Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation Youth Conservation Program – Lake Berryessa Trail Construction

The Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, is offering the Reclamation Youth Conservation Program grant for the construction of a 3.2 mile accessible trail segment at Lake Berryessa, CA. The grant aims to engage a crew of 6 young adults and a qualified leader to perform trail construction work, including cutting, clearing, erosion control, tree planting, and more. Recipients must provide necessary equipment, transportation, supervision, and ensure crew safety. The period of performance is from the Agreement issuance date to approximately September 30, 2014. The FOA R12FA20027 will be available on GRANTS.GOV around July 6, 2012, with proposals due by July 27, 2012. For more information, contact Beverly S. Breen at bbreen@usbr.gov.

Opportunity ID: 182233

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	R12FA20027
Funding Opportunity Title::	The Reclamation Youth Conservation Program: Lake Berryessa Trail Construction
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation::	Applicants eligible under this FOA is limited to youth, veteran, or conservation corps that are able to involve youth ages 15-25 in the 17 Western United States and the Intern Program in Reclamation projects on a nation-wide basis. A qualified service and conservation corps means any program established by a State, or local government, by the governing body of any Indian tribe, or by nonprofit organization.
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.546 — Youth Conservation Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	Yes
Version::	Synopsis 4
Posted Date::	Jul 06, 2012
Last Updated Date::	Jul 20, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jul 27, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 03, 2012
Archive Date::	Aug 26, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 150,000
Award Ceiling::	$150,000
Award Floor::	$100,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Applicants eligible under this FOA is limited to youth, veteran, or conservation corps that are able to involve youth ages 15-25 in the 17 Western United States and the Intern Program in Reclamation projects on a nation-wide basis. A qualified service and conservation corps means any program established by a State, or local government, by the governing body of any Indian tribe, or by nonprofit organization.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Bureau of Reclamation – Mid-Pacific Region
Description::	The Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for a Cooperative Agreement pursuant to the authority of The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, (16 U.S.C.§§ 1721-1730), and the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970 (16 U.S.C. §§1701-06) as delegated to Reclamation through memorandum dated January 21, 2010 from Commissioner, Michael L. Conner.The objective of the competitive solicitation is to ensure compliance with competition requirements related to Federal financial agreements and to ensure public participation in the Reclamation Youth Conservation Program.The project location will be Lake Berryessa, Solano Project Lands, Napa County, CA. The applicant will furnish a work crew comprised of 6 young adults (ages 18-25), plus a crew leader qualified to perform duties related to trail construction of a 3.2 mile accessible trail segment. Crews must possess the knowledge, skills and abilities related to trail construction, resource protection, project management, safety, and equipment operation. Types of work to be performed include but are not limited to:Cutting, clearing, grubbing, and removing soil, roots, and rocks along a predefined alignment; Cut and remove or chip brush, branches and shrub vegetation; Resource protection and erosion control measures; Protection from injury or defacement of trees; Construction of wet crossings, boardwalks, bridges, retaining walls and other similar structures involved in trail construction; Mow non-woody vegetation with a mower or string trimmer; Hauling or moving of gravel, rock and other materials; Seeding or restoration work related to mitigation; Tree Planting; Sign Installation.Recipient will furnish crew with a reliable transportation vehicle, supervision, personal protective equipment (PPE), communication equipment (cell phone or radio), first aid kit, and hand tools necessary to perform the work. Such tools include but are not limited to shovels, loppers, pruners, rakes, McClouds, Polaskis, axes, wheelbarrows, utility trailer and tarp or other covering, backpack water pumps and/or other water sources. The recipient shall be required to provide power tools and fuel as necessary, such as chain saws, string trimmers, mowers, and leaf blowers, including additional supplies required to perform trail work. The recipient is responsible for crew safety and proper operation of all equipment and tools. The recipient is responsible for ensuring wildfires do not occur as a result of work underway or completed by the work crew. No housing will be provided as the location of work is within commutable distance of urban areas, and commercial sources of housing are available in the immediate area. Campsites within developed recreation areas, or an area in which to set up a crew camp, may be available dependent upon time of year and size of project crew. Recipient is responsible for provision of portable toilets at the work sites as needed, as well as furnishing housing and/or camping equipment, sanitary and kitchen facilities. Period of Performance is from the date of issuance of the Agreement to approximately September 30, 2014. FOA R12FA20027 will be posted on the GRANTS.GOV web site, at www.grants.gov, on or about July 6, 2012. The estimated date for receipt of proposals is on July 27, 2012. The FOA must be downloaded at the above web site. No paper copy of this announcement will be distributed. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applied to this FOA. Prospective recipients must be registered prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Questions concerning this FOA should be directed to Beverly S. Breen at bbreen@usbr.gov.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 4	Due to system maintenance funding opportunity announcement has been extended to August 3, 2012.	Jul 20, 2012
Synopsis 3	Due to system maintenance funding opportunity announcement has been extended to August 3, 2012.
Synopsis 2	Spelling error in title
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.546
Competition ID:	R12FA20027
Competition Title:	Lake Berryessa Trail Construction
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00130970
Opening Date:	Jul 06, 2012
Closing Date:	Jul 27, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Beverly Breen
Who Can Apply::	Organization and Individual Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0]
optional_forms	Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Attachments [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Assurances for Construction Programs (SF-424D) [V1.1]

Package No: 2