Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS

 

To provide technical and financial assistance to identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance or restore habitat and structures on both public and private lands that have been negatively impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Active 15.677 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 Through the first quarter, 3 projects have been completed. Two were resiliency studies and one dam removal in Connecticut. We anticipate up to 17 more close outs in the areas Salt Marsh Resiliency Studies, Bird Nesting and Monitoring Projects, Salt Marsh Restoration, and Dam Removal. Two new awards were made. In addition, six modifications added funding to existing projects. Three Student Conservation Association awards were performed.
Fiscal Year 2018 We received twelve applications and awarded twelve agreements.
Fiscal Year 2019 Three applications and three new awards.
Fiscal Year 2020 Program awarded one agreement.
Fiscal Year 2021 Program awarded two agreements.
Fiscal Year 2022 Program administered two project grant agreements.
Fiscal Year 2023 Program administered two project grant agreements.
Fiscal Year 2024 Program anticipates administering two project grant agreements. Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2, 127 Stat. 10, 30, and 39) Awards may be made to State/Local Governments, Indian Tribal Governments, Non-Profits, Institutes of Higher Education, Hospitals and For-Profit companies. These projects will directly benefit the public as a whole. Yes (use OMB Circular A-87 and supplement 2 CFR 225), if award is made to a State, Local or Indian Tribal Government. Preapplication coordination is required. 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. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The standard SF-424 application forms must be used as part of an application. Announcement of funding opportunity will be posted on grants.gov, seeking applications from various entities. Selection criteria will be posted at that time. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Approximately 45 working days after either the receipt of an application package or the closing date of the grants.gov announcement, dependent upon the complexity of the proposal. Not applicable. Projects may be renewed as needed, if justified and if funds are available. Program specific criteria is specified in the announcements of individual financial assistance opportunities. Assistance is provided to fund projects that relate to relief and rebuilding activities that improve or restore habitat and structures affected by the disaster. These projects may include, but are not limited to assessments, protection, restoration and monitoring activities. Performance Reports: Performance reports are required. Recipients must monitor and report on project performance in accordance with the requirements in 2 CFR 200.329. A final performance report is due within 120 calendar days of the award period of performance end date, unless the awarding program approves a due date extension. The FWS details all reporting requirements including frequency and due dates in Notices of Award. Not applicable. Recipients will maintain records in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Program-specific legislation/regulation may dictate additional records retention requirements. Program will detail all non-standard records retention requirements in the notice of award. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Hurricane Sandy monitoring projects can continue until December 2023. Program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. Refer to Program Guidelines attached to funding opportunity as appropriate , on www.grants.gov for national, regional, or field office contact information. Tracey Vriens
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters
5275 Leesburg Pike MS: WSFR
Falls Church, VA 22041 US
tracey_vriens@fws.gov
Phone: 571-329-3067 https://www.fws.gov/project/hurricane-sandy-remapping-project 14-1612-0-1-302 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$1,400,000.00; FY 23 est $70,768.00; FY 24 est $379,232.00; FY 21$250,000.00; FY 20$30,107.00; FY 19$871,000.00; FY 18$4,820,000.00; FY 17$869,857.00; - Range and average vary between fiscal years. Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2017 We anticipate up to 25 new Monitoring and Assessment agreements across most of the existing Sandy Projects. These projects will evaluate the success/failure of the Recovery and Resiliency Project previously funded. There were two new awards. One to Rutgers University for the purpose of synthesizing work done on previously performed piping plover studies and the other to the State of Delaware to perform mosquito control at Prime Hook NWR. The funding modifications mitigated funding shortfalls in existing projects.
Fiscal Year 2018 12 agreements were awarded, the vast majority were funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the purpose was the monitoring and assessment of previously completed Hurricane Sandy resiliency projects.
Fiscal Year 2019 Three new awards; two were for dam removals in Maryland and Massachusetts and one for monitoring coastal resiliency in Rhode Island. One modification to perform hydrodynamic studies in Virginia.
Fiscal Year 2020 One agreement for continuing tidal marsh restoration monitoring activities at Prime Hook NWR, including collecting and providing to the Service data on marsh vegetation, marsh elevation, and biomass.
Fiscal Year 2021 Examples of marsh restoration projects: Rum Pointe in Sinepuxent Bay - Installing runnels (~1,000 linear feet of small ditches) to drain internal ponding, facilitate tidal exchange and to allow recolonization of marsh vegetation. Supawna Meadows NWR- Restore tidal hydrology, enhance marsh accretion rates, and mitigate erosion (resiliency) to >430 acres of tidal marsh through the beneficial use of dredge materials to restore and recreate degraded and lost marsh elevation and by conducting breakwater refurbishment to improve tidal wetland hydrology. Bombay Hook NWR- Address wind/wave driven erosion and improve sediment accretion to promote marsh re-establishment within 50 to 80 acres (65 acres) of tidal marsh (currently mudflats) by utilizing woody material-based wave attenuation mechanisms to trap sediment, rebuild marsh elevations, and improve the resilience of onshore habitats.
Fiscal Year 2022 Projects that are associated with tidal marsh restoration in the Hurricane Sandy footprint (VA to NH). This includes restoration to enhance the resilience of ecosystems and communities to coastal storms and sea level rise. Tidal marsh restoration projects are designed to restore the hydrology of the marsh, and/or to elevate the marsh surface via sediment enhancement, or to preventing erosion of the marsh edge using living shorelines. Restoring and enhancing impacted tidal marshes is essential habitat for fish and wildlife resources, in particular, for marsh obligate species such as saltmarsh sparrow and black rails that are experiencing significant population declines. Likewise, tidal marshes protect communities from storm surge and flooding. Projects are designed to be sustainable/resilient into the future, e.g., marsh growth (elevation) can keep pace with sea level rise. Rum Pointe in Sinepuxent Bay - Installing runnels (~1,000 linear feet of small ditches) to drain internal ponding, facilitate tidal exchange and to allow recolonization of marsh vegetation. Supawna Meadows NWR- Restore tidal hydrology, enhance marsh accretion rates, and mitigate erosion (resiliency) to >430 acres of tidal marsh through the beneficial use of dredge materials to restore and recreate degraded and lost marsh elevation and by conducting breakwater refurbishment to improve tidal wetland hydrology. Bombay Hook NWR- Address wind/wave driven erosion and improve sediment accretion to promote marsh re-establishment within 50 to 80 acres (65 acres) of tidal marsh (currently mudflats) by utilizing woody material-based wave attenuation mechanisms to trap sediment, rebuild marsh elevations, and improve the resilience of onshore habitats.
Fiscal Year 2023 Marsh restoration projects similar to FY22.
Fiscal Year 2024 Marsh restoration projects similar to FY23.