To
provide national, coordinated spatial reference system 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 spatial reference system development and/or enhancement.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Extend
National Spatial Reference System into areas not adequately covered
to meet infrastructure needs. Use of basic data for survey system
in local densification is unrestricted. Spatial Reference System
coordinates and elevations describe baselines from which restricted
coastal boundaries are delineated and other boundaries are marked.
The National Spatial Reference System forms the standard of measurement
on which State plane coordinate systems, land and utility records,
and boundary delineations are based. Federal funding (grants) are
restricted to those State, local, municipal, or regional, and or
universities specifically selected by the U.S. Congress, in annual
Federal appropriations legislation.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: State, local, municipal, or regional
agencies and universities.
Credentials/Documentation:
Annual Congressional appropriations legislation. An official of
the State, local, municipal, university and/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, university and/or regional agency to
participate in the grant program, 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.
Pre-application
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.
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.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Semi-annual and final progress reports are required for Federally
financed 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,
Nonprofit 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.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 13-1450-0-1-306.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 02 $3,098,000; FY 03 est $1,840,000; and FY 04 est
$1,840,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
In fiscal year 2001, funding was provided for initiating projects
in several counties in South Carolina, and initial infrastructure
for height modernization program in California and North Carolina.
In fiscal year 2002, funding was provided to California, Louisiana,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin and South Carolina
for height modernization projects.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
None.
INFORMATION
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.
Telephone: (301) 713-3228.
Web
Site Address: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Projects involving applications of the NSRS.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Projects are selected by Congress. The State, local, municipal,
universities and/or regional agency designated to conduct the project
is specified.
