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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
11.454: Unallied Management Projects
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| 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 |
Applicant Eligibility: Eligible applicants for assistance include: State and local governments, including their universities and colleges; U.S. territorial agencies; federally and State recognized Indian Tribal governments; private universities and colleges; private profit and nonprofit research and conservation organizations and individuals.
Beneficiary Eligibility: This program benefits Federal, State and interstate marine resource conservation and management agencies; U.S. and foreign commercial and recreational fishing industries; conservation organizations; academic institutions; international and Indian Tribal treaties; private and public research groups; consumers; and the general public.
Credentials/Documentation: Applicants are required to satisfy all DOC/NOAA standards and regulations, including routine and special terms and conditions for financial assistance programs application and conduct.
Preapplication Coordination: The standard application forms as furnished by the agency. This program is covered 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 an application on Standard Form 424, including all required certifications, to the appropriate National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Regional Administrator, Science and Research Director, or Office Director. This program is subject to the provisions of 15 CFR 24 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments), and OMB Circular Nos. A-110 and A-87. NOAA reserves the right to withhold the awarding of a grant or cooperative agreement to any individual or organization delinquent on a debt to the Federal government until payment is made or satisfactory arrangements are made with the agency to whom the debt is owed.
Award Procedure: Proposals are initially evaluated by the pertinent NMFS Office/Region/Science Center, and are subject to review for technical merit, soundness of design, competency of the applicant to perform the proposed work, potential contribution of the project to national or regional goals, and appropriateness and reasonableness of proposed costs. Projects approved for funding will be submitted to the NOAA Grants Management Division and the Department of Commerce's Office of Federal Assistance for review and approval.
Deadlines: Project applications must be received by the receiving NMFS office at least 90 days before the requested start date of the project.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approval time is expected to range from 90 to 120 days, which includes processing of the award through the NMFS, NOAA, and DOC financial assistance procedures.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: Grants and cooperative agreements are approved on an annual basis, but may be continued beyond the first segment, subject to approved time frame and scope of work, satisfactory progress, and availability of funds.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Proposals are selected from several sources: Unsolicited proposals; special solicitations in the Federal Register or Commerce Business Daily; or Congressionally mandated projects. Regardless of source, proposals must undergo rigorous technical review and comply with all OMB, DOC, and NOAA grants policies and procedures.
Examples of Funded Projects: Community Development Quota Program; Rockfish and Crab Research; Chuckchi Sea Study. Creating plans for obtaining quotas of Alaska ground fish to develop Western Alaskan communities. Scientific research which helps to determine harvesting levels for rockfish and crab in Alaska waters. Provided funding for basic and applied scientific research on sharks, skates, and rays and increased the public's understanding of the biology and importance of these animals. Development of a program to better document fishing effort in the southeastern U.S. shrimp fishery and to better define parameters for the red snapper stock assessments.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Indeterminate and highly variable.
None.
Development and implementation of process for obtaining community development quotas (CDQ) of multi-species in the Bering Sea fisheries off Alaska. Research relative to determining the feasibility of a ground fish fishery in the Chuckchi Sea off Alaska. Funding under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and management Act Section 402(d) authority supported research into the cause of the commercial fishery resource disaster declared in the summer of 1998 in Western Alaska. In fiscal year 1999 four awards were made and it is anticipated that two awards will be made in fiscal year 2000. Development of a program to better document fishing effort in the southeastern U.S. shrimp fishery and to better define parameters for the red snapper stock assessment. Funding for research on State and Federal coordination in the management and conservation of protected species. The Gulf of Mexico States will be restoring oyster beds and developing quicker and more convenient methods for detecting red tide organisms in oysters, fish and the water.
Federal Agency: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Type of Assistance: Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).
Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 99 $10,100,647; FY 00 est $1,846,000; and FY 01 est $6,846,000.
Budget Account Number: 13-1450-0-1-306.
Authorization: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1956, 16 U.S.C. 661; Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1854(e); Department of Commerce Appropriation Act of 1999.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: For cost principles, see OMB Circular Nos. A-21 (educational institutions), A-87 (State and local governments) or A-122 (nonprofit organizations). For grants management principles, see OMB A-102 (15 CFR 24) (States) and OMB A-110 for other applicants.
Regional or Local Office: Northeast: Mr. Harold C. Mears, State, Federal and Constituent Programs Office; Northeast Region, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298. Phone: (978) 281-9243, Fax: (978) 281-9117, Email: Grants.Information@noaa.gov; Southeast: Mr. Jeffrey Brown, State/Federal Liaison Staff, Southeast Region Office, 9721 Executive Center Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702. Phone: (727) 570-5324, Fax: (727) 570-5364, Email: jeff.brown@noaa.gov; Southwest: Mr. James Morgan, Grants Coordinator, Southwest Region Office, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213. Phone: (310) 980-4001; Alaska: Alaska Regional Office, Peter Jones, NMFS, P.O. Box 12668, Juneau, AK 99802- 1668. Phone: (907) 586-7280. Use the same numbers for FTS.
Headquarters Office: Office of Operations, Management and Information, Administrative and Budget Processes Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone: (301) 713-2245. Use the same number for FTS.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Projects are funded at up to 100 percent of the Federal share. Grantee matching contributions are not required, but are encouraged.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Awards are normally for a 12 month period but in some instances, award periods may extend beyond 12 months, or may be completed in less than 12 months. Award funds must be spent in the indicated budget period and is expended in accordance with DOC/NOAA finance and reporting procedures. Funds are released to the recipient upon request from NOAA Vendor Express, Financial Assistance Disbursement System, FADS.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Funds can be used by recipients to support a wide variety of management activities for high-priority marine and estuarine resources, especially for species and/or their habitat currently under or proposed for future Federal or interjurisdictional management.
Reports: Reporting requirements are outlined in the Terms and Conditions of the Financial Assistance Award. Progress reports summarize work accomplished and explain situations where expected work has not been completed. Financial reports indicate use of funds on a semi-annual schedule.
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 records must be maintained for a period of 3 years from the date of the final financial status report for each award.
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