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NOFO Field: Other Submission Requirements

NOFO Location: Application and Submission Information - seventh (and last) field
- Preceding Field: Funding Restrictions
- Subsequent Field: Evaluation Criteria

OMB Guidance:
IV. Application and Submission Information
        6. Other Submission Requirements -- Required.
        This section must address any other submission requirements not included in the other paragraphs of this section. This might include the format of submission, i.e., paper or electronic, for each type of required submission. Applicants should not be required to submit in more than one format and this section should indicate whether they may choose whether to submit applications in hard copy or electronically, may submit only in hard copy, or may submit only electronically.
        This section also must indicate where applications (and any pre-applications) must be submitted if sent by postal mail, electronic means, or hand-delivery. For postal mail submission, this should include the name of an office, official, individual or function (e.g., application receipt center) and a complete mailing address. For electronic submission, this should include the URL or e-mail address; whether a password(s) is required; whether particular software or other electronic capabilities are required; what to do in the event of system problems and a point of contact that will be available in the event the applicant experiences technical difficulties.*

Additional Guidance:

• Do not enter the field name (shown in bold in the examples). The NOFO generator will enter the field name.
• Other Submission Requirements is the sixth of 6 subsections under Application and Submission Information.
• NOAA FFO requirement added December 2007 (no published examples):
  As part of an applicant's package, and under their description of their program activities, applicants are required to provide detailed information on the activities to be conducted, locations, sites, species and habitat to be affected, possible construction activities etc., and any environmental concerns that may exist e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous or toxic chemicals, introduction of non-indigenous species, impacts to endangered and threatened species, aquaculture projects, and impacts to coral reef systems). NOAA has developed an environmental information questionnaire to provide applicants and Federal grant managers with a simple tool to ensure that project and environmental information is obtained. The questionnaire consists of comprehensive list of questions that encompasses a broad range of subject areas. The applicants will not be required to answer every question in the questionnaire. Each program will draw from the final comprehensive list of questions to create a relevant subset of questions for applicants to answer. These subset questions will be found in the Full Funding Opportunity Announcement for individual programs under Section IV.B. (Application and Submission Information; Content and Form of Application Submission). The full questionnaire can be found at the following website: http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ The information provided in answers to the questionnaire will be used by NOAA staff to determine compliance requirements for NEPA and conduct subsequent NEPA analysis as needed. The information provided in the questionnaire may also be used for other regulatory review requirements associated with the proposed project. NOAA may require follow-up information after the application process has been completed.
  
  In addition to providing specific information that will serve as the basis for any required impact analyses, applicants may also be requested to assist NOAA in drafting of an environmental assessment, if NOAA determines an assessment is required. Applicants will also be required to cooperate with NOAA in identifying and implementing feasible measures to reduce or avoid any identified adverse environmental impacts of their proposal. The failure to do so shall be grounds for the denial of not selecting an application. In some cases if additional information is required after an application is selected, funds can be withheld by the Grants Officer under a special award condition requiring the recipient to submit additional environmental compliance information sufficient to enable NOAA to make an assessment on any impacts that a project may have on the environment.

Published Examples:

        F. Other Submission Requirements:

        Pre-applications should be submitted electronically by e-mail to coral.grants@noaa.gov. If internet access is not available, submissions by surface mail should be sent to ,David Kennedy, NOAA National Ocean Service, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, Office of Response and Restoration, N/ORR, Room 10102, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (applicants are encouraged to include an electronic copy of the pre-application or final application on disk or cd). Final applications should be submitted electronically to: www.grants.gov, the Federal grants portal. If internet access is unavailable, hard copies can be submitted to David Kennedy, NOAA National Ocean Service, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, Office of Response and Restoration, N/ORR, Room 10102, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.


        F. Other Submission Requirements:

        Applications submitted in response to this announcement are strongly encouraged to be submitted through the Grants.gov Web site. Electronic access to the full funding announcement for this program is available via the Grants.gov Web site: http://www.grants.gov. The announcement will also be available at the NOAA Web site http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/%7Eamd/SOLINDEX.HTML or by contacting the program official identified below. Paper applications (a signed original and two copies) should be submitted to the Educational Partnership Program at the following address: NOAA/EPP, 1315 East West Highway, Room 10703, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. No facsimile applications will be accepted. Organizations may submit Letters of Intent to NOAA/EPP within 30 days of this announcement that would aid in planning the review processes. Letters of Intent may be submitted via e-mail to Chantell.Haskins@noaa.gov and should include a general description of the work proposed.


        F. Other Submission Requirements:

        Preliminary and Full Proposals must be submitted through grants.gov. Any application that includes an appendix B (oversize documents) must submit appendix B in hardcopyto: Mrs. Geri Taylor, National Sea Grant College Program, R/SG, Attn: Ballast Water Competition, Room 11841, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone number for express mail applications is 301-713-2435. To assure that the appendix is matched to the correct electronic application, the hardcopy must be accompanied by a signed cover letter identifying the title, submitting organization, and person to be contacted on matters involving the application. Information provided in the cover letter must match that provided in the Form 424 submitted electronically through grants.gov as part of the application package. Since NOAA can not reproduce oversize or other special materials, if these documents will lose content if reproduced in black and white on standard 8 ½ x 11 inch paper, the applicant is encouraged to send twelve copies to ensure reviewers have access to complete information.

        Applicants without internet access may submit hard copies (one UNBOUND original and one copy, except for appendix B which needs twelve copies) to: Mrs. Geri Taylor, National Sea Grant College Program, R/SG, Attn: Ballast Water Competition, Room 11841, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone number for express mail applications is 301-713-2435. Include a cover letter stating that you are submitting in hardcopy because you do not have internet access.

        Facsimile and electronic mail transmissions of proposals will not be accepted for either Preliminary or Full Proposals.