NGWMN_FY24_Attachment_C_Proposal Checklist.xlsx
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- G24AS00405
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This document contains a proposal checklist for the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN) FY24 federal grant opportunity administered by the US Geological Survey under the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network federal grant program. Key requirements and evaluation criteria outlined in the checklist include submitting proposals by 4pm EST on the due date, applicant eligibility, general proposal formatting and content guidelines, inclusion of site tables and maps, detailed budgets for each objective separated by task and staff member, data management plans, letters of support, and specific requirements for objectives related to data collection, well rehabilitation and drilling. Proposals will be evaluated based on the level of detail provided for all items indicated in the checklist.
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Sheet1
| NGWMN Proposal Checklist | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| State | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Agency | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Principal Investigator Name | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Overall Proposal | Objectives included in Proposal | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| Checklist items | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| (Enter 'Y' or 'NA' in each light grey box) | 1 | 2A | 2B | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Reminders | ||||||||||
| Proposal must be submitted by 4 pm EST on the proposal due date. Late proposals will not be considered for funding | ||||||||||
| Check applicant eligibility requirements in section C1 of the Program Announcement to be sure you are eligible for funding | ||||||||||
| Proposals that do not include a detailed budget for each Objective applied for will not be reviewed | ||||||||||
| General Requirements | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Proposal has been proofread | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Budgets have been checked for accuracy and use of the suggested format | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Proposed project start and end dates are within range | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Federal funding is less than $150,000 per year | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Proposal is less than 20 pages excluding figures and tables. Font size is at least 12 pt (even on tables) | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Proposal is in PDF Format and includes all tables, figures, budgets, the Data Management Plan, and letters of support. | ||||||||||
| Adequate background information is provided | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Agencies that provide data to the NGWMN through another agencies database must describe the delivery in the Background Information section | ||||||||||
| Includes table of recent NGWMN projects | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| Framework document or Tip Sheets are referenced | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| References NGWMN Well Density guidelines when proposing gap filling activities | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| Letter of support from local USGS WSC if monitoring is part of a USGS Cooperative Matching Funds project | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| Letter of support from other agencies that will be participating in the project | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| Staff qualifications are shown for staff listed in budgets | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Data Management plan is included | 1 | 13 | ||||||||
| If indirect costs exceed 10%, a current Negotiated Rate Agreement is included | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| Maps and Tables | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Includes a table of sites for which work is proposed | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tables of sites include the NGWMN ID, the Principal Aquifer, and the well depth | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Includes a map of all sites for which work is proposed | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Maps have a scale bar, north arrow, and explanation | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Maps include the Principal Aquifer | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Zoomed in maps include an inset map | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Checklist items | Overall Proposal | Objectives | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 2A | 2B | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | -1 | ||
| Budgets | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Includes overall project budget | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Includes detailed budget for each objective | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Uses budget formats in the Program Announcement | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Detailed budgets include the Objective summary table | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| Costs and hours for the work are reasonable | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| Tasks in workplan are listed in detailed budget | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| Budgets are separated out by individual task and by staff member (not lumped for each staff member) | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| In-kind services work tasks are itemized | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| Costs for tasks done by contractors are itemized | 3 | 10 | ||||||||
| New Data Provider Project Requirements | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Describes existing monitoring networks | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| Describes data storage and IT infrastructure | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| Describes approach for developing web services | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| Discusses how new sites will help fill gaps in NGWMN (references well density guidelines) | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Includes map of potential sites that includes existing NGWMN sites | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| References site selection and classification tip sheets | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| No work is proposed under Objectives 4, 5, or 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| Objective requirements | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| No Federal funds are requested for data collection, data entry, or data management for routine data collection | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| The need for the work is justified | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| All sites for which work is proposed are in NGWMN Registry | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| Includes a table of sites for which work will be done under the objective | ||||||||||
| Includes a map of sites for which work will be done under the objective | ||||||||||
| States the benefits of the work to the NGWMN | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| Workplan for objective includes detailed tasks | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tasks in workplan are in detailed budgets | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| Includes timeline for each objective. | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| Timelines include annual progress report (for multi-year projects) and the final project report | ||||||||||
| Equipment with a single item cost of more than $5,000 has a quote included in the proposal | ||||||||||
| Data collection methods are described in the Data Management Plan | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
| Data collection quality assurance is described in the Data Management Plan | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| Workplan includes task for final report | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
| Checklist items | Overall Proposal | Objectives | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 2A | 2B | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -1 | ||
| Requirements for specific objectives | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| No match is required for Objectives 1, 2A, 2B, or 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Provides at least 25% in-kind services match for Objectives 4, 5, or 6 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| No funding for travel under Objectives 1, 2A, or 2B | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2A: Includes task to verify that data is flowing to the NGWMN | ||||||||||
| 2A: Funding is less than $20,000 per year for agencies serving less than 500 sites | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2A: Agencies with more than 500 sites that are requesting more than $20,000 under Objective 2A must justify the additional costs | ||||||||||
| 3-6: Data from agency is flowing to the NGWMN. | ||||||||||
| 4: A paragraph is included for each well for which well rehabilitation, redevelopment, or repair is proposed | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 4-5: Equipment rental fees are reasonable and justified | ||||||||||
| 5: Includes a table of proposed wells to be drilled with the cost per well shown | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 5: Map shows proposed new sites and all existing NGWMN sites | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5: A paragraph is included for each well for for which drilling is proposed | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5: Drilling costs are split out in budget table (mobilization, per foot cost, travel, casing, grout, etc) | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 5: Construction Assurances Form (SF-424D) is attached | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
| 5: Newly drilled wells that will be added to the Water-level Network are to be equiped with water-level monitoring equipment | 6 | 11 | ||||||||
| 6: Make, model, and cost of proposed equipment is provided | 6 | 13 | ||||||||
| 6: Per well limits are not exceeded | 6 | 14 | ||||||||
| 6: Costs of cable are listed separately in budget | 6 | 15 | ||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| Name of Principal Investigator who completed checklist | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| Date Completed | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
| 7 | 5 |
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