PKG00258409-instructions.pdf

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Application Instructions

Funding Opportunity Announcement Number: INPUT BY FA/CGS

Project Title: Cooperative Data Collection, Management, Analysis, and Manuscript Writing for Publications; Logistical Support For International Research, and Youth Engagement for Endangered Species Projects

Agency/Program Name: Region 11 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service- Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Endangered Species Recovery Program

Full Announcement URL grants.gov

Authorities: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. §§661-666; Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. §1531 et seq.; Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. §2901 et seq.; Fish and Wildlife Act, 16 U.S.C. §742 et seq.;

Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C §703 et seq.; Coastal Barrier Resources Act, 16 U.S.C. §3501 et seq.; Public Lands Corps Act - Public Lands Corps, 16 U.S.C. §§1721-1726; and Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, P.L. No:114-322, Sec. 5005.

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.)

The full announcement is 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

☐ 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: A complete, signed and dated SF 424, SF 424- Mandatory, or SF 424- Individual form

☐ SF 424 Budget form: A complete SF 424A or SF 424C Budget Information form

☐ SF 424 Assurances form: Signed and dated SF 424B or SF 424D Assurances form

☐ Project summary, if applicable

☐ Project narrative

☐ Timetable

☐ Description of key personnel qualifications, if applicable

☐ Single Audit Reporting statement: If a U.S. state, local government, federally recognized Indian tribal government, or non-profit organization, statements regarding applicability of and compliance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart F, Audit Requirement

☐ Budget justification

☐ Federally funded equipment list: If Federally-funded equipment will be used for the project, a list of that equipment

☐ NICRA: When applicable, a copy of the organizations current Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate

Agreement

☐ Conflict of Interest Disclosures: When applicable, written notification of any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise during the life of this award.

☐ SF-LLL form: If applicable, completed SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form

☐ Overlap/Duplication statement

Failure to provide complete information may cause delays, postponement, or rejection of the application.

Submission Instructions

Submission deadline:

All proposals must be received by the US Fish & Wildlife Service by 5:00 pm, Alaska Standard Time (GMT -9), February 21, 2020.

Intergovernmental Review: Before submitting an application, U.S. state and local government applicants should visit the following website (https://whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc) to determine whether their application is subject to the state intergovernmental review process under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372 “Intergovernmental review of Federal Programs.” E.O. 12372 was issued to foster the intergovernmental partnership and strengthen federalism by relying on state and local processes for the coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development. The E.O. allows each state to designate an entity to perform this function. The official list of designated entities is posted on the website. Contact your state’s designated entity for more information on the process the state requires to be followed when applying for assistance. States that do not have a designated entity listed on the website have chosen not to participate in the review process.

Funding Restrictions: Only allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the initial funding period may be charged to this award. Future funding periods will be funded incrementally based on recipient performance and availability of funds.

Other Submission Requirements: Applicant must submit in electronic format only. Application materials may be submitted to Neesha Stellrecht, Recovery Branch Chief, neesha_stellrecht@fws.gov or through Grants.gov.

Download the Application Package linked to this Funding Opportunity on 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:

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. E-mail your application to the Service program point of contact identified in the Grants.gov funding opportunity.

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.

To submit an application through Grants.gov:

Go to the Grants.gov Apply for Grants page (https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html) for an overview of the process to apply through Grants.gov. You/your organization must complete the Grants.gov registration process before submitting an application through Grants.gov.

Registration can take between three to five business days, or as long as two weeks if all steps are not completed in a timely manner.

Important note on Grants.gov application attachment file names: Please do not assign application attachments file names longer than 20 characters, including spaces. Assigning file names longer than 20 characters will create issues in the automatic interface between Grants.gov and the Service’s financial assistance management system.

Agency Contact:

Neesha Stellrecht Branch Chief

Endangered Species Recovery Program US FWS Alaska Region 11 – Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office 101 12th Avenue, Rm. 110

Fairbanks, AK 99701 907-456-0297 neesha_stellrecht@fws.gov