This
program uses the facilities and personnel of the State fisheries
agencies in the Pacific Northwest to protect and enhance the salmon
and steelhead resources in the Columbia River Basin.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds
can be used to develop and implement measures to protect and enhance
salmon and steelhead resources in the Columbia River Basin.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: State governments and quasi-public
nonprofit institution/organizations.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Federal, Interstate, State, and
Quasi- public nonprofit entities.
Credentials/Documentation:
Proposal from a State or an Interstate Fishery Agency submitted
in accordance with 15 CFR Part 24.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is 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 more 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 application on Standard
Form 424 to the National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Regional
Office. The applicants are subject to the requirements of the
uniform rule implementing OMB Circular No. A-102 at 15 CFR Part
24.
Award
Procedure: Applications are evaluated by the
National Marine Fisheries Service Northwest Regional Office and
processed by the NOAA Grants Office. Pursuant to Section 404 of
Public Law 102-567, financial assistance awards to a State or
Interstate Fishery Commission may be provided to the State on
a sole-source basis.
Deadlines:
According to the NOAA Grants Office, project applications should
be submitted 75 days in advance of desired effective date.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 60 to 120
working days.
Appeals:
No formal appeal procedure. If applications are unacceptable,
the reasons are fully stated to the applicants. If the applicants
desire to resubmit applications, projects must be revised in accordance
with recommended changes.
Renewals:
Continuation grants can be made on an annual basis for approved
multi-year projects. Future or continued funding will be at the
discretion of NMFS based on the availability of each fiscal year
funding and satisfactory performance. Procedures for renewals
are the same as application procedures.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: This program has
no statutory formula. Projects are funded at up to 100 percent Federal
share.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Cooperative
agreements are normally made for one year. Assistance is released
via the NOAA Automated Clearing House Electronic Funds Transfer
System.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Reporting requirements are outlined in the Terms and Conditions
of the Financial Assistance Award. The Department of Commerce Financial
Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions generally require that
performance and financial reports be submitted semi- annually unless
a waiver is provided by the NOAA Grants Officer.
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:
Generally, a recipient is required to retain records relating
to a particular grant for three (3) years from the date of submission
of the final financial report. In cases where litigation, claim
or an audit is initiated prior to expiration of the three-year
period, records must be retained until the action and resolution
of any issues associated with it are complete or until the end
of the three-year retention period; whichever is latest.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 13-1450-0-1-306.
Obligations:
(Cooperative Agreements) FY 01 $14,869,208; FY 02 est $$14,092,568
and FY 03 est $14,206,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
$72,395 to $5,150,648. Average: $1,489,504.
Northwest Region: State and Tribal fisheries agencies in Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho involved in the program operated twenty salmon
hatcheries and rearing ponds, over seven hundred irrigation diversions
screens, and more than forty fish ladders, and conducted hatchery
improvement studies. Northwest Center: Analyses of biological data
collection and research related to endangered and threatened salmonid
species listed under the Endangered Species Act, used by fisheries
managers and policy makers to determine and implement changes needed
to manage the water and fisheries resources of the Columbia and
Snake Rivers.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
15 CFR Part 24, Mitchell Act.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Northwest Region: Robert Z.
Smith, Director, Columbia River Fisheries Development Program, NOAA/NMFS,
Sustainable Fisheries Division, Hatcheries and Inland Fisheries
Branch, 525 N.E. Oregon, Room 510, Portland, OR 97232-2737. Telephone:
(503) 231-2009. Fax: (503) 872-2737. Email: rz.smith@noaa.gov. Northwest
Center: Dr. Walton W. Dickhoff, Program Manager, NOAA/NMFS, Northwest
Fisheries Science Center 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA 98112-2097.
Telephone: (206) 860-3234. Fax: (206) 860-3467. Email: Walton.W.Dickhoff@noaa.gov.
Headquarters
Office: Not applicable.
Web
Site Address: http://www.noaa.gov
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Northwest Region: All projects are State and Federal cooperative
efforts to protect and enhance the salmon and steelhead resources
in the region. Examples of project activities include: Operation
and maintenance of fish hatcheries, fish ladders, fish screens,
and other fish passage facilities; fish passage and water flow planning
and input to involved agencies; and studies on irrigation screens,
stream improvement, and hatchery improvement. Northwest Center:
Biological sampling and data collection for transportation, fish
guidance, and migration studies of Pacific salmon on the Columbia
and Snake Rivers project; monitoring and recording biological and
spawning behavior data on captive broodstock population; development
of captive broodstock rearing techniques, monitoring salmon spawning
behavior within a controlled-environment behavior flume, and the
continuation of bio-assay, predator-survival, and PIT-tag research.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Priority consideration is given to projects that directly relate
to NOAA statutory responsibilities (Mitchell Act) and to court actions
and Federal treaties. Special consideration is given to Columbia
Basin Watershed planning activities and activities impacting Federal
responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act.
