OpportunityTitle: Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program - FY 2012 Competition
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Only coastal states and territories with Coastal Zone Management Programs or National Estuarine Research Reserves approved under the CZMA, and that have submitted a draft CELCP plan to NOAA on or before February 17, 2011, are eligible to participate in the FY 2012 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 17, 2011.      The designated lead agency for implementing CELCP in each state or territory (&quot;lead agency&quot;) 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 website 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 areawide 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 list of websites for state or territory CELCP plans is available 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 and eligibility requirements; 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.  (See http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/land/media/celcpstateleadcontacts.pdf for a list of lead contacts for each state and territory.)
Description: 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 17, 2011, in order to be eligible to participate in the FY 2012 funding opportunity. Funding is contingent upon the availability of FY 2012 Federal appropriations. It is anticipated that projects funded under this announcement will have a grant start date between June 1, 2012 and October 1, 2012. The program authority is 16 U.S.C. &#239;&#191;&#189; 1456-1.
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GrantorContactText: Steve Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;