Environmental Quality Incentive Program Permit Coordination Initiative

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	Federal Grant Title:	Environmental Quality Incentive Program Permit Coordination Initiative
	CFDA Number:	10.912
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Quality Incentives Program
	Federal Agency Name:	California State Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NRCS-4-CA-04
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 11, 2004
	Creation Date:	Jul 02, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 02, 2004 Applications must be received not later than 3:30 p.m. local time. Applications received after that time will not be considered. Proposals will not be accepted by facsimile.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 02, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments County governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The successful applicant will be responsible for: Option A - $200,000 The successful applicant will be responsible for establishing permit coordination programs to serve voluntary conservation practices installed through EQIP, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in four specific geographic regions. The four regions to be served through this grant are: Coastal Marin Watersheds (Marin County, CA), Upper Cache Creek and Upper Putah Creek (Lake County, CA), Upper Merced River Watershed (Merced County, CA), and Lower Cache Creek (Yolo County, CA). Each implementation will involve developing programmatic permitting strategies for specific NRCS conservation practices that are installed with EQIP/CRP/WHIP funds. The purpose of this program is to assist EQIP clients with the regulatory compliance associated with their projects. Typically these projects occur in riparian areas, where the environmental compliance process is more demanding than in upland areas. The successful applicant will be responsible for facilitating dialog with regulatory agencies about appropriate methods to coordinate permitting for EQIP/CRP/WHIP projects (agencies include, but are not limited to: counties, California Coastal Commission, California Department of Fish and Game, Regional Water Quality Control Board, State Historic Preservation Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service). The successful applicant will work with the local District Conservationist to select practices suitable for coordinated permitting, convene regulatory agencies to tour representative sites and practices, develop environmental protection conditions, and draft programmatic permit applications to be submitted to relevant regulatory agencies. The deliverable products associated with each permit coordination program implemented through this grant will include: biological assessments, analysis of habitat needs of local threatened and endangered species, and permit applications to relevant agencies. The successful applicant will need to provide a designated staff person for each geographic area where permit coordination is implemented. Use of sub-contractors from the geographic region familiar with the operations of the local NRCS. and Resource Conservation Districts is encouraged. Option B - $300,000 The successful applicant will be responsible for establishing permit coordination programs to serve voluntary conservation practices installed through EQIP, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in five specific geographic regions. The five regions to be served through this grant are: Coastal Marin Watersheds (Marin County, CA), Upper Cache Creek and Upper Putah Creek (Lake County, CA), Upper Merced River Watershed (Merced County, CA), Lower Cache Creek (Yolo County, CA), and Coastal San Mateo/Santa Cruz Watersheds (San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties, CA). Each implementation will involve developing programmatic permitting strategies for specific NRCS conservation practices that are installed with EQIP/CRP/WHIP funds. The purpose of this program is to assist EQIP clients with the regulatory compliance associated with their projects. Typically these projects occur in riparian areas, where the environmental compliance process is more demanding than in upland areas. In San Mateo/Santa Cruz County, the permitting services will serve EQIP projects that the create off-stream water impoundments to winter flows for irrigation usage in the dryer months. The successful applicant will be responsible for facilitating dialog with regulatory agencies about appropriate methods to coordinate permitting for EQIP/CRP/WHIP projects (agencies include, but are not limited to: counties, California Coastal Commission, California Department of Fish and Game, Regional Water Quality Control Board, State Historic Preservation Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service). The successful applicant will work with the local District Conservationist to select practices suitable for coordinated permitting, convene regulatory agencies to tour representative sites and practices, develop environmental protection conditions and draft programmatic permit applications to be submitted to relevant regulatory agencies. The deliverable products associated with each permit coordination program implemented through this grant will include: biological assessments, analysis of habitat needs of local threatened and endangered species, and permit applications to relevant agencies. The successful applicant will need to provide a designated staff person for each geographic area where permit coordination is implemented. Use of sub-contractors from the geographic region familiar with the operations of the local NRCS. and Resource Conservation Districts is encouraged. Option C - $400,00 The successful applicant will be responsible for establishing permit coordination programs to serve voluntary conservation practices installed through EQIP, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in six specific geographic regions. The six regions to be served through this grant are: Coastal Marin Watersheds (Marin County, CA), Upper Cache Creek and Upper Putah Creek (Lake County, CA), Upper Merced River Watershed (Merced County, CA), Lower Cache Creek (Yolo County, CA), Humboldt County (Humboldt County, CA) and Coastal San Mateo/Santa Cruz Watersheds (San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties, CA). Each implementation will involve developing programmatic permitting strategies for specific NRCS conservation practices that are installed with EQIP/CRP/WHIP funds. The purpose of this program is to assist EQIP clients with the regulatory compliance associated with their projects. Typically these projects occur in riparian areas, where the environmental compliance process is more demanding than in upland areas. In San Mateo/Santa Cruz County, the permitting services will serve EQIP projects that create off-stream water impoundments to winter flows for irrigation usage in the dryer months. The successful applicant will be responsible for facilitating dialog with regulatory agencies about appropriate methods to coordinate permitting for EQIP/CRP/WHIP projects (agencies include, but are not limited to: counties, California Coastal Commission, California Department of Fish and Game, Regional Water Quality Control Board, State Historic Preservation Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service). The successful applicant will work with the local District Conservationist to select practices suitable for coordinated permitting, convene regulatory agencies to tour representative sites and practices, develop environmental protection conditions and draft programmatic permit applications to be submitted to relevant regulatory agencies. The deliverable products associated with each permit coordination program implemented through this grant will include: biological assessments, analysis of habitat needs of local threatened and endangered species, and permit applications to relevant agencies. The successful applicant will need to provide a designated staff person for each geographic area where permit coordination is implemented. Use of sub-contractors from the geographic region familiar with the operations of the local NRCS. and Resource Conservation Districts is encouraged. NRCS expects to award 1 cooperative agreement estimated to cost between $50,000 and $400,000 depending on funding available and proposals received. The successful applicant will need to provide staffing and office space. It is expected that the applicant will work closely with each county NRCS office staff. The applicant(s) will need to be certified as a technical service provider meeting the NRCS national criteria established for certification in the category(ies) for which the applicant applies. The certification criteria are located in TechReg, an NRCS web based certification application program at http://techreg.usda.gov. All technical services provided to EQIP applicants and participants must meet USDA standards and specifications as set forth in Departmental manuals, handbooks, guides, conservation planning, conservation practice application, and other areas of technical assistance. The applicant shall report to NRCS the appropriate data elements associated with EQIP and CMP planning technical services provided to the Department or program participant so that the data can be entered into the conservation accomplishment tracking system.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Miller, Raymond, Contract Specialist, Phone 530.792.5679, Fax 530.792.5795, Email ray.miller@ca.usda.gov ray.miller@ca.usda.gov Miller, Raymond
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