Ballast Water Treatment Technologies
Fiscal Year 2012: During 2012, GSI and MERC conducted six bench-scale tests of promising ballast water treatments, four land-based tests of BWMS, two shipboard tests of BWMS, and five research experiments associated with ballast water.
The GBF upgrades continued, and the facility engaged in Research and Development testing of a single BWMS for most of FY 2012.
Fiscal Year 2013: Project occuring this fiscal year:
1.Establish and Validate a Barge Based Mobile Test Platform
2.
Examine Instruments
3.
Bulk Estimate of biomass in ballast Water Discharge
4.
MERC Port Discharge Regulation
5.
Develop MARAD Environmental Innovation Strategy.
Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available
The Department of Transportation's mission is to ensure fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation that meets vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2012: The USCG established in their ballast water discharge standard final rule requirements that testing facilities must meet to be accepted as Independent Laboratories (ILs) for the purpose of testing ballast water management systems for type approval by the Coast Guard. MARAD"s assistance to facilities has been critically important in facilitating the ability of test organizations to be accepted as ILs (all three of the test facilities that MARAD has funded are associated with one or more ILs). In FY 2012, efforts were focused on upgrades of the facilities to accomplish the more rigorous USCG certification testing. As a result of these efforts, in July 2012, two of the facilities were accepted by the USCG to conduct certification testing of BWMS. Fiscal Year 2013: MARAD has supported the creation and operation of independent ballast water treatment testing facilities. At this time, each of the facilities is able to test technologies in accordance with IMO testing protocols and a number of treatment systems have been tested. Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available
Uses and Use Restrictions
The Cooperative Agreement seeks to support the Evaluation and Verification of Ballast Water Treatment Technologies and other Green Shipping Initiatives.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
The assistance will be used to support the Evaluation and Verification of Ballast Water Treatment Technologies and other Green Shipping Initiatives.
Applicants must be able to provide technical services, equipment and to support the testing, evaluation, and demonstration of treatment methods, practices, systems and equipment.
Technical efforts will be primarily directed towards the evaluation of the effectiveness of ballast water treatment technologies and systems at shipboard/barge-based and shore side facilities fabricated to simulate the in-tank configuration(s) and flow requirements typical of commercial vessels.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Beneficiary eligibility include State, Public nonprofit institution/organization, other public institution/organization, Private nonprofit institution/organization, and Education Professional.
Credentials/Documentation
Applications submitted with Statement of Work and estimated budget costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-122 for Non-Profit and For-Profit Organizations. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
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.
Award Procedures
MARAD solicits a request for applications, in grants.gov, applicants submit applications through grants.gov. Evaluation of applications by program office, selected applications awarded by the Grants Specialist in the Office of Acquisition within 30-60 days.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
National Defense Authorization Act 2012, 49 U.S.C 109.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 1 to 15 days.
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
The funding is available for one year after the date of award of individual tasks. See the following on how assistance is awarded/released. Funds are disbursed on a monthly basis by submission of SF-270 invoices.
There will be several tasks to be funded under this project, the period of performance and funding for each task will all be within the time frame of the entire project which will be for four (4) years, FY 2013-2017. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Monthly.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
No program reports are required.
No cash reports are required.
Reports are in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Cooperative Agreement.
The recipient shall provide Financial Status report, SF-425.
No performance monitoring is required.
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
Record keeping requirements are in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Cooperative Agreement.
Financial Information
Account Identification
69-1750-7-0-101.
Obigations
(Salaries) FY 12 Not Available(Exp: This is a new program.); FY 13 est $1,000,000; and FY 14 est $1,000,000 - Future funding is subject to availability of funds.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No Data Available.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Judy Bowers 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Email: judy.bowers@dot.gov Phone: (202) 366-1913 Fax: (202) 366-3029
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Applications submitted must support for the Evaluation and Verification of Ballast Water Treatment Technologies and other Green Shipping Initiatives.
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
The Social Innovators of 2014
For 2014, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has recognized 37 individuals for their outstanding work in the field of social enterprise.
