Opportunity Information: Apply for R13AS20040
Apply for R13AS20040
- The Bureau of Reclamation Mid Pacific Region in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sacramento Valley Fish Screen Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.512 Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Title XXXIV.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 30, 2013 and posted on Aug 30, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 13, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Sacramento Valley Fish Screen Program is a Bureau of Reclamation (Mid-Pacific Region) discretionary funding opportunity structured as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.512 (Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Title XXXIV), specifically tied to P.L. 102-575, Section 3406(b)(21) covering fish, wildlife, improved water management, and conservation. The agency announced its intent to make a single award and, importantly, stated that this is a notice of intent to award rather than an open solicitation. In other words, the government signaled it would not run a competitive process for this particular agreement, and it explicitly noted that the decision not to compete is at the government’s discretion under Departmental Manual 505 DM 2.
Funding for the effort was listed at an estimated total agreement value of $500,000, with Reclamation contributing $250,000 in Fiscal Year 2014. The posting also indicates a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning the recipient is expected to contribute non-federal resources (cash or in-kind) toward the overall project. While the opportunity category is discretionary and the instrument type is a cooperative agreement, the practical implication is that the federal agency anticipates a more hands-on role than in a typical grant, often involving substantial federal involvement in coordination, oversight, or project direction.
Programmatically, the purpose is to reduce fish entrainment and improve fish protection at water diversions by addressing unscreened diversions across a set of priority Sacramento Valley and adjacent Central Valley watersheds. The listed focus watersheds include the Yuba, Feather, and the Sacramento River main stem upstream of Hamilton City, as well as the Mokelumne, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced watersheds. The work is laid out as a pipeline: first evaluating and inventorying unscreened or insufficiently screened diversion sites within these priority areas, then conducting education and outreach to landowners and property owners about the benefits of fish screens, then identifying and prioritizing candidate screen projects, and finally implementing those projects through the full project cycle of administration, development, design, manufacturing, and installation.
The core objectives emphasize program administration and management across multiple potential fish screen projects rather than a single stand-alone construction job. That includes overall program evaluation, developing a prioritization and selection process for diversion sites, and ensuring environmental compliance is completed for each selected project. It also includes oversight of both engineering subcontractors and fish screen construction subcontractors, indicating the awardee would function as a central coordinator responsible for managing technical design, procurement/fabrication, installation, and compliance activities, while keeping the overall program aligned with Reclamation’s requirements.
Eligibility was limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The opportunity was posted on August 30, 2013, with a closing date of September 13, 2013, and archived the following day, reflecting the short administrative window typical of intent-to-award notices rather than open competitions. For questions, the announcement directed inquiries to Leanne Henderson, Grants Management Specialist, at lhenderson@usbr.gov, and referenced the Notice of Intent to Award Announcement No. R13AS20040 for additional details.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Sacramento Valley Fish Screen Program grant opportunity?
The Sacramento Valley Fish Screen Program is a Bureau of Reclamation (Mid-Pacific Region) discretionary funding opportunity structured as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.512 (Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Title XXXIV). It is tied to P.L. 102-575, Section 3406(b)(21), which covers fish, wildlife, improved water management, and conservation.
Is this an open, competitive funding solicitation?
No. The agency stated this was a notice of intent to award rather than an open solicitation. The announcement indicated Reclamation intended to make a single award and that it would not run a competitive process for this particular agreement. It also noted that the decision not to compete is at the government’s discretion under Departmental Manual 505 DM 2.
How many awards did the agency intend to make?
The announcement indicated Reclamation intended to make a single award.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The opportunity was structured as a cooperative agreement. This typically implies more federal involvement in coordination, oversight, or project direction than a standard grant.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.512 (Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Title XXXIV).
What is the legal authority cited for the program?
The announcement referenced P.L. 102-575, Section 3406(b)(21) as the authority, focused on fish, wildlife, improved water management, and conservation.
What was the estimated total value of the agreement?
The posting listed an estimated total agreement value of $500,000.
How much federal funding was anticipated for Fiscal Year 2014?
Reclamation’s contribution was listed as $250,000 in Fiscal Year 2014.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The posting indicates a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning the recipient is expected to contribute non-federal resources (cash or in-kind) toward the overall project.
What is the main purpose of the program?
The purpose is to reduce fish entrainment and improve fish protection at water diversions by addressing unscreened diversions across priority Sacramento Valley and adjacent Central Valley watersheds.
What does the program aim to do at water diversions?
The program aims to address unscreened or insufficiently screened diversion sites in priority areas, with the goal of reducing fish entrainment and improving fish protection through fish screen projects.
Which watersheds were specifically identified as focus areas?
The listed focus watersheds include the Yuba, Feather, and the Sacramento River main stem upstream of Hamilton City, as well as the Mokelumne, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced watersheds.
What is the overall work approach or pipeline described in the announcement?
The work was described as a sequence of activities: (1) evaluating and inventorying unscreened or insufficiently screened diversion sites in priority areas, (2) conducting education and outreach to landowners and property owners about fish screen benefits, (3) identifying and prioritizing candidate fish screen projects, and (4) implementing selected projects through administration, development, design, manufacturing, and installation.
Is the funding intended for one construction project or multiple projects?
The objectives emphasize program administration and management across multiple potential fish screen projects rather than a single stand-alone construction job.
What kinds of responsibilities would the awardee have?
Based on the description, the awardee would function as a central coordinator responsible for overall program evaluation, developing a prioritization and selection process for diversion sites, ensuring environmental compliance for each selected project, and overseeing both engineering subcontractors and fish screen construction subcontractors.
Does the announcement mention environmental compliance requirements?
Yes. The description states that environmental compliance must be completed for each selected project.
Does the opportunity anticipate the use of subcontractors?
Yes. The announcement indicates oversight responsibilities for engineering subcontractors and fish screen construction subcontractors, implying the awardee would manage contracted technical design and construction/installation work.
Who was eligible to receive this award?
Eligibility was limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.
Are universities or institutions of higher education eligible?
No. Institutions of higher education were explicitly excluded from eligibility.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on August 30, 2013, with a closing date of September 13, 2013.
When was the opportunity archived?
The posting was archived the day after the closing date.
Why was the application window so short?
The short window is consistent with intent-to-award notices rather than open competitive solicitations, based on how the announcement described the opportunity.
What does it mean that this was a "notice of intent to award"?
It means the agency announced its intent to make an award (and indicated it expected to make a single award) without running an open, competitive solicitation for this agreement, at the government’s discretion as referenced in the announcement.
Which agency office or region issued the opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region.
What opportunity identifier or announcement number was referenced?
The notice referenced Notice of Intent to Award Announcement No. R13AS20040 for additional details.
Who was the point of contact for questions?
Questions were directed to Leanne Henderson, Grants Management Specialist.
What email address was provided for inquiries?
The announcement provided lhenderson@usbr.gov as the contact email.
What program outcomes are implied by the described activities?
Based on the described activities, expected outcomes include an evaluated and inventoried set of priority diversion sites, outreach to relevant landowners/property owners, a prioritization process identifying candidate fish screen projects, and implementation of fish screens through design, fabrication/manufacturing, and installation to improve fish protection and reduce entrainment.
How involved is the federal agency expected to be under this agreement?
Because the instrument type is a cooperative agreement, the announcement indicates the federal agency anticipates a more hands-on role than in a typical grant, often involving substantial involvement in coordination, oversight, or project direction.
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