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Understanding the Federal Program Descriptions




Content provided by the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
20.806 State Marine Schools

FEDERAL AGENCY:

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

AUTHORIZATION:

Public Law 96-453.
OBJECTIVES: Need help understanding this page?
To train merchant marine officers in State Marine Schools.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Direct Payments for Specified Use.
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Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment.
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USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Operation and maintenance of State Marine Schools; maintenance and repair of training vessels loaned by Federal Government; student incentive payments to selected cadets.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:   States. Limited to one academy in any one State.

Beneficiary Eligibility:   Students, meeting eligibility requirements.

Credentials/Documentation:   Formal application from State Governor setting forth evidence of establishment of school; State appropriation for the school; suitable curriculum and facilities. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

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APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application Coordination:   None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102.

Application Procedure:   Letter from a State Governor to the Secretary of Transportation or the Maritime Administrator. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102.

Award Procedure:   Need for training must be established. The final award is approved by the Maritime Administrator.

Deadlines:   None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:   Not applicable.

Appeals:   Not applicable.

Renewals:   Federal/State contracts for assistance automatically extended year by year unless cancelled.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:   Annual assistance payment of $200,000 to regional academies if matched by State appropriations and if out-of-State students are enrolled. Federal assistance consists of (1) lump-sum annual assistance payment to schools, (2) loan of vessel and payment for its maintenance, and (3) student incentive payments. States are required to show that their annual funding for the school at least matches the Federal lump sum assistance payment.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:   Annual payments to the schools are given on a lump-sum basis.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:   Monthly enrollment by class. Annual cost analysis of school operation. Other at request of the Maritime Administrator.

Audits:   In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend 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:   Pertaining to each school, its officers, faculty and students, the vessel and crew, and the shore base are required to be kept indefinitely.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification:   69-1750-0-1-403.

Obligations:   (Program Level) FY 01 $7,456,559; FY 02 est $7,457,000; and FY 03 est $7,563,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:   Annual assistance payment of $200,000 to each regional school, provided State matches funds and admits eligible out-of-State students. An allowance of $3,000 per academic year, not to exceed 4 years, paid to selected students in good standing.

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PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
A total of 397 licensed mariners graduated from the State marine schools in 2000. Eighty student incentive payments were made to cadets who graduated as Merchant Marine officers.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

46 CFR 310A; Standard college catalogs are available from the schools listed below or from the Maritime Administration.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:   (a) Federal Government: none; (b) standard information for prospective students: Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME 04421; Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532; State University of New York Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, NY 10465; Texas State Maritime Program, Galveston, TX 77550; California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA 94591; Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Traverse City, MI 49684.

Headquarters Office:   Taylor E. Jones II, Director, Office of Maritime Labor, Training, and Safety, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-5755.

Web Site Address:   http://www.marad.dot.gov

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

See USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS section of this program.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

See Credentials/Documentation section of this program.

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