Opportunity Information: Apply for GR RDC 16 014
Apply for GR RDC 16 014
- The USDOT-GCR in the employment, labor and training, environment, natural resources, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Federal Share of Another Federally Funded Activity-Non-Construction or Real Property Activities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 21.015.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 03, 2016 and posted on May 03, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $57,125,492.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The RESTORE Act Direct Component grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number GR RDC 16 014; CFDA 21.015) was a discretionary grant program administered under the U.S. Treasurys RESTORE Act framework and implemented through USDOT-GCR for this notice. It draws its funding source from the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which was created by the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (the RESTORE Act, Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141). Under the law, 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid after July 6, 2012 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are deposited into this Trust Fund and invested, and the proceeds are then distributed through five separate RESTORE Act components. This specific notice only covered the Direct Component and, even more narrowly, only applications that use Direct Component dollars as the non-federal cost share (match) for another federally funded activity when that other federal grant is for non-construction or real property activities.
A key point of the announcement is what it does and does not fund. It was not a broad solicitation for any RESTORE-eligible project under the Direct Component. Instead, it focused on one particular use of funds: providing the required non-federal match for a separate federal grant, as long as the underlying federally funded work is non-construction and does not involve acquisition of real property. If an applicant wanted RESTORE funds for construction, for purchasing real property, or for matching another federal grant that involved construction, they were directed to look for a different, more appropriate funding opportunity notice. In other words, the purpose here was to help Gulf Coast governments leverage other federal programs by covering the local or state match requirement, but only in the non-construction/non-real-property space.
Eligible applicants were limited to governmental entities at the state and county level. That means state governments and county governments were the eligible applicant types identified in the notice. The program area focus was broad in terms of subject matter, touching employment and workforce issues, environmental and natural resource restoration, and other related categories, but the eligibility constraint described above (match for another federal award; non-construction or real property) shaped what proposals could actually be submitted under this particular announcement.
The activities that could ultimately be supported with RESTORE Act Trust Fund amounts are the set of eligible activity categories written into the RESTORE Act. The notice lists them explicitly: restoration and protection of natural resources and ecosystems across the Gulf Coast (including fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands); mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, and other natural resources; implementation of federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans (including fisheries monitoring); workforce development and job creation; improvements to state parks in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill; infrastructure projects that benefit the economy or ecological resources (including port infrastructure); coastal flood protection and related infrastructure; planning assistance; administrative costs; promotion of tourism in the Gulf Coast region (including recreational fishing); and promotion of consumption of Gulf Coast seafood. Even though the list includes items that can be construction-heavy (such as certain infrastructure and flood protection), this notice limited applicants to situations where the RESTORE funds were being used strictly as match for a different federal grant that itself is non-construction or real-property-related.
Geography was also an important condition. As a general rule, eligible activities must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region. The notice carves out exceptions for certain categories, stating that the Gulf Coast region requirement does not apply to planning assistance and promotion of Gulf Coast seafood consumption (items (h) and (k) in the list). Everything else, by default, was expected to take place in the Gulf Coast region, aligning the program with the RESTORE Acts overall purpose of addressing Gulf Coast environmental and economic impacts tied to the Deepwater Horizon spill.
In terms of timing and scale, the opportunity was posted May 3, 2016, created the same day, and had a closing date of July 31, 2016 (the original and current closing dates match, indicating no extension in the source data provided). The listed award ceiling was $57,125,492, which reflects the maximum amount available under this opportunity as presented in the notice data. The source data does not specify the number of expected awards. Overall, the practical takeaway is that this notice was designed for Gulf Coast state and county governments that already had, or were pursuing, another federal grant for eligible non-construction work and needed an allowable source of non-federal match; RESTORE Direct Component funds could fill that gap as long as the underlying activity fit within the RESTORE Act eligible purposes and met the geographic requirements.
RESTORE Act Direct Component (GR RDC 16 014; CFDA 21.015) - FAQs
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity was the RESTORE Act Direct Component discretionary grant notice (Funding Opportunity Number GR RDC 16 014; CFDA 21.015), administered under the U.S. Treasury RESTORE Act framework and implemented through USDOT-GCR for this notice.
2) Where does the funding come from?
Funding comes from the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, created by the RESTORE Act (Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012; Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141). Under the law, 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid after July 6, 2012 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are deposited into the Trust Fund, invested, and then distributed through five RESTORE Act components.
3) Which RESTORE Act component did this notice cover?
This notice covered only the Direct Component, not the other RESTORE Act components.
4) What was the specific purpose of this notice?
This notice was not a broad solicitation for any RESTORE-eligible Direct Component project. It focused on one narrow use: using Direct Component dollars as the non-federal cost share (match) for another federally funded activity, but only when the underlying federal grant is for non-construction activities and does not involve acquisition of real property.
5) Does this notice fund projects directly?
Based on the description provided, the notice was aimed at providing the required non-federal match for a separate federal grant rather than serving as a general standalone funding opportunity for any Direct Component project.
6) What types of underlying federal grants could be matched with RESTORE Direct Component funds under this notice?
The underlying federally funded work had to be non-construction and could not involve acquisition of real property. RESTORE Direct Component funds could be used as the non-federal match only in those circumstances.
7) Are construction activities allowed under this notice?
No. If an applicant wanted RESTORE funds for construction, or wanted to match another federal grant that involved construction, they were directed to seek a different, more appropriate funding opportunity notice.
8) Is acquisition of real property allowed under this notice?
No. This notice applied only when the underlying federally funded activity did not involve acquisition of real property.
9) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were limited to governmental entities at the state and county level. In other words, state governments and county governments were the eligible applicant types identified in the notice.
10) Were cities, towns, nonprofits, or universities eligible applicants?
The information provided identifies only state governments and county governments as eligible applicants. No other applicant types are listed in the provided description for this notice.
11) What kinds of activities are generally eligible under the RESTORE Act?
The RESTORE Act eligible activity categories listed in the notice include:
- Restoration and protection of natural resources and ecosystems across the Gulf Coast (including fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands)
- Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, and other natural resources
- Implementation of federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans (including fisheries monitoring)
- Workforce development and job creation
- Improvements to state parks in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill
- Infrastructure projects that benefit the economy or ecological resources (including port infrastructure)
- Coastal flood protection and related infrastructure
- Planning assistance
- Administrative costs
- Promotion of tourism in the Gulf Coast region (including recreational fishing)
- Promotion of consumption of Gulf Coast seafood
12) If the RESTORE Act list includes infrastructure and flood protection, why were those not necessarily fundable here?
Even though the RESTORE Act eligible categories include items that can be construction-heavy (such as certain infrastructure and coastal flood protection), this specific notice limited applicants to using Direct Component funds strictly as match for another federal grant, and only when that other federal grant is for non-construction work and does not involve real property acquisition.
13) Does the project have to be located in the Gulf Coast region?
As a general rule, eligible activities were expected to be carried out in the Gulf Coast region.
14) Are there any exceptions to the Gulf Coast region requirement?
Yes. The Gulf Coast region requirement does not apply to planning assistance and promotion of Gulf Coast seafood consumption (items (h) and (k) in the list of eligible activities).
15) What was the overall goal of limiting the funding to match for non-construction activities?
The practical intent described was to help Gulf Coast state and county governments leverage other federal programs by covering the local or state match requirement, but only for non-construction and non-real-property activities.
16) What subject areas did the notice touch on?
The program area focus was broad and included employment and workforce issues, environmental and natural resource restoration, and related categories. However, what could actually be submitted under this notice was shaped by the strict match/non-construction/non-real-property limitation.
17) What was the posting date and application deadline?
The opportunity was posted May 3, 2016, created May 3, 2016, and had a closing date of July 31, 2016. The original and current closing dates match in the provided data, indicating no extension in the source information.
18) What was the maximum amount available under this opportunity?
The listed award ceiling was $57,125,492, reflecting the maximum amount available under this opportunity as presented in the notice data provided.
19) How many awards were expected?
The source data described does not specify the number of expected awards.
20) What is the key eligibility check before applying under this notice?
Based on the information provided, the key check was whether the applicant was a state or county government in the Gulf Coast context and whether the Direct Component dollars would be used solely as the non-federal match for another federal grant that is non-construction and does not involve real property acquisition, with the underlying activity fitting within RESTORE Act eligible purposes and geographic requirements (including the noted exceptions).
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