What is the process to apply for financial or technical assistance with an appraisal investigation?
Reclamation will inform the public of the opportunity to participate in the program by posting a program announcement on grants.gov on an annual basis. In fiscal year 2009, we anticipate posting a program announcement in the spring. Once a program announcement is posted, there is a two-step process to request funding to conduct an appraisal investigation. First, an interested entity will submit a statement of interest that has a minimal description of its needs, as outlined in § 404.17. Reclamation will review the statement of interest to determine if the proposed study is eligible and if it fits within the program. Second, if the proposed study merits further review, the entity will be requested to submit a full proposal, as described in § 404.20. Reclamation will evaluate the full proposal using the prioritization criteria described in § 404.13. See §§ 404.15 – 404. 17, and 404.20 – 404.24 of the interim final rule for more information.
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