Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves
Department Of Commerce, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
To assist States in establishing and operating National Estuarine Research Reserves as natural field laboratories for monitoring, research, and public education on the natural and human processes occurring within coastal estuaries.
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Helps states pay for land and facilities related to National Estuarine Research Reserves. Grants cover costs for research, education, and development projects.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Predesignation assistance funding (up to $100,000 in federal funds) and expert guidance from NOAA for states to establish new National Estuarine Research Reserves. This funding supports activities such as site selection, preparation of Environmental Impact Statements, and development of Management Plans.
Who Is Eligible?
Region: coastal states, unrepresented biogeographic subregion or state or territory
Other Criteria: State government agencies (or lead agency identified by the state/governor), Intent to establish a National Estuarine Research Reserve, Proposing a site that contributes to the biogeographic and typological balance of the NERR System and is adequately protected from significant ecological change via existing state authorities, Requires 30% match for predesignation assistance funding
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Step 1: State sends a letter of interest to NOAA.
- Step 2: Site selection and nomination by submitting an application for predesignation assistance funding.
- Step 3: Prepare Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Management Plan with public input.
- Step 4: Prepare Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Management Plan.
- Step 5: NOAA prepares designation findings and certificate after a waiting period.
- Step 6: Designation ceremony.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/about/designation-process.html
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- 45 days after Federal Register noticePublic comment period begins30-45 days after Federal Register noticePublic hearings held30 days after Final Environmental Impact Statement publicationWaiting period begins
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- Letter of Interest
- Application for Federal Assistance
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- Draft Management Plan
- 📎Optional Documents
- memorandum of understanding
- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support from local community and stakeholders are encouraged.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Research
- Data collection
- Monitoring programs
- Education and training activities
- Community engagement activities
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs unrelated to estuarine research
- Personal expenses not related to project
- Non-research related travel
- 📏Expense Caps
- Indirect costs limited to de minimis 10% MTDC
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- null
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- null
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- null
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SSAM-1 Plan
- SWMP biological monitoring protocols
- Water Quality Data
- Meteorological Data
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding and use of agency logos
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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