Rocky Boy's/north Central Montana Regional Water System (15.525)
Program
15.525 Rocky Boy's/north Central Montana Regional Water System
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: Bureau of Reclamation
Authorization
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5; Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002; Rocky Boy's North Central Montana Regional Water System Act of 2002, Title IX, Public Law 107-331.
Program Number
15.525
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To ensure a safe and adequate rural, municipal, and industrial water supply for the residents of the Rocky Boy's Reservation in the State of Montana, and to assist the citizens residing in Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, and Toole Counties, Montana, but outside the Reservation, in developing safe and adequate rural, municipal, and industrial water supplies. For ARRA funded projects and in addition to the program objectives above, Section 3 of the Recovery Act states the following objectives: to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; to assist those most impacted by the recession; to provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health; to invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits; and to stabilize State and local governments 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
Construction of a rural water supply system that will serve the Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Indian reservation and the surrounding, off-reservation communities in north central Montana. At the present time, no new project awards are being made under this authority. Funding is only available for continuation of existing agreements.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
The Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority.
Beneficiary Eligibility
The Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and inhabitants of the areas served by the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority in Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton, and Toole Counties, Montana.
Credentials/Documentation
No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
The Bureau of Reclamation Great Plains Region, will assist the Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation and members of the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority, in preparing their respective annual funding agreements. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.12372. Environmental impact information is not 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. At the present time, program funding is provided only for the continuation of existing agreements. Amendments to incorporate annual work plans and budgets are negotiated annually with the current recipients. Current recipients submit applicable SF-424 forms, technical proposals, and budget narratives for Bureau of Reclamation review.
Award Procedure
Once the parties agree with their respective annual scopes of work and budgets, the Bureau of Reclamation's Great Plains Region finalizes the modifications.
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: The Federal share of the Rocky Boy's Rural Water System project is 100 percent. The Federal share of the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority project is 80 percent. (Section 904(b) and (c), Section 905(b)).
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Funds are to be available until expended. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Not available.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Program reports are not applicable. Cash reports are not applicable. Quarterly progress reports, annual reports on significant developments (as necessray) and final technical reports. Projects funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will have additional reporting requirements as described in the award terms and conditions. Quarterly SF 425 Federal financial reports and final financial report. 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. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance ($500,000 for fiscal years ending after December 1, 2003) or more a year in Federal awards will have a single or a program specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than ($500,000 for fiscal years ending after December 1, 2003) 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: Required technical and environmental reports for the construction of municipal, rural, and industrial water supply systems; beginning construction of the systems. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available
Financial Information
Account Identification
14-0681-0-1-301 - ARRA TAFS 14-0681 2009/2010; 14-0680-0-1-301.
Obligations
(Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 08 $72,994; FY 09 est $7,000,000; FY 10 est $0. (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $0; FY 10 est $0 - ARRA Funed Obligations are not available (To Be Determined).
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$50,000 to $10,000,000; Average $3,536,497.
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. Montana Area Office: Mr. Dan Jewell, Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 30137, Billings, MT, 59107-0137. Telephone: (406) 247-7298, E-mail: djewell@gp.usbr.gov/.
Headquarters Office
Terry Zontek Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, P.O. Box 36900, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59101-6900 Email: tzontek@usbr.gov Phone: (406)247-7606
Web Site Address
http://northcentralmontanawater.org/.
Examples of Funded Projects
Fiscal Year 2008: Initial construction activities for the water supply system. 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, the final engineering report and the appropriation ceiling. For ARRA funded projects: the purposes of the Recovery Act 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 accompanying conference report, and will target activities that quickly infuse money into the economy.
