Wetland Program Grants - State/Tribal Environmental Outcome Wetland Demonstration Program

 

To assist State and Tribal government agencies protect, manage, and restore wetlands.

Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2012: This one-time pilot program, funded in FY 05 through FY 07, provided grants for states and tribes to implement regulatory and nonregulatory activities to assess whether financial assistance for wetland program implementation yields positive environmental outcomes. Grantees annually report the programmatic and environmental outcomes resulting from their grants. This program represents a one-time pilot effort; EPA does not plan on funding any new projects.

Deleted 03/03/2014 (Archived.) 66.479 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Office: Office of Water PROJECT GRANTS Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available Clean Water Act, Section 104(b)(3), Public Law 92-500, 33 U.S.C 1254(b)(3). States and Tribal wetland agencies are eligible for the State/Tribal Environmental Outcome Wetland Demonstration Program competition pilot. Local agencies and non-for-profits are not eligible for participation. Tribes must be federally recognized, although "Treatment as a State" status is not a requirement. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy. State and tribal governments involved in administering wetlands protection, restoration, and/or management programs or programs related to or complementing wetlands protection programs. Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State, Tribal, and local governments. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Regarding pre-application/pre-proposal assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application/pre-proposal assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts" or see Appendix IV of the Catalog. 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. OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Information is available on the EPA website at: http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/grantpilot/. Applicants may be able to use http://www.grants.gov to electronically apply for certain grant opportunities under this CFDA. The EPA Headquarters (HQ) Office established criteria against which State and Tribal wetland programs were evaluated and ranked. For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications, proposals, and/or submissions in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Grants are usually approved within 120 days of receipt of completed application. Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be requested by contacting the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts." Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 40 CFR 30.63 or 40 CFR 31.70, as applicable. Not Applicable. The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this CFDA description will be described in the competitive announcement. Decisions of which States and Tribes will receive funding under this pilot will be determined by how the State or Tribe's program rank using established criteria and factors. These criteria will be published on the HQ Office's website (www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/grantpilot). States and Tribes will be evaluated and ranked according to these criteria and factors. Funding under this pilot program will be provided to the States and Tribes that rank the highest. State/Tribal Environmental Outcome Wetland Demonstration Grants provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct projects that promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. This pilot program will demonstrate that supporting the implementation of State and Tribal wetland programs will have positive environmental results and will support the no net loss/net gain of wetland acreage goal and support increased involvement of State and Tribal protection of vulnerable waters. Assistance agreement awards under this program may involve or relate to geospatial information. Further information regarding geospatial information may be obtained by viewing the following website: http://geodata.epa.gov.

Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving company-owned or -rented vehicles or government-owned vehicles, or while driving privately-owned vehicles when on official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the government. Grant recipients and sub-recipients are encouraged to conduct initiatives of the type described in section 3(a) of the Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving Executive Order that was signed on October 1, 2009. EPA includes reporting requirements for grants and cooperative agreements in the terms and conditions of the agreements. Agreements may require quarterly, interim, and final progress reports, and expenditure/financial, equipment, and invention reports. Specific reporting requirements are also identified in the Grant Regulations at 40 CFR Part 30 and 40 CFR Part 31, as applicable. Program reports are required under this program. Cash reports are required under this program. Progress reports are required under this program. Expenditure reports are required under this program. Performance monitoring is required under this program. 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. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspections and audits by the Comptroller General of the United States, the EPA Office of Inspector General, other EPA staff, or any authorized representative of the Federal government. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur each year. Financial records, including all documents to support entries on accounting records and to substantiate changes to each grant, must be kept available to personnel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts. All records must be maintained until expiration of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. If questions still remain, such as those raised as a result of audit, related records should be retained until the matter is completely resolved. This program has no statutory formula.
Matching Requirements: State and Tribal government agencies must provide a minimum of 25 percent of each award's total project costs in accordance with 40 CFR 31.24, 35.385, and 35.615. We encourage States and Tribes to provide a larger share of the project's cost whenever possible (i.e., in excess of the required 25 percent of total project costs). 40 CFR 35.536(c) (the Environmental Program Grants for Tribes Regulation), States that "the required cost share shall be five percent of the allowable cost of the work plan budget for that program" if the Tribal applicant puts the funds into a PPG. Tribal applicants can submit budgets with a 5 percent match if the Tribe is going to put the funds into a PPG. The following term and condition will be included in the assistance agreement awarded to the Tribe: If the Wetlands Program Grant Funds are not or could not be included in a PPG, then the Tribe must provide a 25 percent match. The match requirement can be met with contributions from entities other than the award recipient. Other Federal money cannot be used as the match for this grant program unless authorized by the statute governing the award of the other Federal funds. However, Indian tribes can use funds provided under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act (25 USC § 450 et seq.) to provide the required matching funds to the extent authorized by that Act and implementing regulations. Matching funds are considered grant funds. They may be used for the reasonable and necessary expenses of carrying out the work plan. Any restrictions on the use of grant funds (i.e., prohibition of land acquisition with grant funds) also apply to the use of matching funds.
This program does not have MOE requirements. The terms of the grant shall be determined at time of grant award. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: The method of fund disbursement will be determined at the time of award. See Regional Agency Offices. Region 1 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT: Trish Garrigan. US EPA Region 1, 1 Congress Street, MC CSP, Suite 1100, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: 617-918-1583. garrigan.trish@epa.gov. Region 2 - NJ, NY, PR, VI: Kathleen Drake, US EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, NY, NY, 10007. Phone: 212-637-3817. drake.kathleen@epa.gov. Region 3 - DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC: Anita Provenzano, US EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, MC 3EA30, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. Phone: 215-814-5180. provenzano.anita@epa.gov. Region 4 - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN: Morgan Jackson and Rhonda Evans, US EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA, 30303. Phone: 404-562-9393 (M. Jackson); 404-562-9369 (R. Evans). jackson.morgan@epa.gov; evans.rhonda@epa.gov. Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI: Sue Elston, US EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., MC WW16J, Chicago, IL, 60604. Phone: 312-886-6115. elston.sue@epa.gov. Region 6 - AR, LA, NM, OK, TX: Sondra McDonald, US EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, MC 6WQ-AT, Dallas, TX, 75202. Phone: 214-665-7187. mcdonald.sondra@epa.gov. Region 7 - IA, NE,KS, MO: Jennifer Ousley, US EPA Region 7, 901 North Fifth Street, MC WWPD/WPIB, Kansas City, KS 66101. Phone: 913-551-7498. ousley.jennifer@epa.gov. Region 8 - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY: Toney Ott, US EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 8EPR-EP, Denver, CO, 80202. Phone: 303-312-6909. ott.toney@epa.gov. Region 9 - AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU: Suzanne Marr and Paul Jones, US EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, WTR-3, San Francisco, CA 94105. Phone: 415-972-3468 (S. Marr); 415-972-3470 (P. Jones). marr.suzanne@epa.gov; jones.paul@epa.gov. Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA: Yvonne Vallette, US EPA Region 10, Oregon Operations Office, 811 S.W. 6th Ave, 3rd Floor, OOO, Portland, OR, 97204. Phone: 503-326-2716. vallette.yvonne@epa.gov. Romell Nandi, Wetlands Division (4502T), Office of Oceans, Wetlands, and Watersheds, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20460 Email: nandi.romell@epa.gov Phone: (202) 566-1203. http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/grantpilot/ 68-0103-0-1-304. (Project Grants) FY 11 $0; FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 est $0 $200,000 to $300,000/fiscal year; $250,000/fiscal year. General Grant Regulations, and Procedures (40 CFR Parts 31 and 35). Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available