Amendment_1_Q&A.pdf

Grant Writing Workshops and Consulting Services for the NOAA Office for Coastal Management

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Amendment #01 - 8/20/2019

1. Section G: “A minimum of 5 years’ experience in administering, managing or obtaining NOAA grant funding.” Will you consider similar grant-writing experience?

Answer: Yes, similar and relevant grant-writing experience with another program or agency is acceptable.

2. Can the government provide a copy of the grant workbook/manual electronically?

Answer: Public resources currently available to applicants can be found at https://coralreef.noaa.gov/conservation/howtoapply.html. Additional resources if they are available can be provided electronically after award.

3. Are instructors expected to include Spanish speaking in light of a training to take place in Puerto Rico?

Answer: No

4. Have these trainings been performed in the past and if so who is the incumbent and please provide the contract #?

Answer: NOAA OCM is not aware of these services previously performed in these locations.

5. Is there a portal or location online where all of the grant applications for the grants listed on page 6 of 38 located?

Answer: Grants.gov is the clearinghouse for all grant competition. Specific applications are not available.

6. How many participants attend the workshops in the past?

Answer: NOAA Office for Coastal Management is not aware of these services previously performed in these locations. Each workshop shall have a maximum of 50 participants.

7. Does NOAA have any facilities in the 3 locations identified for the training, and if so, please provide? Also, which locations were used in the past?

Answer: NOAA Office for Coastal Management does not have facilities in these locations that can accommodate workshops. Vendors are required to provide facilities for the workshops at all locations.

https://coralreef.noaa.gov/conservation/howtoapply.html