oppF19AS00022-cfda15.636-instructions.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Application Instructions

Funding Opportunity Announcement Number: F19AS00022 Project Title: 2018 Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program Agency/Program Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management Full Announcement URL https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/partners Authorities: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), 16 USC

3101-3233, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 USC 661 to 667 (d)

Please see the full announcement at the URL listed in the above table. The full announcement is also available on grants.gov for your review.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the individual listed below under Agency Contacts.

Failure to provide complete information, as outlined in the announcement and application instructions may cause delays, postponement, or rejection of the application.

Application Checklist

DO NOT MERGE THE BELOW LISTED (□) DOCUMENTS INTO A SINGLE PDF FILE

□ Evidence of non-profit status: If a non-profit organization, a copy of their Section 501(c)(3) or (4) status determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service.

□ SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance

□ SF-424B Assurances

□ Project Abstract

□ Project Narrative o Statement of Need o Project Goals and Objectives o Program Activities, Methods and Timetable o Program Monitoring and Evaluation o Description of Entities Undertaking the Program o Position Description o Filling the Position o Sustainability o Past Performance (*only applicable for organizations that have previously been funded under the Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program)

□ SF 424A Budget Information

□ Budget Narrative (Excel budget table template and separate narrative)

□ Indirect Cost Statement and related documentation (when applicable)

□ Conflict of Interest Disclosure (when applicable)

□ Single Audit Reporting Statement (when applicable)

□ SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (when applicable)

□ Overlap/Duplication statement

Submission Instructions

Funding Restrictions: Annual individual award amounts for a biologist, social scientist, or outreach/educator positions with or without an internship program may not exceed $167,000 per year.

A series of informational teleconferences will be held for all interested individuals. The teleconferences will provide an opportunity to learn more about the program, application process and funding agreement.

A schedule of teleconferences listed at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/partners. The aim of the teleconference will be to:

• Introduce the Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program

• Review the application process and requirements

• Eligible Activities

• Review Panel and Evaluation Criteria

Download the Application Package linked to this Funding Opportunity on www.Grants.gov to begin the application process. Downloading and saving the Application Package to your computer makes the required government-wide standard forms fillable and printable. Completed applications may be submitted by mail, by email, electronically through Grants.gov, or as otherwise described in the Grants.gov funding opportunity. Please select ONE of the submission options:

i. To submit an application by e-mail:

Format all of your documents to print on Letter size (8 ½” x 11”) paper. Format all pages to display and print page numbers. Scanned documents should be scanned in Letter format, as black and white images only. Where possible, save scanned documents in .pdf format. Email your submission package to: fw7_fa_cgs@fws.gov with the subject line “PROPOSAL for NOFO F19AS00022”. If you have any issues submitting your proposal through electronic format, please contact the OSM Grants Management Specialist at 907-786-3691.

The required SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance and Assurances forms and any other required standard forms MUST be signed by your organization’s authorized official. The Signature and Date fields on the standard forms downloaded from Grants.gov are pre-populated with the text “Completed by Grants.gov upon submission” or “Completed on submission to Grants.gov”. Remove this text (manually or digitally) before signing the forms.

ii. To submit an application through Grants.gov:

1. Register with Grants.gov

Applicants must first register an account with Grants.gov and complete all steps of the registration process before they can apply through Grants.gov. Grants.gov registration requires the entity to create an account, create an account profile, and establish authorized profile roles, https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/partners http://www.grants.gov/ mailto:fw7_fa_cgs@fws.gov https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/registration.html including the applicant’s authorized representative. Registration can take three to five business days or longer, if you do not complete the required steps in a timely manner.

2. Grants.gov Workspace Application Grants.gov applicants apply online using Workspace. Workspace is a shared, online environment where members of a grant team may simultaneously access and edit different webforms within an application. For each funding opportunity announcement, you can create individual instances of a workspace. To apply, the applicant will create, complete, and submit a Workspace application package for this Funding Opportunity directly on Grants.gov.

Grants.gov recommends submitting your application package at least 24-48 hours prior to the close date to allow time to correct any potential technical issues that may disrupt the application submission. When attaching files to the Grants.gov application, please do not assign file names longer than 20 characters, including spaces. File names longer than 20 characters will prevent your application received by Grants.gov from automatically downloading into the Service’s financial assistance management system. Applicants using slow internet, such as dial-up connections, should be aware that the transmission of the application to Grants.gov takes time. Grants.gov sends either an error message or a “successfully received” message by email to the applicant’s authorized representative once the transmission is complete. Please do not end the transmission process before receiving that message.

3. Proof of Timely Submission Grants.gov automatically generates an electronic date and time stamp in the system upon application receipt. Grants.gov sends an acknowledgement of receipt with the date and time stamp and a unique Grants.gov application tracking number to the authorized representative by email. This email from Grants.gov serves as your proof of timely submission.

Submission deadline:

All proposals and required information from the Application Checklist, are to be submitted to the Office of Contracting and General Services by January 31, 2019 5:00 PM Alaska Time. Applicants are encouraged to submit their packages well before the submission deadline. If you have any questions prior to the submission deadline, contact the OSM Partners Program Coordinator at (907) 786-3689.

Agency Contact:

Karen Hyer Fisheries Biologist (Partners Program Coordinator) Office of Subsistence Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 121 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Phone: 907-786-3689 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/workspace-overview.html https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/workspace-overview.html