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- The Oregon State Office in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2012 General Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.072 Wetlands Reserve Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 26, 2012 and posted on Jan 24, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 10, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $17,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- FOR PROPOSED PROJECTS WITHIN THE STATE OF OREGON ONLY Only States and local units of government, Indian Tribes, and nongovernmental organizations are eligible to submit a proposal and enter into agreements with NRCS. A nongovernmental organization is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Individual landowners may not submit WREP proposals through this submission process. However, once a WREP project has been approved and announced, eligible landowners may apply for WREP through their local NRCS office. As part of the agreement, approved partners may also help facilitate the submission of landowner applications, provide additional technical or financial assistance to landowners, and provide other resources as defined in the agreement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Fiscal Year 2012 General Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (General WREP) was a Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) request for partner proposals to carry out wetland protection, restoration, and enhancement projects under the broader Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). The basic idea behind General WREP was to use multiyear cooperative agreements with qualified partner organizations to focus work in high priority areas and to leverage partner resources, while still requiring every funded project to meet all standard WRP eligibility rules and program requirements. Even though partners helped target and deliver projects, the actual WREP transactions and land agreements were still handled through normal NRCS contracting and program procedures.
Funding in FY 2012 was structured around two distinct options, depending on whether a project needed money for on-the-ground implementation and enrollments or needed support specifically for technical services tied to existing WRP enrollments. NRCS announced up to $15 million for financial assistance (FA) agreements and up to $2 million for technical assistance (TA) agreements, for a combined estimated total of about $17 million. These funds were described as available nationwide through approved partnership projects, with proposals routed through NRCS leadership (State Conservationist or director). The announcement listed the program under CFDA 10.072 (Wetlands Reserve Program) and specified that cost sharing or matching was required.
Under the FA option, NRCS made up to $15 million available for agreements that could produce new WRP enrollments or support work on existing easements. Eligible uses included enrolling land through a permanent easement, a 30-year easement, a 30-year contract on acreage owned by Indian Tribes, or a restoration cost-share agreement, as well as implementing restoration or management activities on existing easements. This FA option was strictly financial assistance; it did not provide technical assistance funds to the partner. FA dollars could flow either directly to eligible landowners through the appropriate NRCS agreement or contract mechanisms, or to the partner when the partner was carrying out the actual restoration or management practices. Matching requirements for FA depended on the form of the contribution: partners could meet the match with at least 5 percent cash toward restoration costs, or at least 20 percent in-kind toward restoration or management costs, or a combined cash and in-kind match totaling at least 20 percent toward restoration or management costs.
Under the TA option, NRCS offered up to $2 million for partner agreements that would provide technical assistance services connected to existing WRP enrollments only. These TA funds were intended to speed up or improve steps like closing and due diligence work, restoration or management design and planning, or monitoring for already-enrolled properties. A key restriction was that TA funds could not be used for technical assistance that would lead to new enrollments; they were limited to furthering existing enrollments. Examples of allowable TA activities included easement acquisition support services, assembling and reviewing title packages, contracting services, restoration or management design or planning, construction stakeout and supervision, and monitoring. For TA proposals, the match requirement was higher than the FA cash minimum: partners had to provide at least a 50 percent match in cash and/or in-kind services.
Eligibility for submitting proposals was limited to institutional partners rather than individual landowners. Eligible applicants included state and local units of government, Indian Tribes, and qualifying nongovernmental organizations, with NGOs defined as organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Individual landowners could not submit proposals through this partner competition process; however, once a WREP project was approved and publicly announced, eligible landowners could apply through their local NRCS office. The announcement also noted that approved partners could play an active role after selection by helping encourage and facilitate landowner applications and by bringing added technical, financial, or other resources as spelled out in the partner agreement.
For the Oregon-specific posting reflected in the notice, proposals had to be submitted by Friday, February 10, 2012. Applicants were required to send an electronic version by email and also provide two hard copies, with each proposal submitted separately if more than one was being proposed. The submission and contact point was Loren Unruh, Leader Programs, at the Oregon NRCS State Office (1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 900, Portland, Oregon 97232), reachable at (503) 414-3235 and loren.unruh@or.usda.gov. The opportunity was posted in late January 2012 (posted January 24, created January 26), and it later archived in March 2012, with an award ceiling listed up to $15,000,000 and an award floor of $1.
FAQs: FY 2012 General Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (General WREP)
What is the FY 2012 General Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (General WREP)?
General WREP was a Fiscal Year 2012 NRCS request for partner proposals to carry out wetland protection, restoration, and enhancement projects under the broader Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). It relied on multiyear cooperative agreements with qualified partners to focus work in high priority areas and to leverage partner resources, while still requiring that all funded projects meet standard WRP eligibility rules and program requirements.
How does General WREP relate to the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)?
General WREP operated under WRP and required every funded project to follow normal WRP eligibility rules and program requirements. Even when partners helped target and deliver projects, the actual WREP transactions and land agreements were handled through normal NRCS contracting and program procedures.
What was the main goal of using partner proposals and cooperative agreements?
The purpose was to focus work in high priority areas and to leverage partner resources through multiyear cooperative agreements, while keeping the underlying WRP standards and NRCS contracting/program procedures in place for transactions and land agreements.
How much funding was announced for FY 2012 General WREP?
NRCS announced up to $15 million for financial assistance (FA) agreements and up to $2 million for technical assistance (TA) agreements, for a combined estimated total of about $17 million.
Were these funds available nationwide?
Yes. The funds were described as available nationwide through approved partnership projects, with proposals routed through NRCS leadership (State Conservationist or director).
What CFDA number was listed for this opportunity?
The announcement listed the program under CFDA 10.072 (Wetlands Reserve Program).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The opportunity specified that cost sharing or matching was required, and the match rules differed depending on whether the proposal was for financial assistance (FA) or technical assistance (TA).
What are the two funding options under this opportunity?
Funding in FY 2012 was structured around two distinct options:
- Financial Assistance (FA): for on-the-ground implementation, enrollments, and restoration/management activities (including certain work on existing easements).
- Technical Assistance (TA): specifically for technical services tied to existing WRP enrollments only.
What was the maximum amount available for Financial Assistance (FA) agreements?
Up to $15 million was announced for FA agreements.
What types of activities and enrollments could Financial Assistance (FA) support?
FA could support new WRP enrollments or work on existing easements. Eligible uses included enrolling land through:
- a permanent easement,
- a 30-year easement,
- a 30-year contract on acreage owned by Indian Tribes, or
- a restoration cost-share agreement,
FA could also support implementing restoration or management activities on existing easements.
Does the Financial Assistance (FA) option include funds for technical assistance to the partner?
No. The FA option was strictly financial assistance and did not provide technical assistance funds to the partner.
How could Financial Assistance (FA) dollars be paid out?
FA dollars could flow either:
- directly to eligible landowners through the appropriate NRCS agreement or contract mechanisms, or
- to the partner when the partner was carrying out the actual restoration or management practices.
What match is required for Financial Assistance (FA) proposals?
Matching requirements for FA depended on the form of the partner contribution:
- at least 5% cash toward restoration costs, or
- at least 20% in-kind toward restoration or management costs, or
- a combined cash and in-kind match totaling at least 20% toward restoration or management costs.
What was the maximum amount available for Technical Assistance (TA) agreements?
Up to $2 million was announced for TA agreements.
What is the purpose of the Technical Assistance (TA) option?
TA funds were intended to speed up or improve technical steps connected to existing WRP enrollments only, such as closing and due diligence work, restoration/management design and planning, or monitoring for already-enrolled properties.
Can TA funds be used to help create new WRP enrollments?
No. A key restriction was that TA funds could not be used for technical assistance that would lead to new enrollments. TA funding was limited to furthering existing enrollments.
What are examples of allowable Technical Assistance (TA) activities?
Examples listed as allowable TA activities included:
- easement acquisition support services,
- assembling and reviewing title packages,
- contracting services,
- restoration or management design or planning,
- construction stakeout and supervision, and
- monitoring.
What match is required for Technical Assistance (TA) proposals?
For TA proposals, partners had to provide at least a 50% match in cash and/or in-kind services.
Who was eligible to submit proposals under General WREP?
Eligibility for submitting proposals was limited to institutional partners. Eligible applicants included:
- state and local units of government,
- Indian Tribes, and
- qualifying nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Can individual landowners submit proposals directly to this partner competition?
No. Individual landowners could not submit proposals through the partner competition process described in the notice.
How could landowners participate if they cannot submit partner proposals?
Once a WREP project was approved and publicly announced, eligible landowners could apply through their local NRCS office.
What role could approved partners play after selection?
Approved partners could play an active role by helping encourage and facilitate landowner applications and by bringing added technical, financial, or other resources as spelled out in the partner agreement.
For the Oregon-specific notice, what was the proposal deadline?
For the Oregon-specific posting reflected in the notice, proposals had to be submitted by Friday, February 10, 2012.
What were the submission requirements for the Oregon-specific posting?
Applicants were required to submit an electronic version by email and also provide two hard copies. If submitting more than one proposal, each proposal had to be submitted separately.
Who was the submission and contact point for the Oregon NRCS State Office?
The submission and contact point was Loren Unruh, Leader Programs, Oregon NRCS State Office, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 900, Portland, Oregon 97232. Phone: (503) 414-3235. Email: loren.unruh@or.usda.gov.
When was the opportunity posted and when was it archived?
The opportunity was posted in late January 2012 (posted January 24 and created January 26) and later archived in March 2012.
What award ceiling and floor were listed in the notice?
The notice listed an award ceiling up to $15,000,000 and an award floor of $1.
Does partner involvement replace NRCS contracting and land agreement procedures?
No. Even though partners helped target and deliver projects, WREP transactions and land agreements were still handled through normal NRCS contracting and program procedures.
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