Opportunity Information: Apply for R11AC20087 0003
Apply for R11AC20087 0003
- The Bureau of Reclamation in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Arroyo Canal Fish Screen and Sack Dam Fish Passage Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.555 San Joaquin River Restoration Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 4, 2014 and posted on Mar 4, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 18, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $923,270.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $923,270.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Arroyo Canal Fish Screen and Sack Dam Fish Passage Project is a continuation funding action from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under CFDA 15.555 (San Joaquin River Restoration Program). Rather than a new, open competition, this opportunity is a notice of intent to add additional funding to an existing cooperative agreement (R11AC20087) with the Henry Miller Reclamation District #2131. The funding is being provided under authorities tied to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and, more specifically, the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Section 10004(b)(2)), which supports implementation of measures required by the San Joaquin River Settlement.
The core purpose of the agreement modification is to help the District complete specific facility changes required by the Settlement, which was approved by the Court on October 23, 2006. The relevant Settlement requirements focus on protecting migrating fish and restoring passage conditions in and around Sack Dam and the nearby Arroyo Canal diversion. Two cited provisions drive the work: Paragraph 11(a)(6), which calls for screening the Arroyo Canal diversion immediately upstream of Sack Dam to prevent entrainment of anadromous fish (fish that migrate between ocean and freshwater, such as salmon), and Paragraph 11(a)(7), which requires modifications at Sack Dam that are adequate to ensure fish passage.
The project scope is largely planning, compliance, and design oriented, covering the steps needed to move these fish-protection and fish-passage improvements forward in a defensible, permit-ready way. Activities include environmental planning and documentation, permitting, appraisal-level engineering and feasibility design, and final engineering and feasibility design. On the canal side, this means developing a fish screen design that prevents fish from being pulled into the diversion. On the dam side, it means designing improvements that allow fish to pass Sack Dam under a range of river flow conditions, reflecting the real variability of the San Joaquin River throughout the year.
From an administrative standpoint, this posting is categorized as a continuation cooperative agreement in the environmental activity area, with an expectation of one award. The listing makes clear that it is not requesting competitive proposals and that the government has discretion not to compete the financial assistance action under cited departmental policy (505 DM 2). Eligible applicants are listed as special district governments, but in practical terms the action is directed to the existing agreement holder, Henry Miller Reclamation District #2131, as a modification to the current cooperative agreement rather than a broadly competed grant.
The total funding amount is fixed at $923,270, with the award ceiling and floor both set at $923,270, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The notice was posted March 4, 2014, with a closing date of March 18, 2014, and an archive date of March 19, 2014. For questions or access issues related to the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Megan Bryant, Grants Management Specialist, at mbryant@usbr.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the Arroyo Canal Fish Screen and Sack Dam Fish Passage Project?
This is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation funding action to support work associated with fish protection and fish passage improvements near Sack Dam and the Arroyo Canal diversion. The effort focuses on advancing the planning, compliance, and design steps needed to implement facility changes tied to the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement.
2. Is this a new competitive grant opportunity?
No. This posting is a notice of intent to provide additional funding to an existing cooperative agreement rather than a new, open competition. It explicitly states that competitive proposals are not being requested.
3. What type of funding action is this?
It is a continuation cooperative agreement action, issued as a modification to an existing cooperative agreement.
4. What is the existing agreement being modified?
The additional funding is intended to be added to Cooperative Agreement R11AC20087.
5. Who is the intended recipient of this continuation funding?
The continuation action is directed to the current agreement holder: Henry Miller Reclamation District #2131.
6. What program and CFDA number is associated with this funding?
The opportunity is issued under CFDA 15.555, the San Joaquin River Restoration Program.
7. What legal authorities support this funding action?
The funding is provided under authorities tied to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and, more specifically, the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Section 10004(b)(2)), supporting measures required by the San Joaquin River Settlement.
8. What Settlement is being implemented through this work?
The work supports implementation of measures required by the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement that was approved by the Court on October 23, 2006.
9. What specific Settlement requirements drive the project scope?
Two cited provisions drive the work: Paragraph 11(a)(6) and Paragraph 11(a)(7). The first calls for screening the Arroyo Canal diversion immediately upstream of Sack Dam to prevent entrainment of anadromous fish, and the second requires modifications at Sack Dam adequate to ensure fish passage.
10. What is meant by preventing "entrainment" of fish at the Arroyo Canal diversion?
In this context, entrainment refers to fish being pulled into the Arroyo Canal diversion. The project includes developing a fish screen design intended to prevent anadromous fish from being drawn into the diversion.
11. What does the project aim to do at Sack Dam?
The project includes designing improvements at Sack Dam that are adequate to ensure fish passage, meaning fish can move past the dam.
12. What types of activities are included in the project scope?
The scope is primarily planning, compliance, and design oriented. Listed activities include environmental planning and documentation, permitting, appraisal-level engineering and feasibility design, and final engineering and feasibility design.
13. Does the scope include construction?
The described scope emphasizes planning, environmental compliance, permitting, and engineering/design (appraisal-level and final). Construction is not listed among the described activities.
14. What does "appraisal-level engineering and feasibility design" mean in this posting?
Based on the description, it refers to preliminary engineering and feasibility design work that supports evaluating and shaping the fish screen and fish passage improvements before final design.
15. What does "final engineering and feasibility design" mean in this posting?
It refers to completing the engineering and feasibility design to a final level suitable to support a defensible, permit-ready approach to the improvements described.
16. What is the focus of the fish screen work at the Arroyo Canal diversion?
The canal-side work focuses on developing a fish screen design that prevents fish from being pulled into the diversion immediately upstream of Sack Dam.
17. What river conditions must the Sack Dam fish passage improvements consider?
The design is intended to allow fish to pass Sack Dam under a range of river flow conditions, reflecting variability in the San Joaquin River throughout the year.
18. How many awards does the posting anticipate?
The posting indicates an expectation of one award.
19. What is the activity area category for this posting?
The posting is categorized in the environmental activity area.
20. Why is this not being competed?
The listing states it is not requesting competitive proposals and notes the government has discretion not to compete the financial assistance action under cited departmental policy (505 DM 2).
21. Who is eligible to apply, according to the listing?
Eligible applicants are listed as special district governments. However, the posting also makes clear the action is directed to the existing agreement holder as a continuation/modification rather than a broadly competed opportunity.
22. What is the total funding amount for this continuation action?
The total funding amount is $923,270.
23. What are the award floor and award ceiling?
Both the award floor and the award ceiling are set at $923,270, indicating a fixed amount.
24. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The posting states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
25. What are the key dates for this notice?
The notice was posted on March 4, 2014. The closing date is March 18, 2014. The archive date is March 19, 2014.
26. Who should be contacted for questions or access issues related to the full announcement?
The listed point of contact is Megan Bryant, Grants Management Specialist, at mbryant@usbr.gov.
27. Which federal agency is providing the funding?
The funding action is from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
28. What is the main purpose of modifying the cooperative agreement?
The purpose is to help the District complete specific facility changes required by the Settlement, focused on protecting migrating fish at the Arroyo Canal diversion and restoring/ensuring fish passage conditions at Sack Dam.
29. What types of fish are referenced in the posting?
The posting references anadromous fish, described as fish that migrate between ocean and freshwater, such as salmon.
30. Where are the improvements located, based on the description?
The described work is located in and around Sack Dam and the nearby Arroyo Canal diversion, on the San Joaquin River system as referenced by the San Joaquin River Restoration Program.
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