Office of Administration Special Programs (11.470)
Program
11.470 Office of Administration Special Programs
Federal Agency
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Authorization
5 U.S.C. 7201; Executive Order 12677; 49 U.S.C. 1463; 33 U.S.C. 883e; Section 406, Public Law 102-567.
Program Number
11.470
Last Known Status
Deleted 04/16/2004 (Program Element of 11.470 have been consolidated into 11.481)
Objectives
To identify, develop, and encourage minorities to pursue careers and graduate degrees in the atmospheric, environmental and related sciences. To expose a large segment of minority faculty and students to atmospheric and environmental sciences in order to increase the number of such students pursuing careers in these areas.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements).
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grant funds may be used for research and education projects.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Historically Black Colleges and Universities with enrollments of 50 percent or more members of minority groups, interested in increasing the number of minority students studying (undergraduate or graduate) and pursuing careers in atmospheric and environmental sciences.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Historically Black Colleges and Universities interested in administering programs in atmospheric and environmental sciences for minorities.
Credentials/Documentation
Proposal with statement of work and budget estimates accompanied with SF-424 (Rev. 4-88). Cost will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular Nos. A-21 for institutions of higher education, with A-87 for State and local governments, and with A- 122 for nonprofit organizations.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Submit Standard Form 424, project proposal and budget following the format specified by the funding agency and the Civil Rights Division.
Award Procedure
Applications are reviewed by the Civil Rights Office and are awarded by the Grants Management Division.
Deadlines
None.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Available subject to performance and funding availability. Renewal of an award to increase funding or extend the period of performance is at the sole discretion of the Department.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Awards are normally for a 12 month period. A recipient receives the awarded funds through the Financial Assistance Disbursement System (FADS) or by reimbursement by Treasury check.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Submit semi-annual progress and financial reports. Final reports are required at the end of the support period.
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 the year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
All financial and programmatic records, supporting documents, statistical reports, and other records of grantees or subgrantees are required to be maintained in accordance with the terms of the award. The recipient must retain records for 3 years from the date the final expenditure report is submitted.
Program Accomplishments
Funding has been provided to continue the development of the Earth Systems Sciences program at Clark Atlanta University. There were several accomplishments made during the grant period. The first year of the grant plans were finalized for establishing an Earth System Science Program. A faculty development team was initiated for the Earth System Science curriculum. Collected and procured materials for a reading room. During the second year of the grant an Earth System Science laboratory was designed and equipment was procured for this laboratory. A 5-year dual-degree program in physics and meteorology with the University of Oklahoma has been initiated. For the final grant period, Clark Atlanta has instituted a Synoptic Meteorology course and laboratory. It has planned and developed an outreach weather and climate mini-course. NOAA has awarded a grant to Clark Atlanta University to continue support for the development of a curriculum in Earth Systems Science adding three new courses, to recruit and provide scholarship support for students in the ESS and dual degree programs, to design and equip a synoptic laboratory, and to support the positions of a computer systems analyst, an administrative assistant and a technician.
Financial Information
Account Identification
13-1450-0-1-306.
Obligations
(Grants) no funds identified for future fiscal years.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$255,000.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
OMB Circular No. A-21. Allowable cost will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular A-87 for State and local governments and Indian Tribes; OMB Circular A-122 for nonprofit and for-profit organizations; OMB Circular A-21 for institutions of higher education; and 48 CFR Part 31 for commercial organizations. Financial assistance management will be in accordance with 15 CFR Part 14 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit and commercial organizations, and with 15 CRF Part 24 for state and local governments.
Related Programs
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Not applicable.
Headquarters Office
Albert M. Beeton, Chief Scientist (Acting), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Room 5128, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, D.C.20230. Telephone: (202) 482-2977.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Continued funding of Curriculum and Faculty Development Program in Earth System Sciences.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Applications are reviewed and recommended on basis of relevance to program objectives. Expected results, benefits, soundness of approach, cost effectiveness and other factors.
