Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (11.427)
Program
11.427 Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program
Federal Agency
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Authorization
Saltonstall-Kennedy Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 713c-3(c).
Program Number
11.427
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To increase greatly the Nation's wealth and quality of life through sustainable fisheries that support fishing industry jobs, safe and wholesome seafood, and recreational opportunities.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).
Uses and Use Restrictions
Proposals must respond to funding priorities in the annual solicitation. Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of the fisheries resources in the region over which the resource extends as well as the issues/problems involving such fisheries. Issues/problems addressed in the project should be supported by industry experience.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Any U.S. citizen or national, or any citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, or the Federated States of Micronesia; or group including State and local governments, except that employees of Federal agencies, and Regional Fishery Management Councils and their employees, are not eligible.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Any U.S. citizen or national, or any citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, or the Federated States of Micronesia; or group including State and local governments.
Credentials/Documentation
Proposal with statement of work and budget estimate. See annual solicitation published in the Federal Register for details. Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21 for institutions of higher education, with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments, and with OMB Circular No. A-122 for nonprofit organizations.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should contact 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. A listing of State single points of contact under E.O. 12372 is available at www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/lawsregs/eo.htm.
Application Procedure
Submit Standard Form 424, project proposal and budget following the format specified by the funding office in the annual solicitation. This program is subject to provisions of 15 CFR Part 14 for institutions of higher education and other nonprofit organizations, and with 15 CFR Part 24 for State and local governments.
Award Procedure
Proposals are reviewed after the submission deadline in competition with all other proposals submitted. To the extent that funds are available, those proposals judged to best meet priorities are funded. Either grants or cooperative agreements will be awarded.
Deadlines
Solicitation published once each fiscal year for which there is an allocation by the Congress for the program. Notice is published in the Federal Register; deadline is 60 days after date of publication.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Projects of up to 18-month durations will be considered. Proposals for continuing work must be competed.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
By statute, the Federal share must be at least 50 percent of the total costs of the project. The requirement for cost-sharing varies from year to year as published in the solicitation. For example, for the FY 2002 solicitation, a 10 percent minimum cost share was required.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Grants are generally for 12 months but not to exceed 18 months. Financial status reports are completed and submitted. Funds are released in advance or by reimbursement, as agreed to in the Standard Terms and Conditions document required for each grant.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Semiannual progress and financial reports shall be due within 30 days after the end of the 6-month period. Final reports shall be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), recipients that are States, Local Governments, Non-profit 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. 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 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
Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to an agreement shall be retained for a period of 3 years.
Program Accomplishments
Annual reports are available upon request. In addition, the fiscal year 2002 Annual Report and the updated Annotated Bibliography are available on the website. For the fiscal year 2002 solicitation, 122 proposals were received. The review and recommendation process is ongoing, but about $10.3 million is available to fund projects. The next solicitation notice, for fiscal 2003, is expected to be published around December 2002. Southeast: Developed histamine dipstick to test seafood for spoilage.
Financial Information
Account Identification
13-5139-0-2-376.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $3,811,137; FY 03 est. $4,000,000 and FY 04 est. $4,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$3,400 to $179,565. Average: $84,000.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
For costs principles, see OMB Circular No. A-87 (State and local governments) and OMB Circular No. A-122 for other receipients. For grants management principles, see 15 CFR 24 (States and local governments) and 15 CFR 14 for other recipients.
Related Programs
11.407, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986; 11.417, Sea Grant Support.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See listing in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
The Office of Constituent Services, Financial Services Division, F/CS2, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Telephone (301) 713-2358. Fax: (301) 713-1939.
Web Site Address
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfweb/skhome.html
Examples of Funded Projects
Grants and Cooperative Agreements to: address Atlantic salmon aquaculture development considering the Endangered Species status of Atlantic salmon; study bycatch and conversation engineering issues; study and plan for fishing capacity reduction; develop socioeconomic information on fisheries; develop aquaculture systems; and improve product quality and safety. Southeast: Delineate important habitats for juvenile sandbar sharks. Develop buyout business plan for southeastern U.S. commercial shark fishery. Bay scallop restoration on the west coast of Florida. Measure temperature effects on sex determination in flounder.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Significance of the issue addressed in the proposal, methodology proposed, responsiveness to published priorities, cost proposed, etc.
