OpportunityTitle: Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program - FY 2010 Competition
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Only coastal states and territories with Coastal Zone   Management Programs or National Estuarine Research Reserves approved   under the CZMA that have submitted a draft CELCP plan to NOAA on or   before February 24, 2009, are eligible to participate in the FY 2010   CELCP competition. A list of the status of each state and territory&apos;s   CELCP plan including the states and territories eligible for this   competition, is available at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/land/  media/CELCPplans_web.pdf, and will be updated as of as of February 24,   2009. The designated lead agency for implementing CELCP in each state   or territory (``lead agency&apos;&apos;) is eligible to submit projects for   funding under this competition. The lead agency is presumed to be the   agency designated as lead for implementing the state or territory&apos;s   coastal management program, as approved under the CZMA, unless   otherwise designated by the Governor. A list of lead contacts for each   state and territory is available on the CELCP Web site at http://  coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/land/media/celcpstateleadcontacts.pdf. The   designated lead agency may solicit, and include in their application,   project proposals from additional eligible state or territorial   agencies, local governments as defined at 15 CFR 24.3, or entities   eligible for assistance under section 306A(e) of the CZMA (16 U.S.C.   1455a(e)), provided that each has the authority to acquire and manage   land for conservation purposes. As defined at 15 CFR 24.3, local   government means a county, municipality, city, town, township, local   public authority (including any public and Indian housing agency under   the United States Housing Act of 1937), school district, special   district, intrastate district, council of governments (whether or not   incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), any other   regional or interstate government entity, or any agency or   instrumentality of a local government. Under section 306A(e) of the   CZMA, an eligible entity may be a local government, an area-wide agency   designated under Chapter 41, Subchapter II, section 3334 of Title 42, a   regional agency, or an interstate agency. The public agencies/entities,   or types of entities, considered to be eligible within each state or   territory may be identified within the state or territory&apos;s CELCP plan.   A link to a list of Web sites for state or territory CELCP plans is   available on the CELCP Web site at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/  land/media/CELCPplans_web.pdf. The lead agency will be responsible   for: Ensuring that projects are consistent with land conservation   priorities outlined in the state or territory&apos;s draft or approved CELCP   plan; reviewing proposals for completeness; prioritizing proposals   according to CELCP plan criteria; and nominating up to three proposals   to the national selection process at a requested funding level not to   exceed $3 million per proposal. For selected projects, NOAA may make   financial assistance awards to the lead agency, which will be   responsible for ensuring that allocated funds are used for the purposes   of and in a manner consistent with this program, including any funds   awarded to an eligible sub-applicant. NOAA may, with concurrence of the   state or territory&apos;s CELCP lead agency, make a grant directly to the   identified sub-applicant in order to expedite completion of an approved   project. In such cases, the sub-applicant (as the grant recipient) will   be responsible for ensuring that allocated funds are used for the   approved purposes and in a manner consistent with this program.   Interested parties should contact the appropriate CELCP lead in each   state or territory for additional information on their project   solicitation process.
Description: In the Federal Register of January 2, 2009 (74 FR 72, 82), the document entitled Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2009 contained an error in the National Ocean Service&apos;s entry for its Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program FY 2010 competition. The Funding Availability section of the solicitation incorrectly referenced FY 2010. This notice corrects this error. The forth sentence of the first paragraph of the ``Funding Availability&apos;&apos; section is corrected to read: ``The FY 2009 President&apos;s Request for the program is $15 million.&apos;&apos; All other information and requirements of the January 2, 2009 solicitation remain unchanged. The purpose of this document is to advise eligible coastal states and territories (requirements described below) that OCRM is soliciting coastal and estuarine land conservation project proposals for competitive funding under the CELCP. States and territories must have submitted to NOAA a CELCP plan on or before February 24, 2009, in order to be eligible to participate in the FY2010 funding opportunity (see Final Guidelines for Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program for more information on CELCP plan requirements, available at http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/land/media/CELCPfinal02Guidelines.pdf. Funding is contingent upon the availability of FY 2010 Federal appropriations. It is anticipated that projects funded under this announcement will have a grant start date between March 1, 2010 and October 1, 2010. The program authority is 16 U.S.C. 1456d.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For application download issues.
GrantorContactText: Steve  Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-713-0926
CloseDateExplanation: Applications must be received and validated   by Grants.gov on or before 6 p.m. EST on March 31, 2009. Applications   submitted through Grants.gov will have a date and time indication on   them.        Please Note: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days   to validate or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in developing your submission   timeline. Hard copy applications must be received at the OCRM Office   at the address listed in this announcement.