Management of Undersirable Plants on Federal Lands, 7 U.S.C. 2814
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 12.012 (USAspending.gov).
- County Of Morrow $115,620
- Oregon Dept Of Agriculture $90,000
- County Of, Skamania $48,000
- County Of Sherman $47,000
- County Of Gilliam $20,734
- Weed Control Board $6,000
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
WEED ABATEMENT AT JOHN DAY PROJECT, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON
Program Objective
The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to manage undesirable plants on Federal Lands. The goal is to facilitate interagency coordination between state and federal governments, which is the only way to affect undesirable plant control on a watershed or ecosystem scale.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Municipality/Township Government
- Local
- U.S. State Government
State department of agriculture or other state agency or political subdivision thereof, responsible for the administration or implementation of undesirable plants laws of a state.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
a. The Grants Specialist will perform an initial review to determine that the applicant is (1) eligible in accordance with the announcement; (2) all information required by the announcement has been submitted; and (3) all mandatory requirements are satisfied.
b. The Program Official is responsible for evaluation of applications against the merit criteria.
c. The Grants Officer is responsible for making the final selection of the cooperative agreement awardee.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 15 to 30 days
- Renewal interval: From 30 to 60 days
Recipients must be state entities or sub-divisions thereof responsible for invasive weed management and with jurisdiction in areas managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
Program details & compliance
Description
To encourage interested State and local governments to collaborate with USACE to inventory, manage, restore, educate, reduce the spread of, and prevent the further invasion and establishment of undesirable plants. These entities will develop and implement Integrated Pest Management Plans (IMPs), using an integrated approach to weed management considering all treatment methods including education, preventative, physical or mechanical, biological, cultural and herbicides. Appropriate treatment methods to be employed will be determined through collaborative development of IMPs.
Mission Categories
Primary: Agricultural Resource Conservation and Development
Other categories:
Land and Forest Conservation
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Funds may be used for planning and implementation of approved projects that prioritize and target undesirable plant species or group of species to be controlled or contained within a specific geographic area including USACE and adjacent lands. The planning component describes the integrated pest management system to be used to control or contain the targeted undesirable invasive species or groups of species; and detail the means of implementing the integrated pest management system (prevention, mechanical, cultural, bio-control, chemical), define the duties of the Federal agency and the State agency in prosecuting that method, and establish a timeframe for the initiation and completion of the tasks specified in the integrated management system.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements
Formula
This program has no statutory formula.