The U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) receives funds for implementation of the Yukon River Salmon Agreement with Canada which was reached in March 2001.

The Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 authorizes funds for implementation of the Agreement including funds for cooperative research

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and management projects on the Alaska portion of the Yukon River.

The Service administers these funds through financial assistance on a competitive basis for projects/studies that advance the scientific community s understanding and management of Chinook and chum salmon in the Yukon River of Alaska.

Fiscal Year 2012: In FY12 the program received 24 conceptual proposal applications and issued nine awards. Fiscal Year 2013: In FY13 the program received 22 conceptual proposal applications and anticipates awarding nine or ten awards. Fiscal Year 2014: The program anticipates receiving similar numbers of applications as the previous two years.

Uses and Use Restrictions

This funding is intended to support projects that are focused on improving the understanding of the biology and management of Yukon River Chinook salmon and summer and fall chum salmon.

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Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

The intended result of this funding is to improve the understanding of the biology and management of Yukon River salmon species.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Projects that are awarded money from this source will ultimately benefit the rural and urban American and Canadian public that subsist off of the salmon resources of the Yukon River.

Credentials/Documentation

Federal law mandates that all organizations applying for Federal financial assistance must have a valid Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number and have a current registration in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Individuals submitting an application on their own behalf and not on behalf of a company, state, local or tribal government, academia or other type of organization are exempt from the DUNS number and CCR requirements. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Aplication and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required.

Environmental impact information is not 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. This is a two-step proposal process: 1) submit a one page initial proposal; 2) If initial proposal is approved, provide a detailed proposal including a completed and signed SF424 Application for Federal Assistance, a completed SF424A Budget Information (Non-construction) form, and a signed SF424B Assurances form. Detailed instructions for submitting both an initial proposal and a detailed proposal will be posted on Grants.gov. The Project Officer for the grant announces the call for initial proposals via newspapers, email, and Grants.gov. Links to the initial call for proposals are posted on the Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office website and are distributed to state, federal, NGOs, and universities.

Award Procedures

The initial project proposals will be evaluated by an interagency review committee which will provide recommendations to the U.S. Section of the Yukon River Panel (Panel) for final approval. Authors of selected initial proposals will be notified by the Service to submit detailed proposals for final review and selection. Service staff will notify applicants of review results by either sending them an approval letter stating their selection and a project agreement to sign and return to the Service or by sending written notification to the applicant that the application was not selected. Potential recipients must sign the project agreement and return it before funds can be obligated. Once the potential recipients sign the project agreement, the Service will obligate funds and issuing a fully executed Award either electronically or through the mail.

Deadlines

Oct 02, 2013 October 2, 2013.

Authorization

The Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 (16 USC 5701 et seq., P.L. 104-43, November 3, 1995, 109 Stat 392) as amended by P.L. 106-450, November 7, 2000, 114 Stat 1941; P.L 108-219, April 13, 2004, 118 Stat 615.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Applicants will receive notice of approval/disapproval within 60 calendar days of submitting an initial proposal and within 60 calendar days of submitting a detailed proposal.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Recipients may request funding for a subsequent year/cycle of a currently funded project. However, these requests are subject to the same submission, review, and approval requirements as all new applications. This program will fund any approved renewal application as a new award, not as an amendment to an existing award. Recipients may request approval for budget and project plan revisions of funded projects, including period of performance and reporting due date extensions, in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12.

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

Program will include any special award terms and conditions in the notice of award. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants. Recipients request awarded funds as needed and in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, unless otherwise dictated by program-specific legislation/regulation or special award terms.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required.

No cash reports are required.

Recipients must submit a final performance report no later than 90 calendar days after the award end date.

Recipients of awards with performance periods longer than 12 months will be required to submit interim reports.

Program may require recipients to submit interim reports annually, semiannually, or quarterly.

Program will detail all performance reporting requirements, including frequency and due dates, in the notice of award letter.

Recipients must report expenditures using the SF 425, Federal Financial Report form.

Recipients must submit a final report no later than 90 calendar days after the award end date.

Recipients of awards with performance periods longer than 12 months will be required to submit interim reports.

Program may require recipients to submit interim reports annually, semiannually, or quarterly.

Program will detail all financial reporting requirements, including frequency and due dates, in the notice of award letter.

Recipients are responsible for monitoring performance for each award and sub-award under this program in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12.

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

Recipients that are states and local governments will maintain records in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C (section 12.82). All other recipients will maintain records in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart F (section 12.953). Program-specific legislation/regulation may dictation additional records retention requirements. Program will detail all non-standard records retention requirements in the notice of award.

Financial Information

Account Identification

14-1611-0-1-302.

Obigations

(Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 12 $352,538; FY 13 est $338,000; and FY 14 est $0

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Range: $3,000-220,456; Average: $40,756.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature

Per http://www.doi.gov/pam/TermsandConditions.html, acceptance of a Federal
Financial award from the Department of the Interior carries with it the responsibility to be aware of and comply with the terms and conditions of the award. Acceptance is defined as starting work, drawing down or otherwise requesting funds, or accepting the award via electronic means. Awards are based on the application submitted to, and as approved by the Department of the Interior and are subject to the terms and conditions incorporated in to the Award either directly or by reference to the following: Program legislation/regulation, assurances, special conditions, the Code of Federal Regulations, and other regulatory requirements, as applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Research and Management Fund Coordinator, Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office, 101 12th Avenue, Room 110, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99701, 907-456-0418, FAIR_USRM@fws.gov.

Headquarters Office

Alaska Region Fish and Wildlife Office, 1011 East Tudor Road , Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Phone: 907-786-3523

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Review criteria are based on the applications requirements as posted in the call for proposals. Selections for funding are principally based on the merit of the project and how well the project addresses one or more of the priorities and factors identified in the call for proposals. Proponent s success in previous projects and their ability to successfully and efficiently execute the new project is also taken into consideration. Finally, timeliness in the submission process is also used as a criterion for approval.