2017 Maritime Heritage Grant Project Proposal.docx

2017 National Maritime Heritage Grant Program Project Proposal and Budget Detail Deadline for Submission: August 4, 2017 11:59 PM ET All application materials to be submitted electronically via www.grants.gov

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Part 1. General Project Data

1. Project Summary. In the space provided, summarize in a few sentences the objectives and activities of your project. Please limit your summary to 200 words. A more detailed description will be completed under Part 2, Project Description.

2. Project Classification. Please refer to the National Maritime Heritage Program Application Guidelines and Grants Manual for guidance in completing this section.

A. Is your proposal for: |_| an Education Project or |_| a Preservation Project?

B. Does your project involve a federally owned or managed historic maritime resource? |_| Yes |_| No

C. Please indicate one Education or Preservation Project Category under which you wish to classify your project (see “What is Funded” on the National Maritime Heritage Program website).

Education Project Categories

|_| Maritime History Programs

Preservation Project Categories

3. Project Director. Enter the name, title, and contact information of the person responsible for the project. Include address and phone number if different from the applicant organization. Copies of his/her resume must also be included (see part 5, Supporting Documents).

Name:

Title:

Mailing Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone: Fax: E-mail:

4. Fiscal Manager. Enter the name, title, and contact information of the person responsible for the fiscal management of the grant, if different from the Project Director.

Name:

Title:

Mailing Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone: Fax: E-mail:

5. Section 106 Project Data. Please note: Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is required for all projects. Early discussion with your State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is important for all projects, but especially preservation projects. Applications that do not indicate SHPO contact prior to submission will not be accepted, under any circumstance.

Date SHPO Contacted: Click here to enter a date.

SHPO staff member with whom project was discussed:

Please select one of the following options if the SHPO provided an opinion on your project’s potential for affecting historic properties:

|_| No Historic Properties Affected |_| No Adverse Effect |_| Adverse Effect |_| SHPO did not provide an opinion

A. Provide the name and address of the property and its current owner, if different from the application organization.

Property Name:

Current Legal Owner:

Mailing Address

City: State: Zip:

Phone: Fax: E-mail:

Website URL (if applicable):

B. Has the property been recognized for its historical significance by any of the following designations? Please contact your SHPO if you need assistance.

Other (specify):

Please briefly (200 words or less) describe the significance of the property in the space below.

Applicant Name: __________________________________

State: ___________________________________ Applicant Name: ________________________________

State: ________________________________

Part 2. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance

Please answer the following questions to assist the National Park Service with ensuring that requirements for compliance with NEPA are met. Answering Yes or More Data Needed to a question will not automatically remove your project from consideration, but additional documentation may be required if your project is selected for a grant. If all of the questions have not been answered, your project will be removed from consideration for this grant cycle.

A. RESOURCE EFFECTS TO CONSIDER

Consider the context, duration and intensity of effects on resources.

Are any measurable impacts possible on the following physical, natural or cultural resources?

8. Land use, including occupancy, income, type of use |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

9. Rare or unusual vegetation, old growth timber, riparian |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

10. Species of special concern (plant/animal/state or Federal listed or proposed for listing) or habitat |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

11. Unique ecosystems, biosphere reserves, World Heritage

17. Minority and low-income populations, ethnography, size, migration patterns, etc.

20. Resource, including energy, conservation potential |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

B. MANDATORY CRITERIA: If implemented, would the proposal? (EO=Executive Order)

1. Have material adverse effects on public health or safety |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

2. Have adverse effects on historic or cultural resources; park, recreation, or refuge lands; wilderness areas; wild or scenic rivers; national natural landmarks; sole or principal drinking water aquifers; prime farmlands; wetlands; floodplains; or ecologically significant or critical areas, including those listed on the National Register or Natural Landmarks?

|_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

3. Have highly controversial environmental effects? |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

4. Have highly uncertain and potentially negative environmental effects or involve unique or unknown environmental risks? |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

5. Establish a precedent for future action or represent a decision in principle about future actions with potentially significant environmental effects? |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

6. Be directly related to other actions with individually insignificant, but cumulatively significant, environmental effects? |_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

7. Have adverse effects on properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places?

|_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

8. Have adverse effects on species listed or proposed to be listed on the List of Endangered or Threatened Species, or have adverse effects on designated Critical Habitat for these species?

|_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

9. Violate a federal law, or a state, local, or tribal law or requirement imposed for the protection of the environment?

|_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

10. Have a disproportionate, significant adverse effect on low income or minority populations (EO 12898)?

|_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

11. Limit access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred sites by Indian religious practitioners or adversely affect the physical integrity of such sacred sites (EO 130007)?

|_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed

12. Contribute to the introduction, continued existence, or spread of federally listed noxious weeds (Federal Noxious Weed Control Act). Contribute to the introduction, continued existence, or spread of non- native invasive species or actions that may promote the introduction, growth or expansion of the range of nonnative invasive species (EO 13112)?

|_|Yes |_|No |_|More Data Needed Part 3. The Project Description

Please provide concise (limit your responses to 800-1000 words for each question) but informative narrative responses to the following statements. Your answers must be included on this section of the application form.

[Type text] Applicant Name: ________________________________

State: ________________________________

1. Describe the objectives of your project, the work to be performed, who will perform the work, and the products or results of the project. Please include resumes for all key project personnel as supporting documentation in Section 5. For preservation projects only, include whether the property is threatened, and if so, how. Please document the property with photos showing the appearance and condition of the property (see Application Guidelines and Grants Manual for photographic guidelines, under Grants Program Requirements and Conditions, Predevelopment Requirements)

2. Identify the important aspect(s) of maritime history, technology, or culture that is addressed in your project and describe how it is significant to the maritime heritage of the United States.

3. Describe how your project will reach a broad audience and how it will enhance public awareness and appreciation for the maritime heritage of the United States.

Part 4. Budget Detail

The budget information from your completed SF-424A must be clarified for the grant committee to have the information it needs to make funding decisions. The tables on the following pages are provided for this purpose, but you may use any format to present budget details. Each cost item should show the breakdown of federal funds and matching funds. Please see the Application Guidelines and Grant Manual for assistance with this section. All cost items should be explained in the Budget Justification section below, and must match the figures provided in the SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424 C (if necessary). Failure to provide budget detail may result in a delay in processing of your request.

1. Personnel. Provide the names and titles of key project personnel from within your organization.

Name/Title of Position

Wage or Salary

NPS Grant Funds

Match / Cost Sharing

Total

Subtotal

2. Fringe Benefits. If more than one rate is used, list each rate and the wage or salary base.

Personnel and Rate

Salary or Wage Base

NPS Grant Funds

Match /

% of

3. Consultant/Contractor Fees. This should include payments for professional and technical consultants participating in the project hired from outside your organization. Consultants must be competitively selected. The maximum daily rate of compensation cannot exceed that in the Federal Civil Service equal to 120% of a GS-15, step 10 salary. See salary information here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-systems/general-schedule/

Name and type of Consultant

# of Days

Daily Rate of Compensation

NPS Grant Funds

Match /

4. Travel and Per Diem. For each trip, indicate the number of persons traveling, the total days they will be in travel status, and the total subsistence and transportation costs for that trip.

From/To

# of People

# of Travel Days

Subsistence Costs (Lodging and Per Diem)

Transportation Costs (Airfare and Mileage)

NPS Grant Funds

Match / Cost Sharing

5. Consumable Supplies and Materials. Include consumable supplies and materials to be used in the project and any items of expendable equipment, i.e., equipment costing less than $500 or with an estimated useful life of less than two years. Equipment costing more than that should be listed in the Equipment category (Budget Table 7, below).

Item

# of items

Cost

NPS Grant Funds

Match /

6. Building Repair Materials. List all construction materials, such as lumber, bricks, shingles, etc..

Cost

NPS Grant Funds

Match /

7. Equipment. List all equipment items in excess of $500 per unit. Items worth less than $500 or that have a useful life of less than 2 years must be listed in the Supplies and Materials Budget Table 5, above.

NPS Grant Funds

Match /

8. Other (specify, such as dry dock fees).

Federal Grant Funds

Match / Cost Share

9. Indirect Costs. If indirect costs will be charged to the grant, complete the table below using your current approved indirect cost rate and the direct costs it will be applied to. A copy of your most recent Federally approved indirect cost rate must be attached, if indirect costs will be requested. Only indirect costs up to 15% of the grant may be charged to the grant. *

* The Direct Costs from items 1 -- 6 to which the indirect cost rate applies

Current Approved Indirect Cost Rate Percentage (%)

Indirect Cost Rate Amount

*NOTE: Indirect costs may be applied only to eligible direct costs in accordance with your Federally approved rate. Most indirect cost rates exclude contracts or pass-through funds above a certain amount. Please check your rate and apply it accordingly.

Budget Summary

Category

NPS Grant Funds

Match / Cost Sharing

1. Personnel

2. Fringe Benefits

3. Consultant Fees

4. Travel and Per Diem

5. Supplies and Materials

6. Building Repair Materials

7. Equipment

8. Other

9. Indirect Costs

TOTAL PROJECT COSTS

Budget Justification.

· Provide a brief justification of all cost items listed in the budget. The justification must include the following:

Part 5. The Completion Schedule

Please expand on SF-424, question 14 with a general production timeline, outlining a schedule for completing your project. List each major project activity and its projected starting and completion dates. This is an estimated schedule; finalization will take place if your project is awarded a grant. The overall start and end dates should match those on the SF-424, question 14.

Part 6. Supporting Documents

The following supporting documents must be included, where applicable, with your completed application form. Please indicate those documents which you have included:

1. Certificate of 501(c) (3) status (private nonprofit organizations only) |_| Yes |_| No |_| N/A

(Note: Professional services must be competitively selected)

3. Predevelopment documentation for preservation projects. See Grants Program Requirements and Conditions section of Grants Manual and Application Guidelines.

|_| Yes |_| No N/A |_|

4. Archeological research design (if applicable) |_| Yes |_| No N/A |_|

5. Conservation plan for recovered archeological artifacts (if applicable) |_| Yes |_| No N/A |_|

6. If you propose work on a federally owned or managed property, a letter of consent from the appropriate federal agency |_| Yes |_| No |_| N/A

Part 7. Submitting Instructions (Please refer to the Application Guidelines and Grants Manual for more details.)

A completed application package will include the following.

1. Completed Maritime Heritage Grant application form.

2. Supporting Documents, as referenced in Part 6 of this form.

3. Completed form SF-424, including forms SF-424A, 424B, 424C, 424D, and SF-LLL where applicable (see program website and appendix of Maritime Heritage Grants manual for further information).

4. Authorizing Official. Submission of the complete application package at www.grants.gov constitutes the electronic signature of the applicant organization and its authorized representative.