaged by Grounding of the Well wood; Research and Interpretative Plans for Public Education - Monitor National Marine Sanctuary; On Site Management and Enforcement Activities at the Loose Key National Marine Sanctuary.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  $18,000 to $135,000; $50,000.

11.429 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 11.417 Sea Grant Support;
• 11.419 Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards;
• 11.420 Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves.

11.429 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

11.429 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

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

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).

Obligations:  (Cooperative Agreements) FY 99 $1,749,400; FY 00 est $1,800,000; and FY 01 est $1,800,000.

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

Authorization:  Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, Title III, Public Law 92-532, 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.; Marine Sanctuaries Amendments of 1984, Public Law 98-498; Marine Sanctuaries Amendments of 1988, Public Law 100-627; National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992, Public Law 102-587.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  15 CFR Part 922.

11.429 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  None.

Headquarters Office:  Chief, MSD/OCRM/NOS, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone: (301) 713-3125.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

11.429 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Awards are usually made for a 1 year period. Funds are released as required.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Cooperative agreements are entered into for the purpose of conducting research and educational programs; for the solicitation of private donations for the support of such activities in the Marine sanctuary system; to conduct enforcement activities at Marine sanctuary sites; and for other activities to carry out the purposes of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

11.429 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Financial Status Reports and Performance Reports are required quarterly or semi-annually.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133, recipients that are States, Local Governments, Non-profit Organizations, 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.