Multi-year
effort to develop and test the technology of a marine stock management
program in Hawaii. The marine hatchery- and-release stock enhancement
concept may afford the State of Hawaii a powerful management option
for protecting and enhancing some of Hawaii's depleted nearshore
fishery resources.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Funds
are to be used to develop and test the technology for a marine stock
management program in Hawaii. This Hawaii Stock Management project
is developing and testing technology for replenishing depleted near
shore (marine) populations.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Private nonprofit institutions
operating for scientific purposes.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: The beneficiaries of the Hawaiian
stock management program would be anyone/general public.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular Nos.
A-21 for institutions of higher education, A-87 for State and
local governments, and A-122 for nonprofit organizations.
Pre-application
Coordination: This program is excluded from
coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: A standard application package,
including SF-424, SF-424a, SF-424b, statement of work, cost justification,
drug- free workplace documentation, lobbying documentation, and
certification regarding debarment.
Award
Procedure: Projects approved for funding will
be submitted to the NOAA Grants Office for review and approval.
Deadlines:
Completed application package must be received at the following
address at least 90 days before the requested start date of the
project: National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, P.O. Box 271, La Jolla,
CA 92038-0271.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approval time
for awards is expected to range from 90 to 150 days. That includes
processing of the award through the NMFS, NOAA Grants and DOC.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Program is expected to be renewed through fiscal year 2002.
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: Awards are
normally for a 12 month period. Financial status reports are completed
and submitted. Funds are released by the Financial Assistance
Disbursement System (FADS).
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Semiannual progress and financial reports are due 30 days after
each calendar half. An annual report is due 90 days after each award
period.
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 subgrantees
are required to be retained in accordance with provisions of OMB
Circular No. A-ll0 for institutions of higher education or other
nonprofit organizations and with 15 CFR Part 24 for State and
local governments. 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:
(Grants and Cooperative Agreements) FY 01 $913,200; FY 02 est
$474,000; FY 03 est $474,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
$438,900 to $474,500. Average: $456,700 per year.
The long-term goals of the Hawaii Stock Management program at The
Oceanic Institute are to develop and evaluate marine stock enhancement
technology to replenish depleted populations of near shore fish
in Hawaii, and to transfer the technology to the state of Hawaii
and the Nation for eventual full-scale implementation. Recent Hawaii
Stock Management program research has been in the areas of Release
Optimization where monthly recapture efforts continued. A total
of 570 beach seines have been done and 2,257 fish, from 18 different
species, caught. The recovery efforts have resulted in a return
of 137- tagged moi. Fisheries Demographics and Ecology work continued
with otolith analysis and ageing of juvenile threadfin. Three manuscripts
are currently in press on research in this area. Behavior and Conditioning
research including predator avoidance experiments were conducted
and laboratory feeding experiment was conducted on wild and cultured
threadfin fingerlings. Established a cooperative agreement with
Gulf Coast Research Lab to conduct genetics analysis. Tissue samples
collected from laboratory and wild fish.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Department of Commerce Financial Assistance Standard Forms and Conditions
and 15 CFR part 29b. For Grants Management principles see OMB Circular
Nos. A-110 and A-122.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Southwest: Dr. Richard Neal,
Deputy Director, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038-1508.
Telephone: (858)546-7066. Fax: (858)546-7003. Email: Richard.A.Neal@noaa.gov.
Headquarters
Office: Not applicable.
Web
Site Address: http://swfsc.nmfs.noaa.gov
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Original grant initiated by Hawaii's Senator Daniel Inouye and Rep.
Daniel Akaka to evaluate the status of Hawaiian nearshore fisheries,
especially depleted resources, and to develop and test technologies
for a marine stock enhancement program to restore stocks abundance.
As in common in multiyear programs, the applicant has invested heavily
in the facilities, equipment and specialized staff necessary to
assure project success. Loss of funds at this time would result
in substantial waste of Federal funds. Other key participants (The
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources-Division of Aquatic
Resources, and the State of Washington Department of Fisheries)
have also invested significantly in this project, and have not established
the memoranda of agreement and cooperative infrastructures with
other institutions that are necessary for joint research. To do
so would require a significant and demanding interruption of the
project.
