White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System

 

Pursuant to the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010, the Bureau of Reclamation, through an Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contract, is to plan, design, and construct the Rural Water System as defined in said Act.

Active 15.558 Bureau of Reclamation, Department of The Interior C - Direct Payments For Specified Use Fiscal Year 2017 Information not available. The Tribe continues work to prepare 30% designs of project components and develop a legally defensible Environmental Impact Statement leading to a Reclamation-approved Record of Decision to proceed with the Miner Flat Rural Water Project. Work is being accomplished utilizing funds awarded in 2014.
Fiscal Year 2019 The Tribe continues work to prepare 30% designs of project components and develop a legally defensible Environmental Impact Statement leading to a Reclamation-approved Record of Decision to proceed with the project. Work is being accomplished utilizing funds awarded in 2013 through a P.L. 93-638 contract. Those funds are nearly expended and Reclamation is working to obligate an additional $350,000 in FY19 funding to continue work.
Fiscal Year 2020 Work with the White Mountain Apache Tribe is ongoing to enter into a new Indian Self-Determination Act contract to support the White Mountain Apache Tribes work to plan, design, and construct the Rural Water System
Fiscal Year 2022 Entered into a new Indian Self-Determination Act contract to support the White Mountain Apache Tribes work to plan, design, and construct the Rural Water System
Fiscal Year 2023 Additional funding modifications to support the development of the Rural Water System are anticipated in Fiscal Year 2023 and 2024. The White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act. Public Law 110-390, as amended by the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010, Public Law 111-291. As defined in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010, the White Mountain Apache Tribe is eligible to assume the planning, design, and construction of the White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System. White Mountain Apache Tribe (1) Each '638 contract, grant, or cooperative agreement requires project specific authority; (2) Detailed written technical proposals including background data regarding the tribal client, technical approaches proposed to accomplish the work, scopes of work that separate the work into major tasks, type of personnel to implement the proposals, experience in performing these types of work, timeliness, the levels of cooperation with other parties involved in the proposals, and other information that may be useful for proposal evaluation; (3) Detailed project cost proposals, including budgets with estimated project costs, including salaries and wages, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contracts, and indirect costs, and the values of any in-kind contributions of good and services; and (4) the awarded '638 contract, grant or cooperative agreement must contain an authorization resolution from the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. Environmental compliance for this program is required depending on the scope of the specific project component funded. An environmental impact statement and Record of Decision approving that construction of the White Mountain Apache Tribe rural water system will be in a configuration substantially similar to that described in section 307 of Public Law 111-291 will be required prior to the commencement of Miner Flat Project activities. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Initial proposals must contain the information specified in 25 CFR Part 900. Proposals shall be submitted to the applicable Reclamation office with the responsibility for the specific project for which the White Mountain Apache Tribe with responsibility for the specific project which the White Mountain Apache Tribe or Tribe Reclamation and the Tribe develop a negotiation schedule and then negotiate the overarching contract/award terms, provisions and conditions based on the requirements of Public Law 93-63 , 25 CFR Part 900, any specific requirements of the project authorizing legislation, and other applicable Federal laws and regulations. Reclamation and the tribe also negotiate an annual funding agreement (AFA), which identifies activities to be performed, funds to be provided, and the method of payment of the initial year of the contract. A final contract agreement is prepared based upon the outcome of the negotiations; attachments include the work plan, budget, tribal resolution, initial AFA, property listing, project schedule, and list of any other applicable provision, terms and conditions. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Contact Reclamation for the range of time when proposals are approved or disapproved. Not applicable. Will vary by project component. The White Mountain Apache Tribe must meet the requirements of Public Law 93-638; 25 CFR Part 900 and any additional criteria specific to the authorization legislation. Public Law 93-638 contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements are authorized for construction and non-construction projects. Not applicable. Not applicable. All recipients of Federal awards shall maintain project records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333 Retention requirements for records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for Federal awards that are renewed quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity in the case of a subrecipient. Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities must not impose any other record retention requirements upon non-Federal entities, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.333. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

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MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Length and time phasing will vary. Payment terms vary by agreement awarded under this program Nathan Lehman Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office 6150 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 85306 nlehman@usbr.gov (623) 773-6278 Nathan Lehman
Bureau of Reclamation, 6150 W. Thunderbird Rd.
Glendale, AZ 85306 US
nlehman@usbr.gov
Phone: (623) 773-6278 http://www.usbr.gov/lc/phoenix/ 14-0680-0-1-301 (Direct Payments for Specified Use (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $1,000,000.00; FY 24 est $100,000.00; FY 21$0.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 19$0.00; FY 18$0.00; FY 17$0.00; - Range: $ 0 - $1,000,000 Average: $500,000 2 CFR 200 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS and the applicable OMB Circulars. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Reclamation Office listed below. Fiscal Year 2017 Information not available. White Mountain Apache Tribal Environmental and Conceptual Design Activities
Fiscal Year 2018 Information not available.
Fiscal Year 2019 Information not available.
Fiscal Year 2023 A Public Law 93-638 contract was signed with the White Mountain Apache Tribe to plan, design and construct a water system.