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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
15.805: Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes
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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: One University Water Research Institute is authorized in each State and other jurisdictions specified in Section 104. Other colleges and universities within a State are encouraged to participate in the program in cooperation with the designated institute.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Researchers at qualified universities and colleges in the State through the designated institute for the State.
Credentials/Documentation: Proposed Research and Information Transfer Program application responsive to instructions issued by the U.S. Geological Survey. Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21, as applicable to the recipient or any subrecipient.
Preapplication Coordination: Requires each Institute to collaborate with State interests in defining research priorities and to coordinate with other institutes in region to avoid duplication of effort. 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, or its successor, and the Department of the Interior regulations at 43 CFR Part 401, Subpart C. State institutes must submit proposed annual programs using the standard application form as required by the individual program announcement.
Award Procedure: Geological Survey approves or rejects, in part or as a whole, the program submitted by each State institute. The State institutes are notified of any amendments necessary to obtain Geological Survey approval.
Deadlines: For fiscal year 2000, applications under the formula grant portion must be delivered to the U.S. Geological Survey not later than January 14, 2000. Applications under the competitive grant portion of the program must be filed on the internet at www.niwr.org/NIWR/ not later than March 24, 2000.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: 90 days.
Appeals: Deficiencies noted by the U.S. Geological Survey can normally be corrected by the State institutes.
Renewals: Not Applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Relevance to announced priorities, technical merit, prospect of attaining objectives in period specified and potential for student training.
Examples of Funded Projects: Descriptions of projects funded recently are provided on the internet at water.usgs.gov/wrri/. Examples include: Analysis of Water Use Trends in the United States: 1950-1995; A Watershed Scale Study of No-Till Farming Systems for Reducing Sediment Delivery; Surface and Subsurface Transport Pathways of Non-point Agricultural Pollutants: Analysis of the Problem over Four Decades of Basin Scale; Development of Translators for Filterable Metals Based on Watershed Characteristics; The Spatial Variability of Natural Groundwater Recharge; Hydrology and Biochemistry in the Wisconsin River Floodplain: Implications for Riverine Nitrogen Loads.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Each State institute and the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, and DC received grants between $68,178 and $370,000 for fiscal year 1999.
None.
In fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 54 applications were received and approved under the formula grant portion of the program; it is estimated that the same number of applications will be received and approved in fiscal year 2001. In fiscal year 1999, about 60 applications were received under the competitive grant portion of the program and 10 grants were awarded; it is estimated that about the same number of applications will be received and awards issued in fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
Federal Agency: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Type of Assistance: Formula Grants; Project Grants.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $4,818,000; FY 00 est $4,818,000; and FY 01 est $4,818,000.
Budget Account Number: 14-0804-0-1-300.
Authorization: Water Resources Research Act of 1984, Section 104, Public Law 98-242 as amended, 42 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Rule, 30 CFR Part 401, 50 FR 27203, June 7, 1993; U.S. Geological Survey Request for Applications under the Water Resources Research Grant Program (Section 104), Announcement 8193, December 1995; Competitive Grant Program Announcement, January 1999 at www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/waterctr/usgs/index.html; internet site www.usgs.gov/contracts/.
Regional or Local Office: None.
Headquarters Office: Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, MS 424 National Center, Reston, VA 20192. Contact: John Schefter, Chief, Office of External Research. Phone: (703) 648-6800. Fax: (703) 648-5070. Email: schefter@usgs.gov.
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: Amount to each State Water Research Institute under the formula grant is on a basis of one Federal share to not less than two nonfederal shares for fiscal year 2000. Competitive matching grants are on the basis of one federal share to not less than one nonfederal share for fiscal year 2000. Of the total, $3.82 million will be awarded on a noncompetitive basis under an existing formula grant portion of the program. The remaining $1.0 million will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Assistance is on fiscal year basis. Payments are advanced at least quarterly upon application and consistent with Financial Plan submitted previously by institute for use of grant.
Uses and Use Restrictions: To provide the State institutes with funds to support a State and regional program of water resources research and information transfer. This may include basic or applied research, setting up conferences to discuss research needs or results, conduct of research, information dissemination, and training of students as a byproduct of research. In general the funds are used to study regional, State, or local water problems, but the results may often have national significance. Federal funds cannot be used for (1) formal instructional activities and general education, and (2) the cost of permanent buildings, either directly or indirectly.
Reports: Each State institute makes a final report on accomplishments with grant, including synopses of research projects.
Audits: Applicants agree to give the sponsoring agency, the Comptroller General or other authorized audit agency access to and the right to examine records related to the award. Awards to educational institutions and nonprofit organizations are subject to the audit requirements of OMB Circular No. A-110, or superseding regulations. 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 or more in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records: Directors of the State institutes are responsible for conduct of programs and maintaining books and records reflecting financial and technical transactions of the program. Records shall be retained and made available for audit for three years after allottee's last disbursement of funds.
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