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

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U.S. GRANT ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS — JANUARY 2006 North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grant funds are Federal financial assistance provided through NAWCA or NMBCA to an eligible Recipient for the purpose of providing support or stimulation to accomplish a public purpose. Other Federal funds are not considered grant funds for the purposes of these Standards. Grant Officer means the FWS official who issues a Grant Agreement. The Grant Officer will review the progress of the grant- funded project, approve or disapprove all requests for prior approval or concurrence, recommend reductions in the grant amount where appropriate, and perform the final review of the project prior to close -out. May also be called Program Officer. Incurred costs means those costs for which an obligation to pay commences on: (a) the earlier of placing an order, signing a contract, or performing or receiving a service; or (b) in the case of real property, taking title to real property. Indirect costs means those that have been incurred for common or joint objectives and cannot readily be identified with a particular final cost objective without effort disproportionate to the results achieved. Indirect costs include all costs determined, allocated, or distributed in accordance with the methods authorized for indirect costs in the Federal Cost Principles. Ineligible cost means a cost that cannot be reimbursed with Federal grant and/or matching funds or accepted as a matching in -kind contribution as a result of policy established by the North American Wetlands Conservation Council Interest in real property means a legal share of ownership, whether entire or partial, fee simple, easement, or other, in land including land improvements, structures, and appurtenances such as trees, grass, and other plants growing on the land except crops. Market value is the most probable price for a property to be sold in an open and competitive market, as established by professional appraisal or other accepted valuation; also referred to as fair market value. Matching cash contribution means any cash that is donated for use as non - Federal match to a project by the Recipient or by other partners under the terms of the Grant Agreement. No cash with a direct or indirect Federal origin, or that was received or used as match under other Federal assistance agreements, qualifies as a matching cash contribution unless authorized by Federal legislation. A matching contribution described as cash, but expended for property or services for which the cost was incurred before FWS receives the proposal, is considered a matching in -kind contribution. Matching in -kind contribution means any property or service that is donated by a non - Federal entity under the terms of a Grant Agreement. The match provider gives the property or service without charge or for a nominal payment or something of nominal or no market value. No property or service, or part thereof, funded by the Federal government or received or used as match under other Federal assistance agreements, qualifies as a matching in -kind contribution unless authorized by Federal law. Matching in -kind contributions are only eligible in NAWCA grants, not NMBCA. NAWCA means the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq., and amendments thereto). NMBCA means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq., and amendments thereto). Notice of Grant Requirements means a written instrument recorded in the county recorder's office, the registrar of deeds office, the commissioner of deeds office, the county registrar's office, or the bureau of conveyances, in reference to any real property right that is part of a NAWCA- funded project. The Notice of Grant Requirements states the purpose of project and serves as notice that any sale or encumbrance of the referenced property rights must be approved by the FWS. all