Garrison Diversion Unit (15.518)
Program
15.518 Garrison Diversion Unit
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: Bureau of Reclamation
Authorization
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5; Garrison Diversion Unit, Missouri River Basin Project, Public Law 89-108, as amended; Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1985, Public Law 98-360; Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act of 1986, Public Law 99-294; Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000, Public Law 106-554.
Program Number
15.518
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To meet the water needs within the State of North Dakota by providing funds on a non-reimbursable basis for the planning and construction of a multi-purpose water resource development project within the State of North Dakota for irrigation; municipal, rural, and industrial water; fish, wildlife, and other natural resource conservation and development; recreation; flood control; augmented stream flows; ground water recharge; and other project purposes.
For Recovery Act funded projects and in addition to the program objectives stated above, Section 3 of the Act states the following objectives: (1) To preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession; (3) To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health; (4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits; and (5) To stabilize State and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)
Uses and Use Restrictions
Different projects and programs under the authorization have different cost ceilings. The Bureau of Reclamation's Great Plains Region shall enter into cooperative agreements with the State of North Dakota, the Garrison Conservancy District, the Standing Rock Sioux, the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Spirit Lake Nation, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa to undertake the authorized activities, programs and projects as the Secretary of the Interior determines necessary.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
The State of North Dakota, the Garrison Conservancy District, the Standing Rock Sioux, the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Spirit Lake Nation, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
Beneficiary Eligibility
The citizens of the State of North Dakota and the Standing Rock Sioux, the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Spirit Lake Nation, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
Credentials/Documentation
See Public Law 99-294, Section 2, for considerations to be given to fish and wildlife conservation, including habitat impacts, mitigation procedures, and enhancement. See Public Law 99-294, Section 3, regarding when it may be necessary for applicants to complete a comprehensive report covering feasibility, capability, impacts, cost and efficiency measures, National Environmental Policy Act requirements, and other matters. Please contact the Bureau of Reclamation personnel listed in the Contacts section, below, for further information regarding these requirements. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication is not required. Depending on the project, an environmental impact assessment or statement may be required. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. If requested, the Bureau of Reclamation's Great Plains Region will assist the State of North Dakota, the Garrison Conservancy District, the Standing Rock Sioux, the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Spirit Lake Nation, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in preparing their respective proposals. An environmental impact statement is required for this program. An environmental impact assessment is required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Applications shall include: (1) Detailed written technical proposals including background data regarding the applicants, technical approaches proposed to accomplish the work, scopes of work that separate the work into major tasks, types of personnel implementing the proposals, experience in performing these types of work, timelines, the levels of cooperation with other parties involved in the proposals, and other information that may be useful for proposal evaluation; and (2) Detailed project cost proposals, including budgets with estimated project costs, including salaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contracts, and indirect costs, and the values of any in-kind contributions of goods and services. Applicants must submit all applicable SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance forms, along with their technical and budget proposals.
Award Procedure
Once the parties agree with their respective scopes of work and cooperative agreements, the Bureau of Reclamation's Great Plains Region will finalize the agreements. The Bureau of Reclamation's Great Plains Region will negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with the State of North Dakota, the Garrison Conservancy District, the Standing Rock Sioux, the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Spirit Lake Nation, and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. The tribes may choose to enter into an agreement under Public Law 93-638, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. For those agreements that are in place, the Bureau of Reclamation negotiates annually the workplan and budget for that fiscal year.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Funding is available until all currently appropriated funds have been expended for this program. Additional funding for the program is at the discretion of Congress. Any request for a time extension must be in writing in accordance with the provisions stated in the agreement.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
There is no time restriction placed on the use of the funds. A schedule will be established between the Bureau of Reclamation and the recipient at the time of award. Any request for a time extension must be in writing in accordance with the provisions stated in the agreement. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Information not available.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Progress reports (quarterly); annual report; reports on significant developments as necessary. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. The Federal Financial Report SF 425 is required. Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
State, local and Indian Tribal governments shall maintain project records in accordance with 43 CFR 12.82. All other recipients shall maintain project records in accordance with 43 CFR 12.953.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2008: Technical and environmental reports required by the various activities, projects, and programs; construction of municipal, rural and industrial water supply systems; and enhancement of recreation facilities. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available
Financial Information
Account Identification
14-0680-0-1-301; 14-0681-0-1-301.
Obligations
(Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 08 $54,837,000; FY 09 est $57,000,000; FY 10 est $50,000,000. (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $59,000,000; FY 10 est $0
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Range is $2,000 to $35,000,000; Range $73,612,333.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
43 CFR 12, http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1; OMB Circulars, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_circulars.html. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below.
Related Programs
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices. Dakotas Area Office: Mr. Denny Breitzman, Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, Address: P.O. Box 1017, Bismarck, ND 58501, Telephone: (701) 250-4242, E-mail: dbreitzman@gp.usbr.gov.
Headquarters Office
Terry Zontek Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59101-6900 Email: tzontek@usbr.gov Phone: (404)247-7606
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Fiscal Year 2008: The tribal municipal, rural and industrial water supply systems projects; the tribal operation and maintenance activities; the Red River Valley feasibility study and environmental assessment; the State of North Dakota municipal, rural and industrial water supply systems projects; the enhancement of Garrison recreation facilities. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
The scopes of work must address and be responsive to the authorizing legislation and the appropriation ceiling, and any stated evaluation criteria.
For Recovery Act projects: The purposes are among others, to quickly and prudently commence activities that preserve and create jobs and to promote economic recovery, and to invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. To meet these purposes, Reclamation will allocate funds based on the criteria set forth in the Recovery Act and the accompanying conference report, and will target activities that quickly infuse money into the economy.
