Deschutes River Conservancy (drc)

 

The DRC is a 501(c)3 private non-profit organization dedicated to restoring stream flow and improving water quality in Oregon's Deschutes Basin. The DRC brings together irrigators, environmental groups, and state, federal, and tribal agencies to restore the Deschutes River and its tributaries through basin planning, large-scale agricultural water conservation, and cooperative market-based approaches.
For ARRA funded projects and in addition to the program objectives above, the section 3 of the ARRA 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.
(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.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 15.536 Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: Bureau of Reclamation Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5; Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 , Public Law 110-229, 110 Stat. 009. Deschutes River Conservancy. General public, government agencies, and water management authorities located in the Deschutes River Basin. No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. These projects have met the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. Any proposed changes in the scope of the project will be reviewed for continued compliance. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Annual work plans and budgets are negotiated annually. The applicants must submit all applicable SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance forms, along with technical proposals and budget narratives. Annual work plans and budgets are negotiated annually. The applicants must submit all applicable SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance forms, along with technical proposals and budget narratives. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. If renewals or extensions are applicable to the project, this information will be included in the funding opportunity announcement. When renewals or extensions are applicable, continuation of funding for these activities is at the discretion of Congress and will be subject to availability of appropriated funds. The scope of work must address and be responsive to the authorizing Legislation and the appropriation ceiling. 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. For ARRA funded projects:
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. â₏œWill propose ecological restoration projects on both Federal and non-Federal lands and waters to be undertaken in the Deschutes River Basin based on a consensus of the Working Group, provided that such projects, when involving Federal land or funds, shall be proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation in the Department of the Interior . . . with affected land or funds.â₏. Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis Program Performance Reports. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final Program Performance Report; and other specific reports that may be applicable to the agreement such as property inventories, and patent and invention disclosures. For Recovery Act projects, quarterly reporting is required. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Unless otherwise stated in the agreement document, recipients shall submit on an annual basis the SF-425, Federal Financial Report. Upon completion of the agreement, recipients shall submit a final SF-425. Performance monitoring is not applicable. 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. 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. This program has no statutory formula.
Matching Requirements: Percent: 50.%. In accordance with Sec. 301, subsection (b)(3) of Public Law 104-208, as amended by Public Law 110-229, Federal project funding is limited to, under subsection (h) of this title up to 50 percent of the cost of performing any project proposed by the Working Group and approved by the Secretary, up to a total amount of . . . $2,00,000 during each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016. Additionally, under subsection (b)(6), The Bureau of Reclamation is authorized to provide by grant to the Working Group not more than 5 percent of funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (h) of this title for not more than 50 percent of administrative costs relating to the implementation of this title.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Funding for these projects was authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2007 through 2016. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: No information provided. See Regional Agency Offices. Mr. Richard Rieber, Biologist, Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706. Telephone: (208) 378-5313, E-mail: rrieber@pn.usbr.gov. Bryant Lyndaker, 1150 North Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho 83706 Email: blyndaker@pn.usbr.gov Phone: (208) 378-5138. http://www.deschutesriver.org/ 14-0681-0-1-300 - Recovery Act; 14-0680-0-1-300. (Cooperative Agreements) FY 09 $1,762,250; FY 10 $1,900,000; FY 11 $0. (Cooperative Agreements) FY 09 $137,000; FY 10 $0; FY 11 $1,900,000 $0 to $2,000,000; Average: $1,899,750. 43 CFR 12 and OMB Circulars. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available