at expend DC: Anita Provenzano, US EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, MC 3EA30, audio Philadelphia, PA, 19103. Phone: 215-814-5180. provenzano.anita@epa.gov. and coopeRegion 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN: Geryl Ricks, US EPA Region ller Gerald 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA, 30303. Phone: 404-562-9393. EPA tricks.geryl@epa.gov. Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI: Dertera Collins, US s by the PAEPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., MC WW16J, Chicago, IL, 60604. Phone: 312-353-6291. collins.dertera@epa.gov. Region 6 - AR, LA, NM, OK, TX: Sondra McDonald, US EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, MC 6WQ-AT, port entrist Dallas, TX, 75202. Phone: 214-665-7187. mcdonald.sondra@epa.gov. Region 7- IA, KS, MO, NE: Jennifer Ousley, US EPA Region 7, 901 North Fifth unts. Allrad Street, Kansas City, KS, 66101. Phone: 913-551-9311. must be k date of t such as those e matter is m ousley.jennifer@epa.gov. Region 8 - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY: Cynthia Gonzales, US EPA Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO, 80202. Phone: 303-312-6569. gonzales.cynthia@epa.gov. Region 9 - AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU: Leana Rosetti, US EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Phone: (415) 972-3070. rosetti.leana@epa.gov. Region 10- AK, ID, OR, WA: Michael Szerlog, US EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Ave, MC: AWT-107, Seattle, WA, 98101. Phone: 206-553-0279. szerlog.michael@epa.gov. 2 and 2 tal resab ance of Regin Fiscal Year 2015: The WPDG database provides project information for grants funded through this program since 2005 and war (http://iaspub.epa.gov/pls/grts/f?p=101:1). Examples of funded projects include: developing state or tribal Wetland Program Plans (WPPs); assessing a marsh's sustainability; developing a functional assessment of a state's wetlands of past I present; developing scenario models to analyze impacts of groundwater withdrawal on calcareous fens; advancing a state's wetland monitoring and assessment; developing a framework for evaluating the environmental results of one state's wetland mitigation banks; determining the local importance of vernal pools; and sentinel monitoring and mapping of coastal wetland condition and response to climate change. Fiscal Year 2016: The WPDG database provides project information for grants funded through this program since 2005 (http://iaspub.epa.gov/pls/grts/f?p=101:1). It is anticipated that projects funded in FY16 may include: developing state or tribal Wetland Program Plans (WPPs); assessing a marsh's sustainability; developing a functional assessment of a state's wetlands of past and present; developing scenario models to analyze impacts of groundwater withdrawal on calcareous fens; advancing a state's wetland monitoring and assessment; developing a framework for evaluating the environmental results of one state's wetland mitigation banks; determining the 1 local importance of vernal pools; and sentinel monitoring and mapping of coastal wetland condition and response to climate change. Fiscal Year 2017: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. 66.462 NATIONAL WETLAND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND FIVE-STAR RESTORATION TRAINING GRANT A FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act, Section 104(b)(3), Public Law 92-500, 33 U.S.C 1254(b)(3). Program Descriptions OBJECTIVES: To assist state, tribal, local government (S/T/LG) agencies, and interstate/intertribal entities in building programs which protect, manage, and restore wetlands. The primary focus of the grants is to build state and tribal wetland programs. A secondary focus is to build local (e.g. county or municipal) programs Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2016: For the National WPDGS: EPA has identified the following national priorities - National Priority Area 1: Core Elements Framework. National Priority Area 1 is based on the four core elements of a Comprehensive State/Tribal Wetlands Program: 1) Monitoring and Assessment; 2) Voluntary Wetland Restoration and Protection; 3) Regulatory Approaches Including CWA 401 Certification; and 4) Wetland-Specific Water Quality Standards. Further explanation of all of the elements can be found at the following website address: https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/wetland-program-development-grants. The Wetlands Program Development Grants (WPDG) program strives to develop State/Tribal/local government programs that will incorporate each of these elements. For the Five-Star Restoration Training Grants, EPA funds an intermediary organization to provide subawards to eligible subawardees to bring together citizen groups, corporations, youth conservation corps, students, landowners, and government agencies to undertake projects that achieve environmental training through voluntary, community/watershed-based wetland restoration projects. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The National WPDGs are intended to encourage comprehensive, national wetlands program development by promoting the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. Projects build the capacity of States, Tribes, and local governments programs to effectively protect wetland and riparian resources. Activities must help S/T/LGs develop and refine wetland programs. Projects funded under this program support the initial development of a national wetlands protection, restoration or management program, or support enhancement/refinement of an existing national program. Projects must be broad in scope and include more than one EPA Region or be national in scope and cannot be limited to activities that affect such entities in only one EPA region. For example, projects and tasks can involve advancing science or collecting and making available through publications and other appropriate means, such as training on information about how various wetland programs across the nation protect, manage, and restore their wetland resources and about initiatives to improve S/T/LG wetland programs. Projects that are local or encompass only one EPA Region in scope are not eligible for funding under this program but may be eligible for funding under EPA's Regional Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.461). Funds cannot be used for the purchase of land or conservation easements. Funds cannot be used for implementation of individual mitigation projects, mitigation banks, or in-lieu-fee mitigation programs. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: https://www.epa.gov/geospatial. EPA's Five Star Restoration Training Grant is anticipated to fund one cooperative agreement to an organization to manage the Five Star Restoration Training Grant subaward process that will award subgrants to achieve environmental training through voluntary, community/watershed-based wetland restoration projects. Projects funded under the subgrant process must be limited to activities that conduct or promote the coordination and acceleration of training relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. Other activities under section 104(b)(3) will not be considered for funding. Funds cannot be used for the purchase of land or conservation easements. Funds cannot be used for implementation of individual mitigation projects, mitigation banks, or in-lieu-fee mitigation programs. Wetland restoration training projects cannot include wetlands constructed for the purposes of treating wastewater or stormwater only. The assistance agreement award under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: https://www.epa.gov/geospatial. Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving company-owned or -rented vehicles or government-owned vehicles, or while driving privately-owned vehicles when on official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the government. Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to conduct initiatives of the type described in section 3(a) of the Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving Executive Order that was signed on October 1, 2009. Generally this program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office. Applicant Eligibility: Non-profit, non-governmental organizations, Interstate agencies, and Intertribal consortia which are capable of undertaking activities that advance wetland programs on a national basis are eligible to compete in this program. The term "interstate agency" is defined in CWA Section 502 as "an agency of two or more States established by or pursuant to an agreement or compact approved by the Congress, or any other agency of two or more States, having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the control of pollution as determined and approved by the Administrator." Intertribal consortia must meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 35.504. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. Beneficiary Eligibility: State, Tribal, and local governments involved in administering wetlands protection, restoration, and/or management programs or programs related to or complement wetlands protection programs. Credentials/Documentation: Non-profit applicants may be asked to provide documentation that they meet the definition of a non-profit organization. Interstate organizations may be asked to provide a citation to the statutory authority, which establishes their status. Intertribal consortia may be asked to provide documentation that they meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 35.504. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: The standard application forms, as furnished by the Federal agency and required by 2 CFR 200 and 1500 as applicable, must be used for this program. Regarding pre-application/pre-proposal assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application/pre-proposal assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts" or see Appendix IV of the Catalog. 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. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. 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 Procedures: 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The EPA Headquarters (HQ) Office will conduct the competitive process for awarding National Wetland Program Development Grants. Interested applicants should review information on the National Wetland Program Development Grants at: https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/wetland-program-development-grants. Submittal instructions can be found in the competitive announcement. The EPA Headquarters (HQ) Office will conduct the competitive process for awarding the Five-Star Restoration Training Grant. Interested applicants should review information on the Five-Star Restoration Training Grant at: https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/wetland-program-development-grants. Submittal instructions can be found in the competitive announcement. All applicants will be notified by the HQ Office on whether or not the applicant has been selected for funding. The notification is not an authorization to begin performance. The Grant Award document signed by the appropriate grant official in the EPA HQ Office is the authorizing document. Applicants selected for funding must submit a final workplan and grant application forms. Applicants, except in limited circumstances approved by the Agency, must submit all initial applications for funding through http://www.grants.gov. Award Procedure: For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, proposals, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Grants are usually approved within 4 months of receipt of completed application. Appeals: Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be requested by contacting the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts." Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. The applicant must provide a minimum of 25 percent of the total cost of the workplan to the extent allowed by 2 CFR 200 and 1500 as applicable, 40 CFR 35.385, and 35.615. To determine if the minimum match is met, EPA will use the following formula: amount (in dollars) of federal funds requested from EPA divided by 3 = minimum match (in dollars) or Total project amount (in dollars) divided by = minimum match (in dollars). For example, if the applicant requests $75,000 of federal funds or has a total project cost of $100,000 for a three-year project period, it must be able to provide $25,000 in matching funds or services. A reduced match may be available for Tribal grantees that place the Wetland Program Development Grant funds in a Performance Partnership Grant. (See regulations at 40 CFR 536(c)). States and Tribes can provide a larger share of the project's cost whenever possible (i.e., in excess of the required 25 percent of total project costs). Award recipients can meet the match requirements with in-kind or monetary contributions from entities other than themselves. However, other Federal money cannot be used as the match for this grant program unless authorized by the statute governing the award of the other December 2016 Appli EPA includes reporting requirements for grants and cooperative agreements in submit the terms and conditions of the agreements. Agreements may require quarterly, interim, and final progress reports, and expenditure/financial, equipment, and invention reports. All final reports must be accompanied by a 1-2 p 2 page summary electronic document on the project. Specific reporting requirements are also identified in the grant regulations at 2 CFR 200 and 1500, as applicable. Program reports are required under this program. Cash reports are required under this program. Progress reports are required under this program. Expenditure reports are required under this program. Performance monitoring is required under this program. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. Grants and cooperative agreements are mian Subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Records: Account Identification: 68-0103-0-1-304. Obligations: (Cooperative Agreements) FY 15 $750,000; FY 16 est $650,000; and FY 17 est $650,000 - National Wetlands Program Development Grants: FY 15 $500,000; FY 16 est. $400,000; and FY 17 est. $400,000. Five-Star Restoration Training Grant: FY 15 $250,000; FY 16 est. $250,000; and FY 17 est. $250,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: National Wetlands Program Development Grants: $75,000 to $200,000/every two years; $160,500/every two years; Five-Star Restoration Training Grant: $1,000,000 every four years. TAFS Codes: 68-0103. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2015: In FY 15, funding will continue to support projects that encourage the use of data documenting wetland condition, function, status and trends to support development and implementation of other state wetland program core elements such as wetland regulation, restoration, and development of water quality standards for wetlands; identify best practices for developing wetland restoration and protection programs while leveraging adaptation to climate change; develop a handbook for states, tribes, and local governments on the policy and practice of stream compensatory mitigation; develop and deliver in-lieu fee mitigation training for states, tribes, and local governments; increase understanding of multiple aspects of state and tribal wetland programs, including all four of the EPA core essential elements, -1 resulting in more robust state and tribal programs; and develop and distribute programmatic support documents for identifying and sampling candidate reference wetland sites using consistent wetland condition assessment methods across the nation, piloted through programs in 10 states. Fiscal Year 2016: In FY 16, funding will continue to support projects that encourage the use of data documenting wetland condition, function, status and trends to support development and implementation of other state wetland program core elements such as wetland regulation, restoration, and development of water quality standards for wetlands; identify best practices for developing wetland restoration and protection programs while leveraging adaptation to climate change; develop a handbook for states, tribes, and local governments on the policy and practice of stream compensatory mitigation; develop and deliver in-lieu fee mitigation training for states, tribes, and local governments; increase understanding of multiple aspects of state and tribal wetland programs, including all four of the EPA core essential elements, resulting in more robust state and tribal programs; and develop and distribute programmatic support documents for identifying and sampling candidate reference wetland sites using consistent wetland condition assessment methods across the nation, piloted through programs in 10 states. EPA anticipates issuing a competition in FY16. Fiscal Year 2017: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: General grant regulations and procedures, 2 CFR 200 and 1500, 40 CFR 35.610, as applicable. Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Myra Price Wetlands Division (4502T), Office of Oceans, Wetlands, and Watersheds, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: price.myra@epa.gov Phone: (202) 566-1225. Website Address: https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/wetland-program-development-grants RELATED PROGRAMS: 66.419 Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support; 66.454 Water Quality Management Planning; 66.456 National Estuary Program; 66.458 Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds; 66.461 Regional Wetland Program Development Grants EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2015: The Wetland Program Development Grant database will provide project information for the National WDPGs (http://iaspub.epa.gov/pls/grts/f?p=101:1). Examples of funded projects include projects that: encourage the use of data documenting wetland condition, function, status and trends to support development and implementation of other state wetland program core elements such as wetland regulation, restoration, and development of water quality standards for wetlands; identify best practices for developing wetland restoration and protection programs while leveraging adaptation to climate change; develop a handbook for states, tribes, and local governments on the policy and practice of stream compensatory mitigation; develop and deliver in-lieu fee mitigation training for states, tribes, and local governments; increase understanding of multiple aspects of state and tribal wetland programs, including all four of the EPA core essential elements, resulting in more robust state and tribal programs; and develop and distribute programmatic support documents for identifying and sampling candidate reference wetland sites using consistent wetland condition assessment methods across the nation, piloted through programs in 10 states. Fiscal Year 2016: The Wetland Program Development Grant database will provide project information for the National WDPGs (http://iaspub.epa.gov/pls/grts/f?p=101:1). Examples of funded projects include projects that: encourage the use of data documenting wetland condition, function, status and trends to support development and implementation of other state wetland program core elements such as wetland regulation, restoration, and development of water quality standards for wetlands; identify best practices for developing wetland restoration and protection programs while leveraging adaptation to climate change; develop a handbook for states, tribes, and local governments on the policy and practice of Program Descriptions stream compensatory mitigation; develop and deliver in-lieu fee mitigation training for states, tribes, and local governments; increase understanding of multiple aspects of state and tribal wetland programs, including all four of the EPA core essential elements, resulting in more robust state and tribal programs; and develop and distribute programmatic support documents for identifying and sampling candidate reference wetland sites using consistent wetland condition assessment methods across the nation, piloted through programs in 10 states. Fiscal Year 2017: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. 66.466 CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM FEDERAL AGENCY: Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency AUTHORIZATION: Clean Water Act, Section 117. OBJECTIVES: To expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay. EPA's funding priority is to achieve the goals and commitments established in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and the final coordinated strategy under Executive Order (EO) 13508. As a means to achieve their goals and outcomes, assistance agreements are awarded to: nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, colleges, universities, and interstate agencies. The type of projects that are awarded range from monitoring to environmental education. These projects have helped support the commitments set forth in Chesapeake Executive Council agreements and amendments (The Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983 through the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement) and subsequent directives, adoption statements, endorsements and resolutions To expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay. EPA's funding priority is to achieve the goals and commitments established in the Chesapeake 2000 agreement and the final coordinated strategy under Executive Order (EO) 13508. As a means to achieve the goals and commitments, assistance agreements are awarded to: nonprofit organizations, State and local governments, colleges, universities, and interstate agencies. The type of projects that are awarded range from monitoring to environmental education. These projects have helped support the commitments set forth in Chesapeake Executive Council agreements and amendments (The Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983 through Chesapeake 2000) and subsequent directives, adoption statements, endorsements and resolutions. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2016: EPA's focus in FY 2016 is to continue to improve the rate of progress in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by meeting the President's expectations as described in Executive Order (EO) 13508, using the Agency's existing statutory authority, implementing the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), providing states with the tools necessary for effective regulatory implementation, creating better tools for scientific analysis and accountability, and supporting regulatory compliance and enforcement. EPA will work toward implementing key initiatives under EO 13508, including: implementing the TMDL; developing a TMDL tracking and accountability system; deploying technology to integrate discrete Bay data systems and to present the data in an accessible accountability system called ChesapeakeStat; and moving forward on the Bay's challenges related to toxic contaminants. A centerpiece of EPA's FY 2016 activities is the implementation of the nation's largest and most complex TMDL for the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. A TMDL is essentially a plan that defines how much of a particular pollutant may be discharged into a particular waterbody while allowing the waterbody to meet its water quality standards and designated uses. EPA released the final TMDL in December 2010. Prior to that release, the Bay jurisdictions developed watershed implementation plans (WIPs) that included specific timelines for enhancing programs and implementing actions to reduce pollution. The TMDL is designed to ensure that all pollution control measures needed to fully restore the Bay and its tidal rivers are in place by 2025, with at least 60 percent of the actions completed by 2017. To support the TMDL, EPA will develop and initiate a tracking and accountability system to ensure that the Bay jurisdictions are effectively implementing the TMDL. To support accountability under the TMDL, EPA will enhance the Chesapeake Bay Program's water-quality monitoring network to better track TMDL progress. EPA will use its technical and scientific analysis capabilities to provide implementation support and guidance to the states and thousands of local governments that will be affected by the TMDL. EPA will assist the jurisdictions in making scientifically informed determinations of the most effective ways to meet their TMDL obligations that will provide individually tailored solutions. EPA is providing resources to expand the Partnership's existing monitoring through integration of citizen science data collection efforts of known and documented quality and other non-traditional monitoring partners (e.g., counties, municipal discharge authorities, riverkeepers, watershed organizations). To ensure that the states are able to meet EPA's expectations under the TMDL and new national rulemakings, EPA will continue and in some cases expand its broad range of grant programs. EPA will provide funding to local governments and watershed jurisdictions through state grants based on their ability to reduce nutrient and sediment loads via key sectors such as development and agriculture in urban and rural areas. Ensuring that the regulated community complies with the appropriate regulations is an essential responsibility for achieving the goals established for the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. In FY 2016, the continued implementation of the Compliance and Enforcement Strategy for the Bay Watershed will target sources of pollution impairing the Bay in the watershed and airshed. EPA's multi-year, multi-state strategy combines the Agency's water, air and waste enforcement authorities to address violations of federal environmental laws resulting in nutrient, sediment, and other pollution in the Bay. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: PROJECT GRANTS USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: On November 7, 2000, the President signed the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000, which includes Title II-Chesapeake Bay Restoration. This Act amends Section 117 of the Federal Water Control Act (Clean Water Act) and established new authorities for the Chesapeake Bay Program. These new legal authorities specify the type of work that can be performed with the funds appropriated for the Chesapeake Bay Program, the type of funding vehicles (e.g., assistance agreement) that can be used, and the type of organization eligible to receive funding. The purposes of these amendment authorities are: (1) to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay; and (2) to achieve the goals established in the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The term "Chesapeake Bay Agreement" means the formal, voluntary agreements signed by the Chesapeake Executive Council and executed to achieve the goal of restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem (e.g., the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, Chesapeake 2000 agreement, 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, various Executive Council directives, etc.). (1) 117(d) Technical Assistance and General Assistance Grants - These grants will be awarded competitively to nonprofit organizations, State and local governments, colleges, universities, and interstate agencies to implement the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Agreements; such as activities to support living resource protection and restoration; vital habitat protection and restoration; water quality protection and restoration; sound land use; and stewardship and community engagement. All applicants applying for grants under Section 117(d) must commit to a cost share ranging from 5 to 50 percent of the total December 201 measures neede with at lea OL, EPA (2) 117(e)(1)(A) Chesapeake Bay Regulatory and Accountability Grants Ensure that(CBRAP) - As a result of EO 13508, these grants help each watershed state and the District of Columbia to develop new regulations, design TMDL watershed implementation plans, reissue and enforce permits, and provide technical and will enhart compliance assistance to local governments and regulated entities. The grants to better ta laid the states and DC in implementing and expanding their jurisdiction's analysi capiregulatory, accountability and enforcement capabilities, in support of reducing the states a nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment loads delivered to the Bay to meet the water ADL. EPA laquality goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. EPA awards termination these grants non-competitively. Signatory jurisdictions applying for regulatory at will proviand accountability program grants under Section 117(e)(1)(A) must identify expand the P 50% cost share of total project costs (equal match/dollar for dollar) as required science by statute. raditional verkeepen vn (3) Section 117(e)(1)(A) Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grants (CBIG) - The Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grants are authorized under Section 117(e)(1)(A) to signatory jurisdictions. Implementation Grants are for the pectation purpose of implementing the management mechanisms established under the and in sur 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, with particular emphasis on state unding whas programs for control and abatement of nonpoint source nutrient and sediment ed on the pollution (including atmospheric deposition as a nonpoint source). Specifically, develpra CBIG awards support the jurisdictions' implementation of the management strategies developed for each of the applicable outcomes identified in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. CBIG awards may support the h the jurisdictions' implementation of their watershed implementation plans (WIPs) and milestone commitments, including addressing EPA's evaluation of the g the galer he cut WIPs and milestones, and comparable actions that support nutrient and sediment load reduction goals. If the signatory jurisdictions do not use 117(e)(1)(A) grants for projects consistent with furthering the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement goals and outcomes, EPA may reallocate, Strategy f The Bay mbined vicing conditionally award, or withhold funds. These grants are awarded dorp non-competitively to any jurisdiction that signed the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Signatory jurisdictions applying for implementation under Section 117(e)(1)(A) must identify 50% cost-share of total project costs (equal match/dollar for dollar). es and Cel ater Ad (4) Section 117(e)(1)(B) Monitoring Grants - The monitoring grants are authorized under Section 117(e)(1)(B) for signatory jurisdictions. These grants support the characterization of water and habitat quality and benthic community conditions for the main stem Chesapeake Bay and tidal tributaries, characterizing nutrient and sediment loadings to the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from the surrounding Chesapeake Bay watershed, assessing changes in nutrient and sediment concentrations in local streams and rivers throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and providing data analysis and interpretation support for water quality and living resources status and trends. These grants are awarded non-competitively to any signatory jurisdiction that signed the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Signatory jurisdictions applying for monitoring grants under Section 117(e)(1)(B) must identify 50% cost share of total project costs (equal match/dollar for dollar). (5) Section 117(g)(2) Small Watershed Grants - The Small Watershed Grants Program was established under Section 117(g)(2), which provides that grants can be awarded under Section 117(d) to local governments and nonprofit organizations in the Chesapeake Bay region working on a local level to protect and improve watersheds, while building citizen based resource stewardship. The purpose of the grants program is to demonstrate effective techniques and partnership-building to achieve Chesapeake Bay Program objectives at the small watershed scale. The Small Watershed Grants Program was designed to encourage the sharing of innovative ideas among the many organizations wishing to be involved in watershed protection activities. Applicants applying for small watershed grants under Section (g)(2) must commit to a cost share of 25% of the total project cost. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: https://www.epa.gov/geospatial. Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving company-owned or -rented vehicles or government-owned vehicles, or while driving privately-owned vehicles when on official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the government. Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to conduct initiatives of the type described in section 3(a) of the Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving Executive Order that was signed on October 1, 2009. Generally this program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office. Applicant Eligibility: Under section 117(d), funds are available for technical and general assistance grants to nonprofit organizations, State and local governments, colleges, universities, and interstate agencies; under section 117(e)(1)(A) and 117e(1)(B), respectively, funds are available for implementation, regulatory and accountability, and monitoring grants to signatory jurisdictions; and under section 117(g)(2), funds are available for technical assistance and assistance grants under the Small Watershed Grants Program to local governments and nonprofit organizations and individuals in the Chesapeake Bay region. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. Beneficiary Eligibility: Under section 117(d), funds are available for technical and general assistance grants to nonprofit organizations, State and local governments, colleges, universities, and interstate agencies; under section 117(e)(1)(A) and 117(e)(1)(B), respectively, funds are available for implementation, and monitoring grants to signatory jurisdictions and headwaters states; and under Section 117(g)(2), funds are available for technical assistance and assistance grants under the Small Watershed Grants Program to local governments and nonprofit organizations and individuals in the Chesapeake Bay region. Credentials/Documentation: Compliance with 2 CFR 200 and 1500, and with Program Grant Guidance to matching funds. Costs will be determined in accordance with 2 CFR 200 Subpart E. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Regarding pre-application/pre-proposal assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application/pre-proposal assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts" or see Appendix IV of the Catalog. Preapplication assistance is recommended and should be obtained from the EPA Region III Grants Management Office. All proposals or work statements should be consistent with CBPO's Grant Guidance located at http://www2.epa.gov/restoration-chesapeake-bay/chesapeake-bay-program-gran t-guidance. 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. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. 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 Procedures: 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Program Descriptions |