North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Brid Conservation Act January 2006

• Description: related to PRRIP
• Date: 1/1/2006
• Author: US Grant Administration
• Title: North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Brid Conservation Act January 2006
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Legislation

U.S. GRANT ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS — JANUARY 2006
North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
A. APPLICABILITY AND AUTHORITIES ............................................................. ............................... 4
A -1 To what do these Standards apply? .............................................................. ............................... 4
A -2 What laws and regulations govern a North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) or
a Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( NMBCA) grant? ............. ............................... 4
B. GRANT AGREEMENT .......................................................................................... ............................... 4
B -1 What constitutes a Grant Agreement? .......................................................... ............................... 4
B -2 What Certifications and Assurances are required? ...................................... ............................... 4
B -3 At what point has the Recipient entered into a binding agreement? ............ ............................... 4
B -4 Who has the authority to terminate the Grant Agreement? .......................... ............................... 5
C. REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION .................................................. ............................... 5
C -1 What reports and other documents are required before the Grant Agreement is executed ?....... 5
C -2 What reports and other documentation does the Recipient have to provide during the funding
period? ......................................................................................................... ............................... 5
C -3 What reports and other documentation must the Recipient provide at the end of the funding
period? ......................................................................................................... ............................... 6
C -4 What reports and other documentation must the Recipient provide at the end of the funding
period? ......................................................................................................... ............................... 6
C -5 What information must be included in a final performance report? ............ ............................... 6
D. FINANCIAL ADMINSTRATION ......................................................................... ............................... 7
D -1
What is the funding period? ......................................................................... ...............................
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D -2
May the Recipient or subrecipient incur pre - agreement costs before the funding period ?.........
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D -3
When must grant funds and matching contributions be obligated? ............. ...............................
7
D -4
Does the Recipient or subrecipient have to complete all the work on the project during the
fundingperiod? ............................................................................................ ...............................
7
D -5
Is the use of matching contributions subject to the same requirements as the use of grant
funds? ........................................................................................................... ...............................
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D -6
What is allowable match for a NMBCA project in the United States? ......... ...............................
8
D -7
If the Recipient or subrecipient generates match contributions in excess of the Project's
approved match -grant ratio, may this be used as match in a future grant? . ...............................
8
D -8
How old can matching in -kind contributions be? ......................................... ...............................
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D -9
What documentation is required to ensure compliance with Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act for matching in -kind contributions acquired or performed before the
FWS receives a NAWCA Proposal (matching in -kind contributions are not eligible for a
NMBCAproposal)? ...................................................................................... ...............................
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D -10
Are acquisition costs that are incurred before the FWS receives the Proposal and used as
matching in -kind contributions (ineligible in NMBCA grants) subject to the relocation
assistance and real property acquisition requirements of 49 CFR, Part 24? .............................
9
D -11
What constitutes satisfactory compliance with matching commitments? ..... ...............................
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D -12
Who may contribute matching cash or, for NAWCA only, in -kind contributions to a project?
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