Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (15.622)

Program

15.622 Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: Fish and Wildlife Service

Authorization

Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act, Title VII, Subtitle D, Section 7404, Public Law 105-178, 16 U.S.C. 777g-l, and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act, Public Law 109-059.

Program Number

15.622

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

This program provides funding to States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of tie-up facilities for transient, recreational boats 26 feet or greater.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

This program authorizes matching funds on a competitive basis for constructing, renovating, or maintaining tie-up facilities for transient, recreational boats 26 feet or more in length and to produce and distribute information and educational materials about the program. Prohibited activities include; law enforcement, construct, renovate, or maintain tie up facilities for boats less than 26 feet or greater and any activity that does not provide public benefits.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Agencies from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa may submit grant proposals to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Beneficiary Eligibility

General Public, specifically owners and/or users of transient, recreational boats more than 26 feet or greater, and municipalities and private marinas within those eligible States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories.

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments." Section 12.62 (of the common rule) identifies Federal cost principles for determining allowable costs. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territory for more information on this process when applying for assistance. 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 Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Grantees submit a grant proposal that includes a narrative statement describing the need, objectives, benefits, approach, and estimated cost for the proposed grant along with the standard application forms furnished by the Federal agency and required by 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments," must be used. For further instructions and forms go to http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/subpages/toolkitfiles/toolkit.pdf or www.grants.gov.

Award Procedure

The Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will select projects for funding based on established criteria and available funding. Regional Offices make awards to approved applicants.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Approximately 120 days.

Appeals

Regional Directors will consider differences of opinion concerning the eligibility of proposals. Final determination rests with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

Matching Requirements: The annual program funding comes from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. It receives two percent of the funds in the Trust Fund. Trust funds and derived from exise taxes on fishing equipment, motorboat and small engine fuels, import duties, and interest on the fund. The Federal share of the project costs cannot exceed 75 percent for the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa must not exceed 25 percent and may be waived at the discretion of the Regional Director.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Projects are normally funded through annual proposals. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Information not available.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

A Performance Report is required for each grant award annually within 90 days after the anniversary date or end of the grant. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. A 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

Cost records must be maintained separately for each grant. Records, accounts, and supporting documents must be retained for three years after final submission of the final Financial Status Report.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded grants for the construction, renovation, or maintenance of tie-up facilities for transient, recreational boats 26 feet or greater and to produce and distribute information and efforts to provide educational material about the program. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

14-8151-0-7-303.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $13,400,000; FY 09 est $13,500,000; FY 10 est $13,500,000 - FY 2011 estimate $13,500,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Tier 1 grants average at $100,000; Tier 2 range from $100,000 to $1,500,000; Average $500,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

50 CFR Part 86.

Related Programs

15.605 Sport Fish Restoration Program

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. See Catalog Appendix IV for addresses of Regional Fish and Wildlife Service Offices.

Headquarters Office

Policy and Programs Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program - Poicy and Programs, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, WSFR-4020, Arlington, Virginia 22203 Phone: (703)358-2156

Web Site Address

http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Examples of funded projects include the construction of floating docks, breakwaters, and fuel docks for transient boats. Other examples include the construction of associated support infrastructure such as restrooms and showers for transient boaters. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The designated State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territorial agency must submit proposals to partcipate in this program. The purpose of these projects must be consistent with the purpose and conditions of the Act. The criteria for selecting proposals are based upon the extent the project will contribute to constructing tie-up facilities according to the State's, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth's, or territory's approved plan; contribute to public/private partnerships; innovative approaches to increasing availability and use of tie-up facilities; that include private, local, or other State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territorial funds in addition to the 25 percent match; that are cost efficient; provide a significant link to prominent destination way points such as those near cultural or natural sites; provide access to recreational, historic, cultural, natural, or scenic opportunities of local, regional, or national significance; that provide significant economic impacts to a community; and include multistate efforts that result in coordinating location of tie-up facilities.