Foa_Content_of_P24AS00504.pdf

National Park Service

CRFA-PGC - Cultural Resources Financial Assistance

P24AS00504

Table of Contents A. Program Description

General Program Requirements and Key Application Information

B. Federal Award Information

B1. Total Funding

B2. Expected Award Amount

B3. Anticipated Award Funding and Dates

B4. Number of Awards

B5. Type of Award

C. Eligibility Information

C1. Eligible Applicants

C2. Cost Sharing or Matching

C3. Other

Information on Planning to Run a Subgrant Program

Eligible Costs

What is Not Funded?

D. Application and Submission Information

D1. Address to Request Application Package

D2. Content and Form of Application Submission

Defining Historic Maritime Resources

Historic Maritime Properties

Maritime Heritage Collections

Traditional Maritime Skills

Reminder Concerning Construction Costs

Entering Administrative Costs

Entering Anticipated In-House and Subgrant Costs

D3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM)

D4. Submission Dates and Times

D5. Intergovernmental Review

D6. Funding Restrictions

D7. Other Submission Requirements

Summary of Application Content Requirements

Project Images Worksheet

Letters of Support

Letter of Owner Consent

E. Application Review Information

E1. Criteria

E2. Review and Selection Process

E3. CFR – Regulatory Information

E4. Anticipated Announcement and Federal Award Dates

F. Federal Award Administration Information

F1. Federal Award Notices

F2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

F3. Reporting

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s)

G1. Program Technical Contact

G2. Program Administration Contact

G3. Application System Technical Support

H. Other Information

A. Program Description

Authority:

National Maritime Heritage Act - Public Law 103-451 codified as 54 USC 308701-380707.

Assistance Listing:

15.925 Program Background, Objectives, and Goals:

The National Maritime Heritage Grant Program was established by the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 as a cost-sharing grant program administered jointly by the National Park Service and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MarAd). Program funding is provided by the proceeds of scrapped ships from the National Defense Reserve Fleet through a Memorandum of Agreement between the National Park Service and MarAd. The program's purpose is to provide funding for a wide range of education and preservation projects that promote and educate the public on America's extensive maritime heritage. To help meet this goal, the total dollar amount of grants awarded in a fiscal year must be equally divided between education projects and preservation projects. More information can be found at https://go.nps.gov/maritimegrants.

General Program Requirements and Key Application Information The National Maritime Heritage Grants Program provides funds for prime grantees to administer in-house projects and/or operate a competitive subgrant program. This notice of funding opportunity is for preservation projects. There is a separate notice of funding opportunity for education projects. The opportunity number for education grants is P24AS00147.

https://go.nps.gov/maritimegrants

In accordance with 54 USC ch. 308703(d)(1), the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program requires that Maritime Heritage preservation projects must, “demonstrate that the project for which the direct grant or subgrant will be used has the potential for reaching a broad audience with an effective educational program based on American maritime history, technology, or the role of maritime endeavors in American culture.” An application may include a combination of one or more in-house activities and a subgrant program or solely in-house activities or solely a subgrant program. Both in-house projects and subgrant programs must have an educational component.

This funding opportunity is open to State Historic Preservation Offices and other organizations as described in the National Maritime Heritage Act. There are 59 State Historic Preservation Offices; one in each of the 50 states, the 5 territories, the District of Columbia, and the 3 Freely Associated States of Micronesia. One nonprofit organization, Ohio History Connection, is eligible to apply serving as the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office.

Preservation Grant funded activities must advance maritime heritage through public education for a wide and diverse audience on America's maritime heritage in addition to at least one of the following ways:

• identification of historic marine resources, including archeological sites

• acquisition of historic marine resources for the purposes of preservation. Acquisition of historic maritime resources (i.e. real property that is NR-listed or determined eligible contributing resources) is allowed for the purpose of preservation.Prime grantees may put conditions on what types of historic resource acquisitions to allow, or even to disallow acquisitions entirely, for the subgrantees within their specific program.

• repair, rehabilitation, stabilization, maintenance, limited reconstruction, or other capital improvements to historic maritime resources in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (for the purposes of this grant program, the Standards for Historic Vessel Preservation Projects may be especially relevant)

• research, recording (through drawings, photographs, or otherwise), planning (through feasibility studies, architectural and engineering services, or otherwise); and other services carried out as part of a preservation program for historic maritime resources.

In-house projects: Prime grantee administered projects involving historic marine resources.

Prime grantees may apply for a specific project or projects they intend to directly manage and complete themselves ("in house"). In-house activities do not need to be competitively selected.

Successful applications will include a complete description of the anticipated management life cycle including funding priorities, methods, monitoring, and anticipated administrative expenses and activities.Applications should include a cohesive and well considered proposal outlining project work on an eligible historic maritime property, resource or topic.

Subgrant program: Prime grantee awards funds to subgrantees to administer projects involving historic marine resources. Applicants must use the content of their application to outline a competitive subgrant program to eligible sub-grantees that they will conduct at a later date.

Eligible subgrantees are state governments, tribal governments, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. Prime grantees must determine the focus and criteria for the subgrant program they wish to administer. Applications submitted in response to this notice of funding https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuscode.house.gov%2Fview.xhtml%3Freq%3Dgranuleid%253AUSC-prelim-title54-chapter3087%26edition%3Dprelim&data=05%7C02%7Cmaritime_grants%40nps.gov%7C63082e9739ca4b91d61708dc2ca1f073%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638434321228512333%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=h0hKMMJS4KOKyFJrhH%2FBw1segERDNS67xwpzzLsAphE%3D&reserved=0 opportunity should describe the proposed competitive subgrant program or in-house activity(-ies), not potential or actual sub-awards. Applications will be scored based on the competitive subgrant program being proposed. Successful applications will include a complete description of the anticipated management life cycle of competitive subgrant programs, including funding priorities, selections means and methods, subrecipient monitoring, and anticipated prime grantee administrative expenses and activities. Those applications that propose pre-selected subgrants will not be considered.

Education component for in-house projects and subgrant programs: The requirement for an educational component for preservation grant awards extends to individual subgrant projects in individual grant awards awarded to prime grantees. As the entity acting on behalf of the Federal government in management of a subgrant program, the prime grantee maintains the right and responsibility to impose requirements on a subrecipient so the pass-through entity and subrecipient may meet responsibilities to the Federal awarding agency as outlined in 2 CFR

200.332 (see specifically 2 CFR 200.332(a)(2) and (3)).

Additionally, per 2 CFR 200.331(a) on subrecipients, the subrecipient is responsible for adherence to applicable Federal program requirements specified in the Federal Award to include the successful execution of an education component for subgrant projects as determined by the managing entity of the subgrant program.

In general, the education requirement for preservation grants may be fulfilled by:

1. As a direct recipient, the prime grantee itself conducting an educational program highlighting the work of the individual subgrant projects. Or;

2. The individual subgrantee projects conducting an education program for their individual projects. If the prime grantee has the individual subgrantee projects complete the education portion of the award, the prime grantee is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the individual activities in addition to the primary project. (The subgrant program as a whole.)

Examples of eligible preservation projects could include, but are not limited to:

• Subgrant program: A State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) could apply for a preservation grant to administer a subgrant program that supports the preservation of historic maritime heritage sites related to lower class fishermen, women, Indigenous Peoples and/or People of Color. The application to NPS would describe why the SHPO has selected the focus of the subgrant program, the broad educational value of such resource types, the maximum amount of each subgrant, how they intend to publicize the subgrant opportunity, and how they intend to select projects for funding. Individual subgrantee projects could fulfill the education requirement of the Award by producing online content for the public related to the specific project. This is an example of a preservation subgrant program for a preservation grant project.

• Subgrant program: A SHPO could apply for a preservation grant to administer a subgrant program that supports HABS/HAER/HALS documentation of historic vessels which may include National Historic Landmarks. The application would describe why the SHPO has determined vessel documentation as the focus of the subgrant program, outline the management plan for the subgrant program, the broad education value, the maximum and minimum amount of each subgrant, how they intend to publicize the https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecfr.gov%2Fcurrent%2Ftitle-2%2Fsubtitle-A%2Fchapter-II%2Fpart-200%23subject-group-ECFR031321e29ac5bbd&data=05%7C02%7Cmaritime_grants%40nps.gov%7C63082e9739ca4b91d61708dc2ca1f073%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638434321228521648%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=leloOlmvfbQGrvkkvxPEpx8A3FKH99dK%2Ffw0BrI9%2BwY%3D&reserved=0 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecfr.gov%2Fcurrent%2Ftitle-2%2Fsubtitle-A%2Fchapter-II%2Fpart-200%23subject-group-ECFR031321e29ac5bbd&data=05%7C02%7Cmaritime_grants%40nps.gov%7C63082e9739ca4b91d61708dc2ca1f073%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638434321228521648%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=leloOlmvfbQGrvkkvxPEpx8A3FKH99dK%2Ffw0BrI9%2BwY%3D&reserved=0 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecfr.gov%2Fcurrent%2Ftitle-2%2Fsubtitle-A%2Fchapter-II%2Fpart-200%23subject-group-ECFR031321e29ac5bbd&data=05%7C02%7Cmaritime_grants%40nps.gov%7C63082e9739ca4b91d61708dc2ca1f073%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638434321228528596%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IiazFxreT3%2F9d83Nsbd5p2KK7MIOrNH4r9f1q4zwAJU%3D&reserved=0 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecfr.gov%2Fcurrent%2Ftitle-2%2Fsubtitle-A%2Fchapter-II%2Fpart-200%23subject-group-ECFR031321e29ac5bbd&data=05%7C02%7Cmaritime_grants%40nps.gov%7C63082e9739ca4b91d61708dc2ca1f073%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C638434321228534174%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jEe3XjYrkE%2FoBEYpd0Lj95IF9Tfe6LXmSCj5tUXXknQ%3D&reserved=0 subgrant opportunity, and how the projects are selected and a plan to submit documentation to HABS/HAER/HALS. SHPO could fulfill the education requirement of the Award by conducting public programming highlighting the individual projects and their scopes of work. This is an example of a preservation subgrant program for a preservation grant project.

• In-house project: A SHPO could apply for a preservation grant to support the conservation of 8 historic canoes or underwater archaeology collection items held by a SHPO owned/operated collecting institution. SHPO could fulfill the education requirement by producing and publishing a conservation guide for public consumption and use. This is an example of an in-house preservation project for a preservation grant.

Funding Opportunity Goals

• To provide funding for a wide range of education and preservation projects that preserve and educate the public on America's extensive maritime heritage

B. Federal Award Information

B1. Total Funding Estimated Total Funding $3,000,000

B2. Expected Award Amount Maximum Award $750,000 Minimum Award $100,000 Preservation project prime awards are anticipated to range between $100,000 and $750,000.

Eligible applicants for prime awards will determine their own funding range for the subgrant projects they intend to fund.

B3. Anticipated Award Funding and Dates Anticipated Award Date June 20, 2025 The anticipated award date is approximately 120 days after the due date. Please note that this is only an estimate. Projects will not start until approximately 6 months after the due date to allow time for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, particularly those related to the National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act.

B4. Number of Awards Expected Number of Awards This is the number of anticipated prime awards. Prime awardees may design and administer competitive subgrant programs to further distribute funding.

B5. Type of Award Funding Instrument Type G - Grant

C. Eligibility Information

C1. Eligible Applicants Eligible Applicants 00 – State governments 25 – Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility This funding opportunity is open to State Historic Preservation Offices and other organizations as described in the National Maritime Heritage Act. There are 59 State Historic Preservation Offices; one in each of the 50 states, the 5 territories, the District of Columbia, and the 3 Freely Associated States of Micronesia. One nonprofit organization, Ohio History Connection, is eligible to apply serving as the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office.

C2. Cost Sharing or Matching Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement Yes There is a 1:1 matching requirement. Each federal dollar must be matched by one non-federal dollar. Match may be in the form of cash or in-kind donations of time, goods, or services.

C3. Other

1. Applications for renewal or supplementation of existing subgrant or in-house projects are not eligible. Each application must be for a separate phase if it is part of a multi-phase project and significant progress must be demonstrated on prior phases prior warrant additional funding.

2. Preservation projects funded as subgrants and in-house projects under this program constitute "undertakings" as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 306108). Accordingly, after the grant is awarded, the National Park Service will work with the grantee to complete the consultation process prior to drawing construction funds from their grant account. Depending on the project, additional federal reviews may be required under other laws such as the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

1. Projects funded under this program constitute “undertakings” as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), as amended (54 U.S.C. 306108). Accordingly, after the grant is awarded, the National Park Service will work with the grantee to complete the consultation process for Section 106.

2. Section 110 of the NHPA will apply to National Historic Landmarks.

3. All projects will also be reviewed for effects under the National Environmental

Protection Act (NEPA).

4. All work will be reviewed to ensure it meets the Secretary of the Interior’s

Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Vessel Prservation Projects may be of particular interest depending on the nature of the project.

3. If a project is doing work to or preparing a National Register nomination for a property and the owner is different than the applicant or subapplicant, then the applicant or subapplicant, as appropriate, must include written permission from the owner to proceed with the project. If a preservation covenant or easement or preservation agreement is required by the SHPO/THPO, this should be explicitly acknowledged as well. The letter of owner consent must be submitted with the application (sub-grant application) and be signed no earlier than 90 days before the (sub-)application due date and pertain to this specific application or subgrant application, as appropriate. Previous letters of owner consent will not be accepted. The National Park Service may require a copy of the written permission of a property prior to approving project work.

4. Administrative costs are allowable under this program; however, they are limited. In general, administrative costs necessary to complete and administer the program cannot exceed 7.5% of the total cost (sum of Federal and matching share for prime award and subgrants combined).

o Administrative costs are: Allowable, reasonable, and allocable costs related to the overall management of activities directly related to finance (accounting, auditing, budgeting, contracting), general administrative salaries and wages (grant administration, personnel, property management, equal opportunity) and other “overhead” functions (general legal services, general liability insurance, depreciation on buildings and equipment, etc.) not directly attributable to specific program areas identified in the grant agreement. All administrative costs reported must be absolutely necessary for program implementation, such as the cost items identified in the final grant agreement or items otherwise approved in writing by the NPS Awarding Official (AO).

5. The amount awarded in a fiscal year for all grants and subgrants for projects relating to historic maritime resources owned or operated by the federal government may not exceed 40% of the total amount available for grants and subgrants. Proposals relating to federally owned or managed historic maritime resources should be submitted by a nonfederal organization working under a legal written agreement with a federal agency to carry out the objectives of the subgrant. Any grants awarded will be made to the nonfederal applicant, not the federal agency owning or managing the federal historic maritime resource(s). Federal funding may not be used to match federal funding; thus, projects contemplating work on federal resources must carefully consider how matching obligations will be fulfilled.

6. Grantees (and subgrantees) agree to assume, after the completion of the project, the total cost of continued maintenance, repair, and administration of the grant-assisted property in keeping with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. Accordingly, the execution of a preservation covenant or easement or preservation agreement as part of the subgrant program or in-house projects, as applicable, is required. An easement, covenant, or memorandum of agreement should comply with National Maritime Heritage Grants Program guidance.

Subgrant preservation projects with construction/development scopes of work on real property (affixed to land) should use an easement. Subgrant preservation projects with construction/development scopes of work on private property (vessels) should use a covenant. In-house construction/development projects should use a memorandum of agreement.

Submission of a draft preservation easement, covenant or memorandum of agreement is a deliverable under the grant and is due within one year of the start date of the prime grant agreement. The easement/covenant should be signed with the State Historic Preservation Office in which the site is located or with a nonprofit organization acceptable to and approved in writing by the National Park Service. Following completion of all grant-assisted work, the preservation covenant/easement or preservation agreement must document the grant-assisted condition of the site and character-defining features. A copy of executed easement/covenants must be provided to the National Park Service.

Similarly, copies of the signed preservation agreements must be provided to the National Park Service.

The term of the easement, covenant, or preservation agreement is dependent on the amount of assistance the historic property receives.

• If the historic property is not currently protected by a preservation covenant/easement, a preservation covenant/easement must be executed for a term as given in the table below per the amount of funding awarded.

• If the historic property is currently subject to a preservation covenant/easement that meets the minimum federal preservation requirements, an extension must be executed for an additional duration to meet the requirements of the new funding awarded. Required term is identified in the table below. For example: If a property had 10 years remaining on a previous 20-year easement, and receives $300,000 in NMHG Program funding, an amendment to add 15 years would be required.

• If the historic property is currently protected by a perpetual or other preservation covenant/easement that meets or exceeds the requirements of this grant program as determined by the NPS, no additional duration or restrictions are necessary.

Grant Amount Duration and Type of Document Required

$1 - $50,000 5-year minimum preservation agreement; covenant/easement not required

Grant Amount Duration and Type of Document Required

$50,001 - $250,000 10-year minimum covenant/easement $250,001 - $500,000 15-year minimum covenant/easement $500,001 - $750,000 20-year minimum covenant/easement $750,001 + 25-year minimum covenant/easement

Information on Planning to Run a Subgrant Program In addition to designing a competitive subgrant program, the responsibility of prime grantees that administer competitive subgrant programs for maritime heritage preservation projects to execute such a program should also include:

• publicizing the subgrant program to prospective sub-grantees and the public

• answering questions from the public and providing subgrant program information, as requested

• distributing subgrant applications to eligible applicants (local governments and nonprofits)

• receiving subgrant applications and ensuring their completeness

• submitting to NPS the proposed scope of work for each subgrant the SHPO wishes to fund via an online portal for NPS review

• retaining complete subgrant files on each project, both those selected for funding and those not selected for funding

• monitoring subgrant project progress

• reporting to NPS on program accomplishments

• determining potential to cause effect. Subgrant projects may not cause adverse effects.

Eligible Costs Eligible costs under prime and sub-grants are as described in this notice of funding opportunity, 2 CFR 200, and the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994 (54 USC 308701-380707). For this program, they also include:

• administrative costs necessary to complete and administer the grant requirements

• rehabilitation of properties via subgrant

• costs for the production of a project sign o project signs are required for development (construction) projects

• costs for public notice(s) of the subgrant opportunity

• costs associated with preservation agreement, easement, or covenant preparation or execution o easements, covenants, or preservation agreements are required for development

(construction) projects

• costs associated with required training or reporting; and https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title54-chapter3087&edition=prelim

• any other costs as determined eligible by NPS in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars, and NPS policies

What is Not Funded?

• long-term maintenance or curatorial work beyond the grant period

• activities that train a professional to perform his or her work better

• cash reserves, endowments, revolving funds, or fund-raising costs

• work performed prior to the announcement of the prime or sub-award, as appropriate

• lobbying or advocacy activities

• costs for work already completed or funded through other federal programs

• acquisition of museum collections, artifacts, or objects

• miscellaneous costs, contingencies, reserves, or overhead, except as permitted by 2 CFR

Excluded Parties:

NPSconducts a review of the SAM.gov Exclusions database for all applicant entities and their key project personnel prior to award. The NPS cannot award funds to entities or their key project personnel identified in the SAM.gov Exclusions database as ineligible, prohibited/restricted or otherwise excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain Federal assistance and benefits, as their ineligibility condition applies to this Federal program.

Foreign Entities or Projects This program may provide funding to foreign entities or for projects conducted outside the United States.

State Sponsors of Terrorism: This program will not fund projects in countries determined by the U.S. Department of State to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism and therefore are subject to sanctions restricting receipt of U.S. foreign assistance and other financial transactions.

Office of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions: This program will not fund projects in countries subject to comprehensive sanction programs administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control without proper licenses.

In-Country Licenses, Permits, or Approvals: Entities conducting activities outside the U.S.

are responsible for coordinating with appropriate U.S. and foreign government authorities as necessary to obtain all required licenses, permits, or approvals before undertaking project activities. The Service does not assume responsibility for recipient compliance with the laws, regulations, policies, or procedures of the foreign country in which they are conducting work.

D. Application and Submission Information

D1. Address to Request Application Package All application information is available on grants.gov.

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D2. Content and Form of Application Submission Project Narrative

• Program descriptions must address each of the evaluation criteria and applications will be reviewed against this rubric as part of the merit evaluation process. Remember: the application you are submitting describes your design for in-house projects and/or a competitive subgrant program, not specific, pre-selected subgrant projects.

• NPS will evaluate and consider only those applications that separately address each of the four criteria listed in Section E.

• Applicants should use the Project Description Worksheet; each criterion is limited to 6,000 characters (including spaces), and a program timeline is limited to 6,000 characters (including spaces). No additional sections will be reviewed or scored.

o A blank Program Description Worksheet format is included under the "Related Documents" tab on grants.gov which includes these character limits. The Program Description Worksheet will serve as the project narrative for this application.

Defining Historic Maritime Resources The grants program is designed to support various maritime heritage education projects and preservation projects which focus on three broad categories of historic maritime resources:

Historic Maritime Properties, Maritime Heritage Collections, and Traditional Maritime Skills.

Ensure that your application demonstrates how one or more these three categories of resources will benefit from proposed grant-assisted activities.

Historic Maritime Properties Historic maritime properties are defined in accordance with the criteria established by the National Register of Historic Places and refer to those properties relating to, or bordering on, the sea or inland waters; or relating to navigation or commerce of the sea or inland waters; and consist of:

• Maritime Districts which make up a geographically definable area possessing a significant concentration, linkage or continuity of maritime sites, buildings, structures or objects united by past events or by plan or physical development.

• Maritime Sites such as submerged or terrestrial maritime-related archeological sites or other maritime sites which are the location of a significant event or activity, buildings or structures where the location itself maintains historical or archeological value regardless of the value of any existing structure.

• Maritime Buildings such as lighthouses, lifesaving stations, custom houses, warehouses, hiring hall, sailors homes, marine hospitals or other maritime buildings created to shelter any form of human activity, or maritime buildings comprising a historically related complex such light stations or lifesaving stations;

• Maritime Structures where a work is made up of interdependent and interrelated parts in a definite pattern of organization such as stationary waterfront cranes, locks, canals.

Maritime structures, constructed by man, are often large scale engineering projects; and

• Maritime Objects such as vessels, shipwrecks and hulks, floating drydocks, piers or cranes, or other maritime objects that are by nature moveable yet related to a specific setting or environment;

and which are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, or culture at the national, state, or local level and possess integrity of location, setting, materials, workmanship, feelings, and association. To be considered significant, a maritime property must meet one of the four National Register criteria:

A. be associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of American History; or B. be associated with the lives of persons significant in our nation's past; or C. embody characteristics that are distinctive of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic value; or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or D. have yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. In general, maritime properties must be 50 years of age or older to be considered historic and therefore eligible for funding considerations under the Grants Program.

However, a maritime property which has achieved historical significance within the past 50 years may also be considered eligible for funding considerations if it is of exceptional importance.

Historic maritime properties can also consist of archeological resources which include the submerged or terrestrial remains of historic or prehistoric shipwrecks, hulks, vessels, lighthouses, lifesaving stations as well as canals, piers, docks, waterfront properties and other maritime districts, sites, structures, buildings, or objects (as defined above).

Maritime Heritage Collections Maritime collections consist of assemblages of objects, documents, and archeological resources pertinent to the understanding of the maritime heritage of the United States which are collected according to a rational scheme and maintained, so they can be cared for, studied, and interpreted for public benefit.

• Objects. An object when used within the context of a maritime collection has a different meaning from its use as a historic maritime property category. In this case, an object is considered a material thing possessing functional, aesthetic, cultural, symbolic, or scientific value, usually portable by nature or design. Objects which are part of a maritime collection shall be comprised of those material things which embody events, work, thought, arts, and institutions reflective of human activity associated with the sea and inland waters and may include prehistoric and historic maritime artifacts, models, works of art, and fragments or components of maritime buildings, maritime structures or maritime objects which are obtained or collected through non-archeological methods or techniques.

• Documents. A document when used in the context of a maritime collection refers to recorded information that will contribute substantially to the understanding and interpretation of maritime heritage in the United States. These records should be directly linked to those human activities associated with maritime history and culture and shall be organized in a manner which facilitates access, especially for research and reference use.

Such recorded information consist of assemblages of archival records, manuscripts, or published materials. Documents may include archival materials of a maritime organization or institution, manuscripts comprised of textual, electronic, sound, or visual formats, as well as published materials including books, reports, journals, pamphlets, electronic media, microforms, photographs, film, graphic, and audio documents related to maritime heritage of the United States.

• Archeological Resources. Archeological resources within the context of maritime collections consist of those submerged or terrestrial material remains that have been excavated or removed in connection with an archeological investigation of prehistoric or historic maritime properties. Archeological resource shall also consists of associated records that are prepared or assembled in connection with the archeological investigation of prehistoric or historic maritime properties. Classes of material remains may include excavated fragments or components of shipwrecks (pieces of ships hulls, rigging, armaments, cargo, etc.), and other historic maritime properties, as well as excavated artifacts of human manufacture such as tools, weapons, and other materials related to maritime heritage. Classes of associated records include all records relating to the investigation of a resource such as research proposals, permits, field notes, etc., records relating to the identification of a resource using remote sensing methods and equipment, and public records and archival records essential to understanding the resource such as deeds, historical maps, drawings, photographs, manuscripts.

Traditional Maritime Skills Traditional maritime skills consist of activities associated with the naval, commercial and navigational activities of, or relating to, the sea or inland waters which are handed down from generation to generation, by word of mouth or by practice. These traditional activities pertain to recognizable, though not necessarily identical, practices which are transmitted across at least two successive generations and shall include those maritime skills, arts, crafts, trades, techniques, or occupations generally thought of as requiring use of hands or special training.

SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance Applicants must submit the appropriate Standard Form (SF)-424, Application for Federal Assistance. Individuals applying as a private citizen (i.e., unrelated to any business or nonprofit organization you may own or operate in your name), must complete the SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance-Individual form. All other applicants must complete the standard SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance. The required application forms are available with this announcement on Grants.gov. The SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance must be complete, signed, and dated. Do not include any proprietary or personally identifiable information. Please note: Enter only the amount requested from this Federal program in the “Federal” funding box on the SF-424 Application form. Include any other Federal sources of funding in the “Other” box and provide details on those Federal source(s) and funding amount(s) in the required Budget Narrative (see the “Budget Narrative” section below).

• Complete the SF-424 with as much as possible with all applicable information;

submission of a blank SF-424, SF-424A, or SF-424C (if required) will remove your application from consideration.

• You must provide your ZIP Coe +4; 0000 is not acceptable.

• Your Unique Entitity Identifier (UEI) must exactly match the UEI number under your SAM.gov record.

Applicants must submit the appropriate SF-424 Budget Information form and Budget Narrative.

For non-construction programs or projects, applicants must complete and submit the SF-424A, “Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs” form. All of the required application forms are available with this announcement on Grants.gov. Federal award recipients and subrecipients are subject to Federal award cost principles in 2 CFR 200.

All applicants must completed the SF-424A. For grant applications that do not include construction, applicants must complete and submit the SF-424A Budget Information for Non- Construction Programs form. For applications that do include construction, applicants must complete and submit the SF-424A and the SF-424C.

• The project budget shall include detailed information on all cost categories and must clearly identify all project costs. Unit costs shall be provided for all budget items, including the cost of work to be provided by contractors. All costs show in the budget documents should match what is discussed in the program description worksheet. Cost categories can include, but are not limited to, those cost items included on the SF-424A and SF-424C.

• Remember: no more than 7.5% of the entire budget (Federal plus match) may be applied towards administrative costs.

Reminder Concerning Construction Costs Construction costs represented on this form in Section B, block 6, line G, column 5 should match block 16, column C on the SF-424C. It may be helpful to think of construction costs represented on the SF-424C as "rolling up" onto the SF-424A.

Entering Administrative Costs In order for the National Park Service to identify and calculate administrative costs proposed for this grant, additional data is necessary.

• In Section A, block 1, column A: enter "Administration of National Maritime Heritage Grant" o This title will appear in Section B as a column heading

• In Section A, block 1, column E: enter the total administrative costs to be charged to the federal portion of the award

• In Section A, block 1, column F: enter the total administrative costs to be charged to the non-federal portion of the award

Entering Anticipated In-House and Subgrant Costs In order for the National Park Service to identify and calculate the anticipated in-house and subgrant costs you intend to charge to this grant, additional data is necessary.

• In Section A, block 2, column A: enter "In-house Expenses" o This title will appear in Section B as a column heading

• In Section A, block 2, column E: enter the total in-house costs to be charged to the federal portion of the award

• In Section A, block 2, column F: enter the total in-house costs to be charged to the non-federal portion of the award

• In Section A, block 3, column A: enter "Subgrants" o This title will appear in Section B as a column heading

• In Section A, block 3, column E: enter the total subgrant costs to be charged to the federal portion of the award

• In Section A, block 3, column F: enter the total subgrant costs to be charged to the non-federal portion of the award

If there are costs that do not fit in the above categories, you may enter them in Section A, block

4. Please make sure to provide a title for these costs in block 4, column A.

Applicants must submit the appropriate SF-424 Budget Information form and Budget Narrative.

For construction programs or projects, applicants must complete and submit the SF-424C, “Budget Information for Construction Programs”. All of the required application forms are available with this announcement on Grants.gov. Federal award recipients and subrecipients are subject to Federal award cost principles in 2 CFR 200.

Complete the SF-424C only if you are proposing construction (development) activities.

Remember: the total in block 16, column C should match the total construction costs on the SF- 424A shown in Section B, block 6, line G, column 5.

• The project budget shall include detailed information on all cost categories and must clearly identify all project costs. Unit costs shall be provided for all budget items, including the cost of work to be provided by contractors. All costs show in the budget documents should match what is discussed in the program description worksheet. Cost categories can include, but are not limited to, those cost items included on the SF-424A and SF-424C

• Remember: there is a statutory limit of 7.5% of the entire budget (Federal plus match) that may be applied towards administrative costs.

Any applicant organization that has not completed the financial assistance certifications and representations within their SAM.gov registration must submit the appropriate signed and dated Assurances form. All of the required application forms are available with this announcement on Grants.gov.

Any applicant organization that has not completed the financial assistance certifications and representations within their SAM.gov registration must submit the appropriate signed and dated Assurances form. All required application forms are available with this announcement on Grants.gov.

Applicants seeking approval to acquire real property under an award must complete and submit the SF-429, “Real Property Status Report (Cover Page)” and the SF-429-B, “Real Property Status Report Attachment B (Request to Acquire, Improve, or Furnish)”. These forms are required if the real property is acquired with Federal funds, with recipient cost share or matching funds, or as an in-kind contribution under the award.

The SF-429 and SF-429B are only required if your grant proposal includes the acquisition of property. If data needed to complete the SF-429 and SF-429B is not available at the time of application, these forms may be submitted later. At a minimum, funded programs that include acquisition must submit the SF-429 and SF-429B to the National Park Service prior to the release of funds for the funded activity. An application that proposes acquisition will still be considered complete even if the SF-429 and SF-429B are not included with the application.

Detailed Budget Narrative The project budget shall include detailed information on all cost categories and must clearly identify all estimated project costs. Unit costs shall be provided for all budget items including the cost of work to be provided by contractors or sub-recipients. In addition, applicants shall include a narrative description of the items included in the project budget, including the value of in-kind contributions of goods and services provided to complete the project when cost share is identified to be included (reference section C of this announcement). Cost categories can include, but are not limited to, those costs items included on the SF424A or SF424C.

The budget shall include detailed information on all cost categories and must clearly identify all estimated project costs. Unit costs shall be provided for all budget items including the cost of work to be provided by contractors or sub-recipients. In addition, applicants shall include a narrative description of the items included in the project budget, including the value of in-kind contributions of goods and services provided to complete the project when cost share is identified to be included (reference section C of this announcement). Cost categories can include, but are not limited to, those costs items included on the SF-424A or SF-424C.

• The Budget Justification Worksheet, included under the “Related Documents” tab on grants.gov, fulfills the detailed budget narrative requirement.

• All costs listed in the SF-424A and SF-424C must correspond to the activities in the Project Description and must be outlined in the Budget Justification Worksheet.

However, do not include your cost breakdown as part of the narrative Project Description.

• Costs must be broken out into Federal and matching funds by cost center such as personnel, fringe benefits, travel, administrative costs, etc.

• If matching share is included in your budget, list the sources of non-Federal match, as well as if the match is secured or unsecured.

• The following questions must be answered in your budget justification:

o Do you have policies and procedures in place that meet the financial management standards in 2 CFR 200.302? NPS may ask for copies of policies if selected for funding.

o Do you have a single audit and was it submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse? If no, do you have another type of audit or other annual financial statement?

o Attach a complete set of financial statements including:

a. Balance sheet/Statement of Financial Position

b. Statement of Revenue and Expense/Statement of Activities

c. Statement of Cash Flow

A Budget Justification Worksheet format is included under the “Related Documents” tab on grants.gov.

Project Abstract Summary Please complete and submit with your application package the Project Abstract Summary form with the following information:

• Funding Opportunity Number;

• Goals and Objectives of your proposed project;

• Summary of Project Activities;

• Performance Goals including milestones and expected outcomes;

• Who will benefit from your project.

This information will be transmitted to USASpending.gov and be viewable by the public.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Per the Financial Assistance Interior Regulation (FAIR), 2 CFR §1402.112, applicants must state in their application if any actual or potential conflict of interest exists at the time of submission.

(a) Applicability.

(1) This section intends to ensure that non-Federal entities and their employees take appropriate steps to avoid conflicts of interest in their responsibilities under or with respect to Federal financial assistance agreements.

(2) In the procurement of supplies, equipment, construction, and services by recipients and by sub recipients, the conflict of interest provisions in 2 CFR §200.318 apply.

(b) Notification.

(1) Non-Federal entities, including applicants for financial assistance awards, must disclose in writing any conflict of interest to the DOI awarding agency or pass-through entity in accordance with 2 CFR §200.112.

(2) Recipients must establish internal controls that include, at a minimum, procedures to identify, disclose, and mitigate or eliminate identified conflicts of interest. The recipient is responsible for notifying the Financial Assistance Officer in writing of any conflicts of interest that may arise during the life of the award, including those that have been reported by sub recipients.

(c) Restrictions on lobbying. Non-Federal entities are strictly prohibited from using funds under a grant or cooperative agreement for lobbying activities and must provide the required certifications and disclosures pursuant to 43 CFR §18 and prelim@title31/subtitle2/chapter13&edition=prelim">31 USC §1352.

(d) Review procedures. The Financial Assistance Officer will examine each conflict of interest disclosure on the basis of its particular facts and the nature of the proposed grant or cooperative agreement, and will determine whether a significant potential conflict exists and, if it does, develop an appropriate means for resolving it.

(e) Enforcement. Failure to resolve conflicts of interest in a manner that satisfies the government may be cause for termination of the award. Failure to make required disclosures may result in https://ecfr.federalregister.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-B/chapter-XIV/part-1402/subpart-B https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=sp2.1.200.d&rgn=div6#se2.1.200_1318 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1112 https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt43.1.18&rgn=div5 https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/<a%20href= any of the remedies described in 2 CFR §200.339, Remedies for noncompliance, including suspension or debarment (see also 2 CFR §180).

Uniform Audit Reporting Statement All U.S. states, local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, and non- profit organizations expending $750,000 USD or more in Federal award funds in the applicant’s fiscal year must submit a Single Audit report for that year through the Federal Audit Clearinghouse’s Internet Data Entry System, in accordance with 2 CFR 200 subpart F. U.S.