Cooperative Forest Road Agreements
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.705
- Agency
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Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Treasury accounts
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- 12-1103-0-1-302
- 12-1106-0-1-302
- 69-0500-0-1-404
- 69-8083-0-7-401
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service administers cooperative agreements under CFDA 10.705 to enable joint planning, survey, design, construction, reconstruction, improvement, and maintenance of forest roads in partnership with state, county, or local public road authorities, with agreements running up to five years from execution.
This program funds operational activities on transportation assets of mutual interest where the Forest Service and a state, county, or local road authority each hold or share jurisdiction. Typical work includes road maintenance and repair on forest roads that are part of or will become part of a state, county, or local public road system, as well as maintenance of National Forest System roads by their users. Agreements must specify project description, methodology, technical specifications, party contributions and responsibilities, deliverables, period of performance, and monitoring protocols; all elements are subject to negotiation. Documentation includes the executed agreement, a road maintenance plan, and Schedule A identifying the transportation assets covered.
The sole funding agency is the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Assistance under this program takes the form of cooperative agreements rather than grants with dollar values; the source indicates "No value" for individual award amounts, indicating these are resource-sharing and work-exchange arrangements rather than cash-transfer mechanisms. The Forest Service and partner authorities exchange work or provide reimbursement to accomplish maintenance and improvement efficiencies on assets of joint interest. Agreements operate outside the federal grants audit framework—2 CFR part 200 does not apply.
Eligible applicants are state, county, or local public road authorities. Any party may initiate agreement discussions and may terminate negotiations at any time. The cooperative structure allows the Forest Service to authorize work on roads under another party's jurisdiction, and conversely allows state or local authorities to perform work on National Forest System roads where the Forest Service holds authority.
The source provides no recent grant awards data, no application opportunities, and no award activity timeline.
Objective and description
- Objective
Allows the Forest Service to work cooperatively with State, county, or local public road authorities for the cooperative planning, survey, design, construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of certain "Forest Roads" (as defined by 36 C
- Description
Cooperative Forest Road Agreements authorize the Forest Service and a State, County, or local public road authority to perform work on roads where the other party holds jurisdiction. These agreements are commonly used to authorize road maintenance and repair activities.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
State, county or local public road authorities. An exchange work or reimbursement done for operational efficiencies on transportation assets of joint interest as listed in Schedule A of the agreement.
- Uses of assistance
These agreements accomplish two purposes set forth in Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, part 212: Existing or proposed forest roads that are or will be part of a transportation system of a State, county, or other local public road authority. Forest roads that are or will be part of a transportation system of a State, county, or other local public road authority and are on rights-of-way held by a State, county, or other local public road authority may be constructed, reconstructed, improved, or maintained by the Forest Service when there is an appropriate agreement with the State, county, or other local public road authority under Title 23, United States Code, section 205 and the construction, reconstruction, improvement, or maintenance is essential to provide safe and economical access to National Forest System lands (36 CFR 212.7a). Maintenance and reconstruction of National Forest System roads by users. The Chief may require, but not in conflict with an existing permit, easement, contract, or other agreement, the user or users of a road, including purchasers of Government timber and other products, to maintain the roads in a satisfactory condition commensurate with the particular use requirements of each. The maintenance to be borne by each user must be proportionate to total use and no individual user shall be required to perform or bear the costs of maintenance other than that commensurate with their use [36 CFR 212.5d(1)].
- Use restrictions
Work may only be conducted on transportation assets of joint interest as listed in Schedule A of the agreement. Work must be agreed to in the Annual Road Maintenance Plan or as stated in a signed Project Agreements for Construction/Reconstruction.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Agreements are in effect for up to five years from the date of execution, as negotiated.
How to apply
- Award procedure
When negotiating Forest Road Agreements, the discussions must cover at a minimum, a description of the project, including methodology and technical specifications, contributions and the responsibilities of the parties, deliverables, the period of performance, and monitoring. Regardless of who initiates discussions, all elements of a project are subject to negotiation. Any party may terminate discussions at any time.
- Renewals
Agreements are in effect for up to five years from the date of execution, as negotiated.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.705?
Assistance Listing 10.705 is Cooperative Forest Road Agreements, a federal grant program run by Forest Service (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Cooperative Forest Road Agreements?
Its CFDA number is 10.705: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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