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Examples of Funded Projects
Fiscal Year 2017: This program is no longer active.
Fiscal Year 2018: This program is no longer active.
Fiscal Year 2019: This program is no longer active.
- Rally 2015: The National Land Conservation Conference
- North American Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation for Wilderness and Protected Areas Conservation Landscape Cosnervation Design Pilot Project
- Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program
- 50th Wilderness Act Panning
- NAWPA Committee Facilitation
The Department of the Interior protects and provides access to the Nation's natural and cultural heritage, including responsibilities to Indian tribes and island communities. Departmental goals include resource protection and usage, overseeing recreational opportunities, serving communities and excellence in management.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2017: This program is no longer active. Fiscal Year 2018: This program is no longer active. Fiscal Year 2019: This program is no longer active.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Refuge Revenue Sharing funding can be used by localities for any purpose by the receiving unit of government.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
No functional Application/Unlimited Application of any local unit of government where fee owned NWRS lands are located automatically receive payments based on legislated formulas.
Beneficiary Eligibility
No functional Application/Unlimited Application of any local unit of government where fee owned NWRS lands are located automatically receive payments based on legislated formulas.
Credentials/Documentation
No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program.
Award Procedures
Not Applicable.
Deadlines
Not Applicable.
Authorization
Refuge Revenue Sharing Act, Public Law 88-523, 78 Stat. 701, 16 U.S.C 715s; Refuge Revenue Sharing Act of 1978, Public Law 95-469, 92 Stat. 1319.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching Requirements: Payments under the Act are made on the basis of: (a) 3/4 of 1 percent of the market value based on the appraised value of the land conducted every 5 years; or (b) 25 percent of the net receipts; or (c) 75 cents per acre. Payment of 25 percent of the net receipts is made to counties for public domain land that was never on the tax rolls. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Not applicable. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are disbursed to recipients as requested and in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles, or as otherwise prescribed in program-specific legislation or special award terms.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Not Applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503.
Records
Recipients will maintain records in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Program-specific legislation/regulation may dictate additional records retention requirements. Program will detail all non-standard records retention requirements in the notice of award.
Financial Information
Account Identification
14-5091-0-2-806; 14-1691-0-1-806.
Obigations
(Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 17 $0; FY 18 est $0; and FY 19 est $0 - Direct Payments: FY17: $0.00; FY18: $0.00; FY19: $0.00 This program is no longer active. Awards under this program will be rolled-up under a different CFDA program after FY18.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No Data Available.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices.
Headquarters Office
Eric Alvarez, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, MS: NWRS, 5275 Leesburg Pike, , Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3803 Email: a_eric_alvarez@fws.gov Phone: (703) 358-1713 Fax: (703) 358-2223.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
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