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
In order to obtain an extension, the Recipient must notify the Grant Officer in writing
with the supporting reasons and revised expiration date at least 10 days before the
expiration date specified in the Grant Agreement.
I. NONCOMPLIANCE
I -1 What constitutes noncompliance with the Grant Agreement?
Any instance of a failure to comply with one or more of the terms and conditions of the
Grant Agreement, including any approved modification of the Grant Agreement,
constitutes noncompliance.
I -2 What considerations are used to evaluate an instance of noncompliance with the Grant
Agreement?
Before determining the consequences, an instance of noncompliance will be evaluated by
the Grant Officer based on the following considerations:
(a) whether the noncompliance is deemed to be willful;
(b) the impact on natural resources;
(c) the impact on the Project and associated federally- assisted projects;
(d) the impact on Project partners;
(e) the impact on the buyers or sellers of real property interests that are part of, or
affected by, the Project;
(f) the need for immediate action to protect the public's interest;
(g) the harm or benefit to the federal government; and
(h) whether there are mitigating factors.
I -3 What are the potential consequences of noncompliance with the Grant Agreement?
After having taken into account the considerations described in Section I -2, the Grant
Officer may apply one or more of the following remedies as a consequence of
noncompliance with the Grant Agreement:
(a) temporarily withhold cash payments pending correction of the noncompliance;
(b) disallow (that is, deny both use of grant funds and any applicable matching credit for)
all or part of the cost of the Project not in compliance;
(c) wholly or partly suspend or terminate the current Grant Agreement;
(d) reduce the federal share of costs after the final reports are received;
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