NOAA Programs for Disaster Relief Appropriations Act Non-construction and Construction
Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources through an Ecosystem Approach to Management;
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Understand Climate Variability and Change to Enhance Society"s Ability to Plan and Respond;
3.
Serve Society"s Needs for Weather and Water Information.
The Department of Commerce fosters and promotes the nation's economic development and technological advancement through vigilance in international trade policy, domestic business policy and growth, and promoting economic progress at all levels.
National Ocean Service - Jane Piercy, N/MB3, 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC4, #13267, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Jane.Piercy@NOAA.Gov, Phone: 301-713-3050, Extension 161
National Marine Fisheries Service - Dan Namur, F/MB, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, #14358, Silver Spring, MD 20910, dan.namur@noaa.gov, Phone: 301-427-8730
National Weather Service - Carla Kirby, W/CFO2, 1325 East-West Highway, SSMC2, #18390, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Carla.Kirby@noaa.gov, Phone: 301-713-0420, Extension 113
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Ingrid Guch, E/RA, 5830 University Research Court, #2612, College Park, MD 20740, Ingrid.Guch@noaa.gov, Phone: 301-683-3510
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research - Brenda Alford, R/CFO5, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, #11618, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Brenda.Alford@noaa.gov, Phone: 301-734-1174.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Mapping, charting, geodesy services marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurricane Sandy;
Repair and replace ocean observing and coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Sandy;
Provide technical assistance to support State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy;
Improve weather forecasting and hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites;
Laboratories and cooperative institutes research activities associated with sustained observations weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research; and
Necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during calendar year 2012 that were declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy.
Funds must be expended within 24 months of award date unless an OMB waiver is approved.
Funds are not directed to specific recipients.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible applicants include public or private profit or not-for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, state, local and Indian tribal governments.
Uses of assistance include: Mapping, charting, geodesy services marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurricane Sandy;
Repair and replace ocean observing and coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Sandy;
Provide technical assistance to support State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy;
Improve weather forecasting and hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites;
Laboratories and cooperative institutes research activities associated with sustained observations weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research;
Necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during calendar year 2012 that were declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Entities impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 2012; entities benefitting from other activities funded through the Act.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants for funding will be required to submit documentation responding to requirements developed and published by the Department of Commerce. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required.
An environmental impact assessment is required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. See Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Award Procedures
See Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
24 months. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: See Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Yes, quarterly.
See Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Yes, see Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Yes, see Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Yes, see Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Yes, see Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
See Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Financial Information
Account Identification
13-1450-0-1-306; 13-1460-0-1-306.
Obigations
(Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 12 $0; FY 13 est $51,350,000; and FY 14 est $0
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No Data Available.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Yes, see Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None. National Ocean Service - Jane Piercy, N/MB3, 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC4, #13267, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Jane.Piercy@NOAA.Gov, Phone: 301-713-3050, Extension 161
National Marine Fisheries Service - Dan Namur, F/MB, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, #14358, Silver Spring, MD 20910, dan.namur@noaa.gov, Phone: 301-427-8730
National Weather Service - Carla Kirby, W/CFO2, 1325 East-West Highway, SSMC2, #18390, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Carla.Kirby@noaa.gov, Phone: 301-713-0420, Extension 113
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Ingrid Guch, E/RA, 5830 University Research Court, #2612, College Park, MD 20740, Ingrid.Guch@noaa.gov, Phone: 301-683-3510
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research - Brenda Alford, R/CFO5, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, #11618, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Brenda.Alford@noaa.gov, Phone: 301-734-1174.
Headquarters Office
Jane Piercy N/MB3, 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC4, #13267, , Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Email: jane.piercy@noaa.gov Phone: 301-713-3050 ext 161
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
See Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) that will be developed and published by the Department of Commerce after the CFDA program is published.
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