R22AS00234.pdf

United States Bureau of Reclamation Department of the Interior

R-UCB-Reclamation – Upper Colorado Basin Region

R22AS00234

Table of Contents A. Program Description

A1. Authority A2. Background, Purpose and Program Requirements

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

D. Application and Submission Information D1. Address to Request Application Package D2. Content and Form of Application Submission 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

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. Financial Assistance Administrative Contact

G3. Application System Technical Support H. Other Information

A. Program Description

A1. Authority Reclamation Projects Authorization and adjustments Act of 1992; Title III - Fish, Wildlife, and Recreation Mitigation and Conservation, Sec 314, P.L. 102-575, as amended

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 15.535

A2. Background, Purpose and Program Requirements This is a solicitation for proposals for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 funding under the Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Program (Program) to provide remedial mitigation of fish, wildlife and recreation resources impacted by Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) activities. The Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA), enacted in 1992, authorized the Program to fund fish and wildlife mitigation, conservation, and recreation projects in states outside of Utah that address resources adversely affected by Federal water projects constructed under the CRSP. Three percent of funds appropriated under Title III of CUPCA are administered by this office to implement the Program. To date, we have awarded more than $4 million in grants for fish and wildlife restoration and enhancement projects.

B. Federal Award Information

B1. Total Funding Estimate contingent upon final Congressional appropriations

Estimated Total Funding $300,000

B2. Expected Award Amount Maximum Award $300,000 Minimum Award $20,000

B3. Anticipated Award Funding and Dates Anticipated Award Date September 30, 2022 Anticipated Project Completion Date 09/30/2024

B4. Number of Awards Anticipated Number of Awards

B5. Type of Award Funding Instrument Type G - Grant

C. Eligibility Information

C1. Eligible Applicants Eligible Applicants 99 – Unrestricted (i.e. open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in the text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" Additional Information on Eligibility

C2. Cost Sharing or Matching Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement No This funding oportunity has no cost-sharing requirement; however, the programs fundiing criteria give consideration to proposals offering cost-sharing provisions.

C3. Other Excluded Parties: Reclamation conducts a review of the SAM.gov Exclusions database for all applicant entities and their project personnel prior to award. Reclamation 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.

C4. Eligible Project Types

Gennerally, projects should protect, restore or conserve stream and riparion resources, native aquatic species populations, native terrestrial riparian-dependant wildlife species, endngered, threatened or species of special concern.

D. Application and Submission Information

D1. Address to Request Application Package Applicants can submit applications electronically via Grants.gov.

They may also send applications to:

United States Departemnt of the Interior Central Utah Project Completion Act Office Attention: W. Russ Findlay 302 East Lakeview Parkway Provo, Utah 84606

D2. Content and Form of Application Submission

1. SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance

Applicants must submit the appropriate Standard Form (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).

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.

Project Narrative Applicants must submit a brief (up to 10 pages), but complete narrative scope of work describing the proposed mitigation and/or enhancement and how it complies with the selection criteria.

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.

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.

Detailed Budget Narrative 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 subrecipients, 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 subrecipients.

(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 part 18 and 31 U.S.C. 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 any of the remedies described in 2 CFR 200.338, Remedies for noncompliance, including suspension or debarment (see also 2 CFR part 180).

Single Audit Reporting Statement All U.S. states, local governments, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, and non-profit organizations expending $750,000 USD or more in Federal award funds in the applicant’s https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=1bfd0da1190f850482e94794cca23a5d&mc=true&node=20190830y1.1 fiscal year must submit a Single Audit report for that year through the Federal Audit Clearinghouse’s Internet Data Entry System. U.S. state, local government, federally recognized Indian tribal government, and non-profit applicants must state if your organization was or was not required to submit a Single Audit report for the most recently closed fiscal year. If your organization was required to submit a Single Audit report for the most recently closed fiscal year, provide the EIN associated with that report and state if it is available through the Federal Audit Clearinghouse website.

Certification Regarding Lobbying Applicants requesting more than $100,000 in Federal funding must certify to the statements in 43 CFR Part 18, Appendix A-Certification Regarding Lobbying. If this application requests more than $100,000 in Federal funds, the Authorized Official’s signature on the appropriate SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance form also represents the entity’s certification of the statements in 43 CFR Part 18, Appendix A.

Overlap or Duplication of Effort Statement You must state whether there is any overlap between the proposed project and any other active or anticipated proposals or projects for activities, costs, or commitment of key personnel. If any overlap exists, you must describe the overlap. Applicants must also state if the proposal submitted for consideration under this program duplicates of any proposal or project that has been or will be submitted for funding consideration to any other potential funding source— whether it be Federal or non-Federal. If such a circumstance exists, applicants must detail when the other duplicative proposal(s) were submitted, to whom (Agency name and Financial Assistance program), and when funding decisions are expected to be announced. If at any time a proposal is awarded funds that would duplicate the funding requested from Reclamation, applicants must notify the NOFO point of contact or the Program Coordinator immediately.

D3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM.gov) Registration: This requirement does not apply to individuals applying for funds as individual (i.e., unrelated to any business or nonprofit organization you may own or operate) or any entity with an exception approved by the funding bureau or office in accordance with bureau or office policy. All other applicants are required to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number from Dun & Bradstreet and then register in SAM.gov prior to submitting a Federal award application. Federal award recipients must continue to maintain an active SAM.gov registration with current information through the life of their Federal award(s). See the “Submission Requirements” section of this document below for more information on SAM.gov registration. We may not make a Federal award to an applicant that has not completed the SAM.gov registration. If an applicant selected for funding has not completed their SAM.gov registration by the time the program is ready to make an award, the program may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive an award. The program can use that determination as a basis for making an award to another applicant. There is no cost to register with Dun & Bradstreet or SAM.gov. There are third-party vendors who will charge a fee in exchange for registering entities with Dun & Bradstreet and SAM.gov; please be aware you can register and request help for free.

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Obtain a DUNS Number Request a DUNS Number through the Dun & Bradstreet website. For technical difficulties, send an email to the D&B SAM Help Desk. Please ensure that you are able to receive emails from SAMHelp@dnb.com. The Grants.gov “Obtain a DUNS Number” webpage also provides detailed instructions. Once assigned a DUNS number, your organization must maintain up-to-date information with Dun & Bradstreet. Applicants must enter their DUNS number in the “Organizational DUNS” field on the SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance form.

Register with the System for Award Management (SAM)

Register on the SAM.gov website. “Help” tab on the website contains User Guides and other information to assist you with registration. The Grants.gov Register with SAM page also provides detailed instructions. You can also contact the supporting Federal Service Desk for help registering in SAM. Once registered in SAM, entities must renew and revalidate their SAM registration at least once every 12 months from the date previously registered. Entities are strongly encouraged to revalidate their registration as often as needed to ensure their information is up to date and reflects changes that may have been to the entity’s DUNS or IRS information.

D4. Submission Dates and Times Due Date for Applications 05/13/2022 Application Due Date Explanation Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Mailed applications must be recieved no later than the listed application due date.

D5. Intergovernmental Review Prior to application submission, U.S. state and local government applicants should visit the OMB Office of Federal Financial Management website and view the “State Point of Contact (SPOC) List” to determine whether their application is subject to the state intergovernmental review process under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372 “Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.”

States not on the list do not participate in the intergovernmental review process, and therefore do not have a SPOC. If you are located within a State that does not have a SPOC, you may send application materials directly to a Federal awarding agency. If your state is on the list, contact the designated entity for more information on the state’s prior review requirements for Federal assistance applications.

E1. Criteria Criterion 1: Restore damaged natural ecosystems and biological diversity on public lands and waterways affected by Federal Reclamation projects;

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Criterion 2: Acquire, from willing sellers only, other lands and properties, including water rights, or appropriate interests therein, with restorable damaged natural ecosystems, and restore such ecosystems;

Criterion 3: Provide jobs and sustainable economic development in a manner that carries out the other purposes of this program;

Maximum Points: 10

Criterion 4: Provide expanded recreational opportunities; Maximum Points: 10 Criterion 5: Support and encourage research, training, and education in methods and technologies of ecosystem restoration;

Criterion 6: Assist the recovery of native flora and fauna populations that are unable to survive on-site without intervention;

Criterion 7: Control or eliminate exotic flora and fauna that are damaging natural ecosystems;

Criterion 8: Add to values of existing ecological preserves or enhance manageability of such preserves;

Criterion 9: Restore natural hydrological effects including sediment and erosion control, drainage, percolation, and other water quality improvement capacity;

Criterion 10: Cost Share Percentage: A higher percentage of cost provided by the project proponent will receive a higher score.

E2. Review and Selection Process Applications will be evaluated against the evaluation criteria by an application review committee made up of Federal experts in relevant disciplines. Prior to and during the review, Interior may contact applicants to request clarifications to the information provided. The Federal government reserves the right to reject any and all applications that do not meet the requirements or objectives of this NOFO. Awards will be made for Projects most advantageous to the Federal government.

All application packages will be screened to ensure that:

• The applicant meets the eligibility requirements stated in this NOFO.

• The applicant meets the unique entity identifier and SAM registration requirements stated in this NOFO.

• The application meets the content requirements of the NOFO package, including submission of a technical proposal, including responses to the evaluation criteria, a funding plan, budget proposal, and budget narrative.

• The application contains a properly executed form SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance, and either form SF-424B Assurances for Non-Construction Programs, or form SF424D Assurances for Construction Programs.

Interior reserves the right to remove an application from funding consideration if it does not pass all of the Initial Screening criteria listed above.

An Interior Grants Officer will also conduct a detailed budget analysis, business evaluation, and responsibility determination. During this evaluation, the Grants Officer will consider several factors that are important, but not quantified, such as:

• Allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of proposed costs

• Financial strength and stability of the applicant

• Past performance, including satisfactory compliance with all terms and conditions of previous awards, such as environmental compliance issues, reporting requirements, proper procurement of supplies and services, and audit compliance

• Adequacy of personnel practices, procurement procedures, and accounting policies and procedures, as established by applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars.

E3. CFR – Regulatory Information

E4. Anticipated Announcement and Federal Award Dates The anticipated announcement date is March 10, 2022.

The funds will be awarded by September 30, 2022.

F. Federal Award Administration Information

F1. Federal Award Notices Once a proposal has been selected for funding, a letter will be sent to the applicant informing them of this selection. This letter is not an authorization to begin project performance. The next step is the preparation and execution of a formal Assistance Agreement between Interior and the project proponent. A subsequent letter will notify the project proponent of the Federal award.

Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified via letter.

Applicants must have completed National Environmental Policy Act documentation, Endangered Species Act consultation, cultural resources consultation and obtained Corps of Engineers and State Clean Water Act permits.

F2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements See the “DOI Standard Terms and Conditions” for the administrative and national policy requirements applicable to DOI awards.

Data Availability Per the Financial Assistance Interior Regulation (FAIR), 2 CFR §1402.315:

(a) All data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, valuation products or other scientific assessments in any medium or form, including https://www.doi.gov/grants/doi-standard-terms-and-conditions https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=1bfd0da1190f850482e94794cca23a5d&mc=true&node=20190830y1.1 textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual, resulting from a financial assistance agreement is available for use by the Department of the Interior, including being available in a manner that is sufficient for independent verification.

(b) The Federal Government has the right to:

(1) Obtain, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, or other scientific assessments, produced under a Federal award; and

(2) Authorize others to receive, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use such data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, or other scientific assessments, for Federal purposes, including to allow for meaningful third-party evaluation.

F3. Reporting Financial Reports

All recipients must use the SF-425, Federal Financial Report form for financial reporting. At a minimum, all recipients must submit a final financial report. Final reports are due no later than 90 calendar days after the award period of performance end date or termination date. For awards with periods of performance longer than 12 months, recipients are required to submit interim financial reports on the frequency established in the Notice of Award.

Financial reports must be provided annually. Due dates will be provided in the notice of award.

Performance Reports Performance reports must contain a comparison of actual accomplishments with the established goals and objectives of the award; a description of reasons why established goals were not met, if appropriate; and any other pertinent information relevant to the project results. Final reports are due no later than 90 calendar days after the award period of performance end date or termination date. For awards with periods of performance longer than 12 months, recipients are required to submit interim financial reports on the frequency established in the Notice of Award.

Real Property Reports Recipients and subrecipients are required to submit status reports on the status of real property acquired under the award in which the Federal government retains an interest. The required frequency of these reports will depend on the anticipated length of the Federal interest period. Reclamation will include recipient-specific real property reporting requirements, including the required data elements, reporting frequency, and report due dates, in the Notice of Award when applicable.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures Recipients must notify the program immediately in writing of any conflict of interest that arise during the life of their Federal award, including those reported to them by any subrecipient under the award. Recipients must notify the program in writing if any employees, including subrecipient and contractor personnel, are related to, married to, or have a close personal relationship with any Federal employee in the Federal funding program or who otherwise may have been involved in the review and selection of the award. The term employee means any individual engaged in the performance of work pursuant to the Federal award. Recipients may https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/forms/post-award-reporting-forms.html not have a former Federal employee as a key project official, or in any other substantial role related to their award, whose participation put them out of compliance with the legal authorities addressing post-Government employment restrictions. See the U.S. Office of Government Ethics website for more information on these restrictions. Reclamation will examine each conflict of interest disclosure based on its particular facts and the nature of the project and will determine if a significant potential conflict exists. If it does, Reclamation will work with the recipient to determine an appropriate resolution. Failure to disclose and resolve conflicts of interest in a manner that satisfies Reclamation may result in any of the remedies described in 2 CFR 200.338 Remedies for Noncompliance, including termination of the award.

Other Mandatory Disclosures The Non-Federal entity or applicant for a Federal award must disclose, in a timely manner, in writing to the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity all violations of Federal criminal law involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity violations potentially affecting the Federal award. Non- Federal entities that receive a Federal award including the terms and conditions outlined in 2 CFR 200, Appendix XII—Award Term and Condition for Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters are required to report certain civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings to SAM.

Failure to make required disclosures can result in any of the remedies described in 2 CFR

200.338 Remedies for Noncompliance, including suspension or debarment.

Reporting Matters Related to Recipient Integrity and Performance If the total value of your currently active grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from all Federal awarding agencies exceeds $10,000,000 for any period of time during the period of performance of this Federal award, then you as the recipient during that period of time must maintain the currency of information reported to the System for Award Management (SAM) that is made available in the designated integrity and performance system (currently the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS)) about civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings in accordance with Appendix XII to 2 CFR 200.

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s)

G1. Program Technical Contact For programmatic technical assistance, contact:

First Name:

Walter Last Name:

Findlay Address:

302 East Lakeview Parkway, Provo, UT 84606 Telephone:

801-379-1084 Email:

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G2. Financial Assistance Administrative Contact For financial assistance administrative assistance, contact:

First Name:

Walter Last Name:

Findlay Address:

302 East Lakeview Parkway, Provo, UT 84606 Telephone:

801-379-1084 Email:

wfindlay@usbr.gov

G3. Application System Technical Support For Grants.gov technical registration and submission, downloading forms and application packages, contact:

Name:

Grants.gov Customer Support Telephone:

1-800-518-4726 Email:

Support@grants.gov

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