To
grant funds to coastal States to survey and plan for installing
pumpout/dump stations, and to grant funds to all States to construct
pumpout/dump stations and develop an education program to prevent
recreational boat sewage from entering U.S. waters.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
This program authorizes
matching funds on a competitive basis for development of surveys
and plans for installing sewage pumpout/dump stations for recreational
boats in the coastal zone of coastal States, and for the construction
of sewage pumpout/dump stations for recreational boats and development
of an educational program. These stations must provide protection
of sensitive areas from recreational boat sewage.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
Available to all States bordering on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific
coasts, those States bordering the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the District of Columbia, and American Samoa.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Beneficiaries include eligible States, Territories, Commonwealths
or District, and municipalities and private marinas within those
eligible States.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart
C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative
Agreements to State and Local Governments." Section 12.62 (of
the common rule) identifies Federal cost principles for determining
allowable costs.
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 when applying for assistance,
if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure:
Participating States will submit a narrative statement describing
the need, objectives, benefits, approach, amount and source of
matching funds, and fees for use of facility. The State submits
the narrative statement as identified in 50 CFR Part 85.22 to
the appropriate Regional Office when applying for a grant. After
approval, the standard application forms furnished by the Federal
agency and required by 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative
Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and
Local Governments," must be used. Environmental assessment is
required where actions will significantly affect the human environment.
Award Procedure:
The Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service will select projects
to be funded based on established criteria. Regional Offices make
awards to approved applicants.
Deadlines:
Authorization for this program expired September 30, 1997, but
has since been reauthorized for a period of 5 years beginning
in FY 1999. States are required to submit proposals by January
3 of each year.
Range of Approval/Disapproval
Time: Approximately 120 days.
Appeals:
Differences of opinion about eligibility of proposals are considered
by the Regional Directors. Final determination rests with the
Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Renewals:
Funding of projects selected for multiple-year financing is contingent
on the availability of funds in future fiscal years.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching
Requirements: The Federal share of project costs
is not to exceed 75 percent.
Length and Time Phasing
of Assistance: Projects normally funded through
annual segments.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
A Performance Report is required for each annual segment within
90 days after the end of the segment.
Audits:
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 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
Grantees must maintain cost records separately for each Project.
They must retain records, accounts, and supporting documents.
for three years after submission of final request for reimbursement.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
14-8151-0-7-303.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $10,000,000; FY 02 est $10,000,000; and FY 03 est
$10,000,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
$1,000 to $900,000; Average: $170,909.
As of fiscal year 2001,
the Service issued $68.2M in grants to 49 States and resulted in
the construction of over 3,000 pumpout and 1,900 dump stations.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND
LITERATURE:
50 CFR Part 85; Final
Technical Guidelines published in the Federal Register Vol. 59,
No. 47, March 10, 1994; final Grant Guidelines published in the
Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 47, March 10, 1994; and final Pumpout
Symbol Guidelines published in the Federal Register, Vol. 62, No.
166, August 27, 1997.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local
Office: See Appendix IV for addresses.
Headquarters Office:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington,
DC 20240. Contact: Chief, Division of Federal Aid. Telephone:
(703) 358-2156. Use the same number for FTS.
Web Site Address: HTTP//www.fa.r9.fws.gov
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Surveys for the number
and location of operational pumpout stations/dump stations, for
the number of recreational vessels in coastal waters with type III
marine sanitation devices and the areas where those vessels congregate;
development of plans for construction of stations and/or facilities;
construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of pumpout/dump
stations; and programs for education of recreational boaters about
the problem of waste discharge from vessels and the location of
pumpout/dump stations.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Project must be submitted
by the State agency given responsibility for the program by the
Governor of that State. Purpose of the project must be consistent
with the purpose and conditions of the Act. The criteria for selecting
proposals for coastal States are based upon the extent the project
will contribute to conducting a survey, developing a plan for installing
pumpout/dump stations, and constructing pumpout/dump stations according
to the approved plan; and criteria for selecting proposals for all
States are based upon the extent the project will contribute to
public/private partnerships, innovative approaches to increasing
availability and use of pumpout/dump stations, implementation of
an education program, contribution toward protecting sensitive areas,
and lowering the ratio of vessels with holding tanks and portable
toilets to pumpouts and dump stations.
