Army National Guard Army Compatible Use Buffer Program

 

The Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) program provides assistance awards to eligible entity that is either a State or political subdivision of a State or a private entity that has as its stated principal organizational purpose or goal the conservation, restoration, or preservation of land and natural resources in order to address the use or development of real property in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, an Army National Guard installation, or military airspace for purposes of (1) limiting any development or use of the property that would be incompatible with the mission of the installation; (2) preserving habitat on the property in a manner that (A) is compatible with environmental requirements; and (B) may eliminate or relieve current or anticipated environmental restrictions that would or might otherwise restrict, impede, or otherwise interfere, whether directly or indirectly, with current or anticipated military training, testing, or operations on the installation; (3) maintaining or improving military installation resilience; or (4) protecting Clear Zone Areas from use or encroachment that is incompatible with the mission of the installation.

Active 12.021 Department of The Army, Department of Defense B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2021 Protected 5,629 acres of lands that were at risk of incompatible development adjacent to ten ARNG installations. • This eliminated the risk of 57 single family homes within the installation’s high-risk noise contours of the range complex. The property will be managed as open space for future public recreational use and habitat preservation for rare species. • Assisted in the purchase of a keystone parcel that is within the approach to landing zones used in helicopter training on the installation that would have been subdivided into 35 home sites. The property was transferred to the local municipality, which has used the land to connect two adjacent parks with a trail for recreation from the community. The property will be managed at no cost to the military to reduce wildfire risks to the installation. • Assisted in the purchase of a former golf course had previously been rezoned and subdivided for the construction of 400+ residences that would lie within the approach at Muir Army National Guard Airfield. This project eliminated the potential for a large volume of noise complaints in a heavily trafficked aviation corridor and preserves land for agricultural and species habitat use.
Fiscal Year 2023 Camp Blanding, FL: 809 acres protected. Camp Butner, NC: 129 acres protected. Camp San Luis Obispo, CA: 389 acres protected. Fort Indiantown Gap, PA: 83 acres protected. Fort Harrison, MT: 2531 acres protected. Camp McCrady, SC: 325 acres protected. Fort Barfoot, VA: 1861 acres protected. Camp Ripley, MN: 1856 acres protected. Camp Swift, TX: 156 acres protected. Camp Williams, UT: 367 acres protected. 10 U.S.C. 2684a
10 U.S.C. 670c-1
10 US Code § 2684a 10 US Code § 670c-1 Agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on military training, testing, and operations. Cooperative and interagency agreements for land management on installations (Sikes Act). 2 CFR 200 2 CFR XI NGB Policy 5-1 Eligible entities are States or political subdivision of a State or a private entity that has as its stated principal organizational purpose or goal the conservation, restoration, or preservation of land and natural resources in order to address the use or development of real property in the vicinity of Army National Guard installations. Military and local communities as it protects installations from encroachment of non-compatible use in their vicinity. It can create public lands for recreational use for the public and protect wetlands and other habitats. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. Prior to application, recipient must coordinate with the applicable installation for the determination of extent of the approved buffer area. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Organizations interested should reach out to the instillations to determine the parameters of the work that will be requested of them in the cooperative agreement. Installations will refer all organizations compatible with their objectives to the NGB HQ Program Manager. Organizations referred to the Program Manager who meet the selection criteria will submit their proposal and budget to the Program Managers. Program Managers either accept the proposal and budget request or negotiate it. Once budget is final, Cooperative Agreement for the work is created and executed by the Grants Officer. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines More than 180 days. Once approved, due to the nature of the work, the cooperative agreement (including all of the necessary documentation which the installation and program manager will work with the recipient to complete) must receive a legal review prior execution. Recipients are welcome to work with the instillations to rework their proposals if not initially selected. If not selected initially it may be possible to become a sub-recipient by contacting the installation. Extension procedures are addressed in the General Terms and Conditions of each individual cooperative agreement award. Determinations are made based on how much cost share the recipient is offering, how many willing sellers that are ready to close, likelihood that incompatible development could occur, and the recipients ability to execute on the sale. Goal is 18 months or less and a minimum 25% cost share. The Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) program provides assistance awards to eligible entity that is either a State or political subdivision of a State or a private entity that has as its stated principal organizational purpose or goal the conservation, restoration, or preservation of land and natural resources in order to address the use or development of real property in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to Army National Guard installations— (1) limiting any development or use of the property that would be incompatible with the mission of the installation; (2) preserving habitat on the property in a manner that— (A) is compatible with environmental requirements; and (B) may eliminate or relieve current or anticipated environmental restrictions that would or might otherwise restrict, impede, or otherwise interfere, whether directly or indirectly, with current or anticipated military training, testing, or operations on the installation; (3) maintaining or improving military installation resilience; or (4) protecting Clear Zone Areas from use or encroachment that is incompatible with the mission of the installation. Performance Reports: Every three years to five years a performance management is completed on the cooperative agreement. Not applicable. Recipients are required to maintain records adequate to reflect the nature and extent of their costs and expenditures and to ensure required costs of participation are achieved. Records must be maintained for 10 years following the close out of the cooperative agreement. To be restarted if the cooperative agreement is reopened after the end of the period of performance for whatever reason. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 25%. 25% of the Federal contribution to include In Kind Contributions, Bargain Sales, Cash as well as other federal, state, and local grants.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Funds must be obligated during the year in which they are appropriated and can be liquidated for up to five years following. Once recipient is chosen, the recipient submits a budget to the Program Managers. Program Managers either accept the budget request or negotiate it. Once budget is final, Cooperative Agreement for the work is created and executed by the Grants Officer. Alisa Dickson Branch Chief, Conservation ARNG-G9, IEE-N 111 S. George Mason Dr Arlington, VA 22204 703-607-9620 (office) alisa.r.dickson.civ@army.mil Darcy Ostrander-Damon
111 S. George Mason Dr.
Arlington, VA 22204 USA
darcy.a.ostrander-damon.civ@army.mil
Phone: 5713890675 https://www.repi.mil 21-2020-0-0-000 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$13,655,033.00; FY 23 est $15,312,327.00; FY 24 est $14,000,000.00; - Funding comes from DoD REPI & ARNG O&M. $150k - $10 Million. Average award is $1 Million. 2 CFR 200 2 CFR XI NGB Policy 5-1 Annual REPI Guidance Fiscal Year 2021 In FY21, ACUB grant recipients protected 5,629 acres of lands that were at risk of incompatible development adjacent to ten ARNG installations, matching $16M in DoD funding awards with $4.6M in partner in-kind contributions and cash grants. The following example projects highlight the benefits to the installation and community: The Camp Williams, Utah grant recipient, The Conservation Fund, helped protect 183 acres on adjacent to the installation at the Butterfield property. This parcel had 15% of the match paid for by the State of Utah in the amount of $556,750. The Landowner provided an 11% match in the amount of $404,500. The DoD share paid was $2,846,455. This purchase eliminated the risk of 57 single family homes within the installation’s high-risk noise contours of the range complex. The property will be managed as open space for future public recreational use and habitat preservation for rare species. The Fort Harrison, Montana grant recipient, Prickly Pear Land Trust, used $571,000 in DoD ACUB funding matched with $245,000 in matching grants from the state to purchase a keystone parcel that is within the approach to landing zones used in helicopter training on the installation that would have been subdivided into 35 home sites. The property was transferred to the local municipality, which has used the land to connect two adjacent parks with a trail for recreation from the community. The property will be managed at no cost to the military to reduce wildfire risks to the installation. The Fort Indiantown Gap grant recipient, Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, completed the second phase of the 430-acre Monroe Valley Golf Course project using $1.5M in DoD ACUB funding and $1M in recipient funding. This former golf course had previously been rezoned and subdivided for the construction of 400+ residences that would lie within the approach at Muir Army National Guard Airfield. This project eliminated the potential for a large volume of noise complaints in a heavily trafficked aviation corridor and preserves land for agricultural and species habitat use.
Fiscal Year 2023 Acres Protected: 8,638 acres across 12 ARNG installation buffers using $11,939,935.72 in ARNG 2065 funding, $11,640,930.42 in DoD REPI funding, and an additional $12,954,277 in partner match.