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RESTORE Act

Direct Component – Construction and Real Property 

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U.S Department of the Treasury

Office of Gulf Coast Restoration

Initial Announcement

Funding Opportunity Number: GR-RDC-20-002

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 21.015

Key Dates: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis as long as funds are available in an 

Applicant’s allocation. This funding opportunity announcement will close on December 31, 2020.

This funding opportunity announcement will either be extended or a new funding opportunity 

announcement may be posted again in early 2021 as determined necessary by the Department of 

the Treasury.
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RESTORE Act 

Direct Component – Construction and Real Property Acquisition Activities

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

PART 1

I. Federal Awarding Agency: Office of Gulf Coast Restoration, Department of the 

Treasury

II. Funding Opportunity Title: RESTORE Act Direct Component – Construction and 

Real Property Acquisition Activities

III. Announcement Type: Initial

IV. Funding Opportunity Number: GR-RDC-20-002

V. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 21.015

VI. Key Dates: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis as long as funds are 

available in an Applicant’s allocation. This funding opportunity announcement will 

close on December 31, 2020. This funding opportunity announcement will either be 

extended or a new funding opportunity announcement may be posted again in early

2021, as determined necessary by the Department of the Treasury. Applications should 

be submitted at least 90 days before the requested start date of the award. 

PART 2

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and 

Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act), Pub. L. No.

112-141, § 1602, 126 Stat. 588 (2012, the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund (Trust 

Fund) was established in the Treasury of the United States. Eighty percent of all 

administrative and civil penalties paid after July 6, 2012 by responsible parties 

pursuant to a court order, negotiated settlement, or other instrument under section 311 

of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in connection with the Deepwater Horizon

oil spill will be deposited into the Trust Fund and invested. The RESTORE Act 

created five components through which funds will be disbursed. 

Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) as 

part of the RESTORE Act grant program. This announcement applies only to the 

Direct Component, and is only for applications for eligible construction and real 

property acquisition activities, including projects with or without a non-federal cost-
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share for another federally funded project or program. To apply for eligible activities 

involving non-construction activities, applicants should use the non-construction

funding opportunity announcement. All construction and real property acquisition

activities, and any activity that requires a permit from a federal or state agency, 

including natural resource restoration projects, should be submitted under this

construction and real property acquisition funding opportunity announcement. 

Trust Fund amounts are available to carry out eligible activities described in the 

RESTORE Act. These are: 

1. Restoration and protection of the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 

marine and wildlife habitats, beaches and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast 

region.

2. Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, and natural resources.

3. Implementation of a Federally- approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive 

conservation management plan, including fisheries monitoring.

4. Workforce development and job creation.

5. Improvements to or on State parks located in coastal areas affected by the 

Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

6. Infrastructure projects benefitting the economy or ecological resources, 

including port infrastructure.

7. Coastal flood protection and related infrastructure.

8. Planning assistance.

9. Administrative costs.

10. Promotion of tourism in the Gulf Coast region, including promotion of 

recreational fishing.

11. Promotion of the consumption of seafood harvested from the Gulf Coast 

region. 

Eligible activities 1 through 7 listed above must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region.

II. Federal Award Information

A. Total Funding Availability

The total funding available for eligible activities under the Direct Component will 

depend on the Trust Fund balance, any adjustments due to sequestration, pursuant 

to section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

1985, as amended, and any adjustments due to obligations and disbursements 

through grant awards to eligible recipients.
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B. Award Amount

Each of the 47 eligible applicants may apply through one or more applications for 

its share of funds, described in Treasury regulations as a percentage of the amounts 

available from the Trust Fund for the Direct Component. An eligible applicant may 

apply for up to 100 percent of its current net available allocation. Treasury will 

notify eligible applicants when revisions are made to the allocation tables, which 

include the amounts currently available, and posted on Treasury’s RESTORE Act 

website.

C. Anticipated Award Date

Treasury anticipates issuing a grant award within 60-120 days after receipt of a 

compliant application, depending on the complexity of the project.

D. Period of Performance

Eligible applicants may submit one or more applications, each covering a 

performance period (or project period) of one year up to five years. Applications 

should be submitted at least 90 days before the requested start date of the award. 

E. Funding Instrument Type

Awards will be made as grants to eligible applicants. 

III. Eligibility Information

A. Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are specified by the RESTORE Act and Treasury’s 

implementing regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 34. Only the following entities may 

apply for funding under this announcement: 

1. The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council or such administrative agent as it 

may designate.

2. The Florida counties of Bay, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Dixie, Escambia, 

Franklin, Gulf, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lee, Levy, Manatee, 

Monroe, Okaloosa, Pasco, Pinellas, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Taylor, Wakulla, 

and Walton.

3. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board of Louisiana through 

the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana; 

4. The Louisiana parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, 

Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, 

St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. 

Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Vermilion.

5. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
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6. The Office of the Governor of the State of Texas, or an appointee of the 

Office of the Governor.

Only the above-named entities are eligible applicants who may apply for funding. 

Treasury does not make Direct Component grants directly to other entities or 

individuals. Interested third parties may contact their jurisdiction listed in the 

above paragraph to learn more about how the eligible entities select proposed 

activities.

B. Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

 

No cost sharing or matching is required. Please note that federal grant 

requirements in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 C.F.R. Part 200) apply to the entire 

grant award, including both the federal and non-federal funds.

C. Other Criteria that Affect Eligibility

1. Each activity for which funding is sought under this announcement must be 

included in, and be consistent with, a Multiyear Plan that has been prepared and 

approved by the applicant and reviewed and accepted by Treasury. The 

required fillable forms, the RESTORE Direct Component Multiyear Plan 

Narrative and the RESTORE Direct Component Matrix, as well as other 

instructions for completing the Multiyear Plan, may be found on Treasury’s 

RESTORE Act Direct Component website. 

2. Each applicant must complete an Operational Self-Assessment and must update 

and submit the Operational Self-Assessment annually by June 30. Annual

Operational Self-Assessments must be reviewed and accepted by Treasury 

before funds may be awarded for an application under this announcement. The 

required format and fillable form for the Operational Self-Assessment, as well 

as instructions for completing it, may be found on Treasury’s RESTORE Act 

Direct Component website.

3. As part of its first application, each Louisiana parish must certify to the 

Governor of Louisiana that the parish has a comprehensive land use plan and 

submit to Treasury a copy of a signed certification that complies with 31 C.F.R 

§ 34.302(f). If the parish modifies its comprehensive land use plan, the parish 

must submit an updated certification. 

4. No application may be submitted for a proposed activity that is included in any 

paid out claim for compensation presented after July 6, 2012, to the Oil Spill 

Liability Trust Fund.

5. Activities designed to restore or protect natural resources must be based on the 

best available science as defined in the RESTORE Act and Treasury final rule

and clearly demonstrated in the proposed activity description. See 31 C.F.R. § 

34.2.
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IV. Application Preparation and Submission Information

A. Application Package

Treasury uses the GrantSolutions.gov system to manage the application submission 

process, and application packages will be available only through 

GrantSolutions.gov at www.grantsolutions.gov. Only eligible applicants, as 

defined in Section III, and their designated contractors as appropriate will be able 

to register with GrantSolutions.gov. Eligible applicants must register with 

GrantSolutions.gov and log in using the provided account information in order to 

access the various funding opportunity announcements and associated application 

packages available under the RESTORE Act.

During the application preparation process, eligible applicants should be sure to 

access and complete the specific application package within Grantsolutions.gov 

that corresponds to the correct RESTORE Act funding opportunity announcement, 

because each has its own specific instructions, forms, and required attachments.

If you are an eligible applicant and require further information, need assistance 

with the GrantSolutions.gov account registration process, or if you do not have 

Internet access, contact Treasury using the contact information provided below in 

Section VII Federal Awarding Agency Contacts. 

Information is also available on Treasury’s RESTORE Act Direct Component

website. 

B. Content and Form of Application

All applications under this FOA must be completed and submitted using the 

RESTORE Act Direct Component – Construction and Real Property Acquisition 

Activities application packages provided by GrantSolutions.gov at 

www.grantsolutions.gov. An application must be submitted by the Authorizing 

Official, previously approved for enrollment and enrolled in GrantSolutions.gov. 

Application packages will include the required standard forms and specific 

documentation required by Treasury. All standard forms are available 

electronically in GrantSolutions.gov. Applicants must complete all forms in the

GrantSolutions.gov application package and the authorizing official must sign the 

certification electronically.

Information that is not part of a standard form or a Treasury template included in 

the application package can be provided as part of a separate file attachment that 

the applicant can upload into the application package. All file attachments must 

be in PDF file format, unless otherwise specified in this FOA or application 

guidance.
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Any files uploaded into the GrantSolutions.gov application package must contain a 

valid file format extension in the filename. Any file submitted as part of the 

GrantSolutions.gov application package that is not in a PDF file format or in 

another format otherwise specified in this FOA, or contains password protection, 

will not be accepted for processing and will be excluded from the application 

during the review process. In addition, the use of compressed file formats such as 

ZIP, RAR, or Adobe Portfolio will not be accepted. Scanned copies should not be 

submitted through GrantSolutions.gov unless the applicant confirms the clarity of 

the documents. Documents must be scanned after they are signed. All documents 

that do not conform to the above will be excluded from the application during the 

review process.

The following items are required:

1. Form SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance.

2. Form SF-424A, Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs.

3. Form SF-424C, Budget Information – Construction Programs. The SF-424C 

should be used as a breakdown of costs entered in the “Construction” Budget 

Category of Section B, 6g of the SF-424A. Amounts entered in the SF-424C 

should total to the amount entered in Section B, 6g of the SF-424A. Form SF424C should only be used for “construction” carried out by the recipient. An 

SF-424C is not required for construction carried out by a subrecipient. 

4. Form SF-424D, Assurances – Construction Programs.

5. RESTORE Act Direct Component Application Narrative Form. (Completion 

of the template in GrantSolutions.gov is required.) 

6. RESTORE Act Direct Component Application Narrative Supplement

All applicants must provide a narrative supplement including the following 

information with the application as an upload in GrantSolutions.gov. The 

information is required unless it is not applicable to the project, program, or 

activity. Applicants should review the applicable funding opportunity 

announcement and Treasury guidance for a complete list and explanation of 

requirements.

a. Applicant Name

b. Descriptive Project Title (refer to SF-424)

c. Additional Locations (not included in the Direct Component Application 

Narrative form, if applicable)

d. Proposed Scope of Work - A detailed scope of work that fully describes 

the project or program for which funding is requested, including:

1. Project or Program Description

2. Need

3. Purpose

4. Objectives that clearly identify with the eligible activity(ies)

5. How the proposed project activity will be carried out in the 

Gulf Coast Region as defined in 31 C.F.R. § 34.2. Attach a 

map showing the project location in the Gulf Coast Region.
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6. Possible material risks in implementing and maintaining the proposed 

activity, e.g., operational, legal, regulatory, budgetary, or ecological 

risks, with a brief discussion of mitigation strategies that the applicant 

may need to address in order to implement and/or maintain the proposed 

activity. If the applicant determines that there are no material risks, then 

include a statement summarizing the determination.

7. Key Personnel, including name and contact information for the 

following:

i. The applicant’s Authorizing Official who is authorized to sign 

the grant application and award, 

ii. The Project Director who is responsible for the project, and

iii. The Financial Officer who is responsible for maintaining the 

accounting and financial records of the grant. 

8. A description of all funding sources included on the SF‐424. 

e. Budget Justification – Provide a detailed budget that supports the 

proposed scope of work. The budget justification should relate each 

budget category listed in the SF‐424A and SF‐424C (see below) to the 

specific tasks identified in the proposed scope of work, including any 

third party funding. The budget justification should provide specific 

justification for all budget categories that apply; including an explanation 

of the necessity, allowability, reasonableness, and allocability of proposed 

costs. 

1. Total Budget

2. Amount of Total Budget incurred pre-award

3. Personnel – This refers to salaries and wages paid to employees of 

the applicant organization who are directly involved in grant 

implementation. The budget justification must identify the personnel 

category type by Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), including FTE 

percentage for part-time employees, number of personnel proposed 

for each category, and the estimated funding amounts. The 

applicant’s budget justification should identify positions by title and 

function, include a brief description of duties, and state the rate of 

compensation and the amount of time to be allocated for each 

position. This line item does not include personnel hired as 

subrecipients; those costs are included in the “Contractual” line 

item. 

4. Fringe Benefits – This refers to the allowances and services 

employers provide their employees as compensation in addition to 

regular salaries and wages. Fringe benefits include, but are not 

limited to, the costs of leave (vacation, family-related, sick, or 

military) employee insurance, pensions, and unemployment benefit 

plans. The budget justification should identify the organization’s 
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fringe benefit rate and/or explain the basis for the calculation for 

each position.

5. Travel – This refers to the expenses for transportation, lodging, 

subsistence, and related items incurred by employees who are in 

travel status on official business of the non-Federal entity. Such 

costs may be charged on an actual cost basis, on a per diem or 

mileage basis in lieu of actual costs incurred, or on a combination of 

the two, provided the method used is applied to an entire trip and not 

to selected days of the trip, and results in charges consistent with 

those normally allowed in like circumstances in the non-Federal 

entity's non-federally funded activities and in accordance with the 

non-Federal entity's written travel reimbursement policies. The 

budget justification must provide an estimated number of trips, 

points of origin and destination, and purpose of travel. It should 

also show how each trip (or type of trip) is needed to achieve the 

goals and objectives of the project or program. This line item does 

not include a subrecipient’s travel expenses; those costs are 

included in the “Contractual” line item.

6. Equipment - This refers to tangible personal property (including 

information technology systems) having a useful life of more than 

one year and a per-unit acquisition cost that equals or exceeds the 

lesser of the capitalization level established by the non-Federal 

entity for financial statement purposes, or $5,000. The budget 

justification must include an itemized listing of all equipment 

proposed under the agreement. For each item to be purchased, 

provide an estimated unit cost, estimated useful life, basis for the 

estimated useful life, and justification for items of equipment to be 

purchased. Include a lease versus purchase analysis for each item of 

equipment.

7. Supplies – This refers to all tangible personal property other than

equipment. A computing device is a supply if the acquisition cost is 

less than the lesser of the capitalization level established by the nonFederal entity for financial statement purposes or $5,000, regardless 

of the length of its useful life. The budget justification must include 

a brief description of and justification for the supplies required to 

perform the work. These costs should be listed by major supply 

categories, e.g., office supplies, computer supplies, and monitoring 

supplies, and include the estimated costs by category.

8. Contractual – This refers to purchases of property or services needed 

to carry out the project or program under a Federal award. It is not 

specific to the legal instrument used, so it may include both 

subawards and contracts. The budget justification must include the 

name of the proposed contractor or subrecipient, if known, and list 

the amount budgeted for each contract or subaward. For proposed 
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subawards, the application must include an itemized subrecipient 

budget by object class, with appropriate justification. 

9. Construction – This refers to the total costs of all construction 

categories carried out by the recipient (further broken down in the SF424C). All costs must be project specific. The applicant’s budget 

justification must include a brief description of and justification for 

each of the budget categories on the SF-424C.

10. Other – This refers to direct costs that do not fit any of the 

aforementioned categories, such as rent for buildings used to 

conduct grant activities, utilities and/or leased equipment, 

transportation expenses, tuition for training, etc. The budget 

justification should list and describe other items by major type, 

provide a cost estimate or budget for each item, and describe the 

basis for the cost estimates or budget computations.

11. Indirect Costs – This refers to costs incurred for a common or joint 

purpose benefitting more than one cost objective, and not readily 

assignable to the cost objectives specifically benefitted, without 

effort disproportionate to the results achieved. See Section IV. F of 

this FOA for details on the three percent cap on certain indirect 

costs, i.e., administrative costs. Indirect costs must be supported by 

either a current federally approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement or 

an election to use the de minimis indirect cost rate. In accordance 

with 2 C.F.R §200.414(f), any non-federal entity, i.e., state 

government department, Florida county, or Louisiana parish, that 

has never received a negotiated indirect cost rate with the Federal 

government and receives less than $35 million in direct Federal 

funding per year, may elect to use a de minimis rate of 10% of 

Modified Total Direct Costs within their Direct Component grant. 

Grantees must keep the documentation of this decision on file. 

Applicants electing to use the de minimis rate should include in their 

applications a letter or other similar document, signed by their Chief 

Financial Officer or other senior official, stating that the state 

government department/county/parish: 1) is electing to use the de 

minimis indirect cost rate of 10% of Modified Total Direct Costs 

based on 2 C.F.R. §200.414(f); 2) has never previously negotiated 

an indirect cost rate with the Federal government; and 3) receives 

less than $35 million in direct Federal funding per year.

f. Identification of Other Funding Sources (if applicable) - Some Direct 

Component projects will require additional funds to cover the full cost 

of the project (“other funds”), which may include local government 

funds, state funds, or other federal funds. Treasury requires 

documentation of proof of availability of other funds needed for 

completion of project activities. Treasury will not award funds for the 

non-federal share of a project receiving funding from another Federal 
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agency until the other Federal agency has approved the activity and 

Treasury receives documentation of the approval.

g. Contractor (if applicable) – Indicate if the applicant plans to contract out 

any work described in the Scope of Work and included in the Budget 

Justification above (do not include subrecipient’s contractors). Describe 

the expected number of contracts, method of procurement, and the 

applicant’s plan for monitoring contractor performance and compliance. 

If a contractor has already been selected include the following:

1. Name of each contractor;

2. DUNS number of each contractor;

3. Date the applicant executed each contract; and

4. Amount of each contract awarded.

h. Subrecipient (if applicable) - If the proposed project includes a 

subaward, include a separate, clearly defined scope of work and budget 

for the subrecipient. Describe how the applicant selected or plans to 

select subrecipient(s), the applicant’s plan for monitoring the 

subrecipient(s) performance and compliance, and the means by which 

the applicant will assess each subrecipient’s level of risk. If a 

subrecipient has already been selected include the following: 

1. Name of each subrecipient;

2. DUNS number of each subrecipient;

3. Date of applicant selection of each subrecipient; and

4. Amount of funds to be provided to each subrecipient

i. Milestones – List the milestones and the estimated timeframe for 

completion (i.e., performance period start date + number of months to 

completion)

j. Performance Measures – include the following (see illustrative list of 

performance measures on Treasury’s RESTORE Act website):

1. Measure: An indicator of success toward reaching a goal. The 

measure should reflect how the applicant will evaluate success 

from the narrative of the accepted multiyear plan.

2. Baseline: The starting point of the measure. It is the status quo 

without the grant award.

3. Target: The anticipated result of the measure. It is the 

anticipated new status with the grant award.

k. MYP Consistency - Describe whether the proposed scope of work 

differs from the corresponding project/program identified in the 

applicant’s Multiyear Plan accepted by Treasury. If no differences exits, 

make an affirmative statement as to their consistency.

l. Best Available Science (if applicable) - The RESTORE Act requires 

activities designed to protect or restore natural resources to be based on 

the 'best available science,' which is defined in the Act as science that 
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(a) maximizes the quality, objectivity, and integrity of information, 

including statistical information; (b) uses peer-reviewed and publicly 

available data; and (c) clearly documents risks and uncertainties in the 

scientific basis for such projects. The applicant must make a 

determination that a project designed to protect or restore natural 

resources is based on the best available science. (See Direct Component 

FAQs on Treasury’s RESTORE Act website.) In order to support this 

determination, the applicant must:

1. Explain how the project’s natural resource protection and/or 

restoration objectives and proposed methods are based on best 

available science; 

2. Summarize any risks or uncertainties associated with the project 

and explain how these risks will be mitigated; 

3. Cite and describe peer reviewed literature or publicly available 

data. For each source cited, the applicant must provide sufficient 

citations, including:

i. Title;

ii. Journal in which the literature source appeared, if 

applicable;

iii. Publication date;

iv. Author(s); and

v. Web address if downloaded or available online.

4. Upload any cited planning documents, internal reports and/or 

other documentation of site conditions that are not part of peerreviewed literature and/or are not publicly available with the 

application. 

5. Summarize the following: 

i. The peer-reviewed information that justifies the proposed 

objectives, including methods used for the proposed 

activity. 

ii. The literature sources’ conclusions and any uncertainties 

or risks in the scientific basis that would apply to the 

proposed activity. 

iii. How, if the information supporting the proposed activity 

does not directly pertain to the Gulf Coast Region, the 

applicant’s methods reasonably support and are 

adaptable to that geographic area. 

iv. An evaluation of uncertainties and risks in achieving the 

project’s best available science objectives over the longer 

term.

m. Permits or Authorizations (if applicable) – Provide a list of the specific

federal, tribal, state, or other permits or authorizations required for the 
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project and their status. If permits or authorizations have already been 

obtained, include them with the application. (For federal environmental 

requirements, see Environmental Checklist and Environmental Checklist 

Reference Guidance.)

n. Construction and Land Acquisition Projects– Projects that include 

construction and/or land acquisition require additional supporting 

documentation including the following:

i. Legal description of the property and tax parcel number;

ii. Title Opinion or certificate;

iii. A signed statement from the seller(s) that he/she is a willing 

seller and has not been coerced into selling or conveying the 

property interest;

iv. Certified appraisal

v. Construction drawings

12. A letter from the applicant’s highest official designating a senior authorized 

official who can legally bind the entity to execute the RESTORE Act Direct 

Component Applicant Certifications. A letter is not required if the applicant’s 

highest official executes the certifications. 

13. RESTORE Act Direct Component Applicant Certifications signed by the senior 

authorized official. (Completion of the template in GrantSolutions.gov is 

required.)

14. SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if applicable. See 31 C.F.R. Part 

21 and the RESTORE Act Direct Component Applicant Certifications, Section 

E – Certification Regarding Lobbying. If applicable, the SF-LLL must be 

signed by the senior authorized official. Please note: If the senior authorized 

official is not submitting the application as the Authorizing Official in 

GrantSolutions.gov, then a signed SF-LLL should be uploaded as part of the 

application package. (Completion of the template in GrantSolutions.gov is 

required, if applicable.)

15. RESTORE Act Environmental Checklist. The applicant must identify the 

environmental laws that may apply to the eligible activity and the 

environmental documents that may be required. The applicant must include the 

status of all applicable Federal and state environmental compliance 

requirements and documentation of fulfilled requirements. Treasury financial 

assistance is subject to compliance with applicable Federal and state 

environmental requirements, some of which must be completed prior to the 

award for construction projects. (Completion of the template by the applicant

in GrantSolutions.gov is required for all awards.) For projects that will be 

implemented by a subrecipient, applicants may submit an Environmental 

Checklist completed by an authorized representative employed by the 

subrecipient. Documentation of the applicant’s review of the Environmental 

Checklist must be submitted with the application.
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16. Current federally approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement or election to use the 

de minimis rate, if indirect costs are included in the budget. See 5g, ix, Indirect 

Costs, in this section for additional information.

17. A map of the area in which the construction project will be located and/or the 

real property to be acquired will be located, with the boundaries of the project 

site clearly delineated. Only the following file formats will be accepted for 

maps: PDF, GIF, JPEG, or PNG. USGS maps are available in PDF format at 

http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/maps.html.

18. A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain map of the area 

in which the construction project and/or real property to be acquired will be 

located with the boundaries of the site clearly delineated. Only the following 

file formats will be accepted for maps: PDF, GIF, JPEG, or PNG. FEMA 

floodplain maps, in PDF or PNG format, are available at the FEMA Map 

Service Center, https://msc.fema.gov/portal. 

19. A proposed Estimated Useful Life for infrastructure and a description of the 

method used to determine the Estimated Useful Life of the project. Acceptable 

methods to determine the Estimated Useful Life include but are not limited to 

the State’s standards for determining useful life of capital assets. Land has an 

unlimited useful life. Treasury’s issuance of the grant agreement will represent 

its concurrence with the applicant’s proposed Estimated Useful Life.

20. Legal documents relating to title, construction, and disclosure of ongoing real 

property litigation.

21. A recent title opinion, or equivalent, showing ownership of the property and 

any deed restrictions. In general, a recent title opinion is one that has been 

completed within the last year or after the real estate acquisition in the case of a

new property being acquired to carry out the project. If the title opinion is more 

than one year old, a justification also must be provided for Treasury’s review 

and approval.

22. A legal description of the property must be included in the title opinion or 

equivalent and conveyance document.

23. If the project will include the acquisition of real property, 

a. The applicant must provide an appraisal of the property to be acquired 

from a certified appraiser. The appraisal should be dated no more than 

one year before the date of the grant application. If the appraisal is 

older than one year from the date of the grant application, a justification 

must be provided to Treasury for review and approval.

b. The applicant must include a signed statement from the seller(s) that 

he/she is a willing seller and has not been coerced into selling or 

conveying the property interest. 

24. Documentation of all funding sources identified in the RESTORE Act Direct 

Component Application Narrative Supplement. Treasury will accept the 

following documentation as proof of available other funds:

a. Bonds: When an applicant wishes to use bond funds as part of its budget 

on a project using Direct Component funds, it must show that it has the 

legal capacity and authority to issue bonds sufficient to cover the total cost 
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of the project less the federal funds of the Direct Component grant. A 

statement from the applicant’s attorney or bond attorney certifying to the 

applicant’s capacity and authority will suffice as documentation.

b. Grants/Loans: When an applicant wishes to use a grant or loan from a 

third party as part of its budget on a project using Direct Component funds, 

it must provide a letter of commitment or similar confirmation, signed by 

an authorizing official, that it will receive a grant or loan from a third party 

sufficient to cover the total cost of the project less the federal funds of the 

Direct Component grant.

c. Local Funds (Cash): When an applicant wishes to use cash as part of its 

budget on a project using Direct Component funds, it must submit as part 

of its application an assurance signed by its Chief Executive Officer, 

attorney, or authorizing official certifying that the local funds will be 

available for the project, have been budgeted expressly for the project, and 

will not be used for any purpose other than the project. 

25. Treasury’s RESTORE Act regulations at 31 C.F.R. § 34.200(b) allow eligible 

applicants to use funds under the Direct Component to satisfy the non-Federal 

cost-share of an activity that is eligible for funding under 31 C.F.R.§ 34.201 

and authorized by Federal law. Applicants seeking to use Direct Component 

funding to cover the non-Federal cost-share of another federally funded project 

or program which is a Direct Component eligible activity must include the 

following in its application:

a. If the other Federal agency already has approved the activity, the 

applicant must submit a copy of the grant agreement or other approval 

document as part of this Direct Component application.

b. If the other Federal agency has not approved the Direct Component 

activity, the applicant must submit a letter of commitment from that 

agency or other documentation that indicates the applicant will receive 

funding, along with the project description/scope of work and 

performance metrics as part of this Direct Component application.

c. If the other Federal agency has not approved the activity, the applicant 

must submit a narrative describing the activity’s status and the 

approximate timeline for the Federal agency to approve or decline the 

activity as part of this Direct Component application. 

Treasury will not award funds for the non-federal cost-share until the other 

Federal agency has approved the activity or provided a commitment to fund the 

activity and Treasury receives documentation of the approval.

26. If a proposed activity was approved by another agency prior to July 6, 2012, the 

application also must include the following:

a. In the Application Narrative: 

i. The project description must clarify when the activity was 

approved, the name of the approving agency, the current status of 

the project, the original approved budget for the project, the 

amount of funds that have already been expended on the project, 

and the expected funds required for project completion. If any 
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cost overruns have occurred or are expected to occur, the applicant 

must provide an explanation.

ii. The applicant must clearly explain how it addressed procurement, 

public input, and the RESTORE Act’s best available science

requirement, and how its approach substantively fulfilled

RESTORE Act requirements. See 33 U.S.C. §1321(t)(1)(E).

iii. If the information requested in this application was included in the 

application for the earlier approving agency, the applicant may 

include cross-references between particular questions and 

responses.

b. Documentation showing that the activity was approved prior to July 6, 

2012, such as a grant approval letter, other approval documentation, or 

meeting minutes from the governmental entity with authority to approve 

the project. 

c. Documentation of the original budget and scope of work, e.g., approved 

grant application or other approval document.

In addition, the State of Alabama must submit with each application a 

certification, signed by the authorized official, that the funding request was 

approved in accordance with 33 U.S.C. §1321(t)(1)(F), and that Alabama is in 

compliance with 33 U.S.C. §1321(t)(1)(F)(i)(IV).

More information on application policies and requirements is available on

Treasury’s RESTORE Act Direct Component website.

C. Civil Rights Act Title VI Narrative

All applicants must provide a Title VI Narrative as an upload in 

GrantSolutions.gov. The Title VI Narrative must be approved by the applicant’s 

board of directors or appropriate governing entity or official(s) responsible for 

policy decisions prior to submission to Treasury. Applicants must submit a copy of 

the board resolution, meeting minutes, or similar documentation with the Title VI 

Narrative as evidence that the board of directors or appropriate governing entity or 

official(s) has approved the Title VI Narrative. 

The Title VI Narrative, submitted with the application, shall include the 

information listed below. Treasury will accept a Title VI compliance form 

recently prepared and submitted to another Federal agency. If any 

information required by Treasury is not included in the other agency’s Title 

VI compliance form, the missing information must be submitted with the 

application for the Title VI Narrative to be considered a complete response. If 

any item listed below is not relevant to the project for which federal financial 

assistance is requested, the information should be marked as “not applicable.” 

The Title VI Narrative should include:
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1. A statement that the Title VI notice to the public is posted in a prominent place 

or places, and the type of postings being used (i.e., in the recipient’s place(s) of 

business, in written communications to the beneficiaries, or on the recipient’s 

website). 

2. A list of any pending Title VI investigations, complaints, or lawsuits filed with 

the applicant. This list should include those investigations, complaints, or 

lawsuits that pertain to allegations of discrimination on the basis of race, color, 

and/or national origin that pertain to the applicant submitting the narrative. 

3. Information regarding the applicant’s Title VI compliance history if it has 

previously received funding from another federal agency. The information shall 

include a copy of any Title VI compliance review reports issued by such other 

federal agency in the previous two years. The information shall include: 

a. The purpose or reason for the review. 

b. The name of the agency or organization that performed the review. 

c. A summary of the findings and recommendations of the review. 

d. A report on the status and/or disposition of such findings and 

recommendations. 

4. A copy of the applicant’s plan for providing language assistance to persons with 

limited English proficiency, based on the Treasury LEP Guidance. 

5. Applicants that have program-related, non-elected planning boards, advisory 

councils or committees, or similar bodies, the membership of which is selected 

by the applicant, must provide a table depicting the racial breakdown of the 

membership of those committees, and a description of efforts made to 

encourage the participation of minorities on such committees or councils. 

6. A description of the location of existing or proposed facilities connected with 

the proposed project, program, or activity, and whether the location has or will 

have the effect of unnecessarily denying access to any persons on the basis of 

prohibited discrimination (race, color or national origin). 

7. A list of the applicant’s pending applications for federal financial assistance and 

existing assistance. (A download file from USAspending.gov is acceptable for 

existing federal financial assistance.) 

8. A description of the procedures the applicant will use to ensure subrecipients 

comply with Title VI and a proposed schedule of Title VI Narrative 

submissions from the subrecipient for this project or program. 
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D. Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number and System for 

Award Management (SAM)

1. All applicants must have a DUNS number. A DUNS number may be 

obtained from Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. by telephone, currently 866–705–

5711, or the Internet, currently at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. This 

number should be entered in the block with the applicant's name and address 

on the cover page of the application, block 8c on the Form SF 424, 

Application for Federal Assistance. The name and address in the application 

should be exactly as given for the DUNS number. Applicants should obtain 

this DUNS number immediately to ensure all registration steps are complete 

prior to submitting an application.

2. All applicants must be registered in the System for Award Management 

(SAM); the website for the SAM system is at https://www.sam.gov. 

Registering an account with SAM is a separate process from submitting an 

application. Applicants are encouraged to register early. Applicants must 

maintain an active registration with SAM at all times, prior to submitting an 

application and throughout the entire period of performance of an award. 

Applicants are required to renew their registration with SAM annually. 

Failure to renew a SAM registration prior to application submission may 

prevent an applicant from being eligible to receive a grant award. Applicants 

must successfully register with SAM prior to registering in the Federal 

Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System 

(FSRS) at https://www.fsrs.gov as a prime awardee user. Prime recipients 

must maintain a current registration with the SAM system, and may make 

subawards only to entities that have DUNS numbers. Organizations must 

report executive compensation as part of the registration profile at 

https://www.sam.gov by the end of the month following the month in which 

an award is made, and annually thereafter based on the reporting requirements 

of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 

2006, Pub. L. No. 109-282, as amended by the Government Funding 

Transparency Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-252, § 6202, 122 Stat. 2387 

(2008), and as amended by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act 

(DATA Act) of 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-101, and implemented by 2 C.F.R. 

Part 170. 

3. Treasury cannot make a grant award to an applicant who has not obtained a 

DUNS number and does not maintain an active registration with SAM. See 2 

C.F.R. Part 25.

E. Submission Dates and Times

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis as long as funds are available in an 

applicant’s allocation. Applications should be submitted at least 90 days before the 

requested start date of the award. This funding opportunity announcement will 
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close on December 31, 2020. This funding opportunity announcement will either 

be extended or a new funding opportunity announcement may be posted again in 

early 2021, as determined necessary by the Department of the Treasury.

F. Intergovernmental Review

Applications under this program are not subject to Executive Order 12372,

"Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." Please check box “C” on item 

19 of the SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance) because Review by State

under Executive Order 12372 does not apply. State review requirements may still 

apply. 

G. Funding Restrictions

1. Not more than three percent of the total award amount may be used for 

administrative costs as defined in 31 C.F.R. § 34.2. An applicant may use 

either the grant-by-grant or aggregate method to determine allowable 

administrative costs pursuant to 31 C.F.R. § 34.204(a). If the applicant 

chooses the aggregate method, the application should include the following:

a. A written request to use the aggregate method for calculating 

administrative indirect costs and the dollar amount requested.

b. Table of administrative costs requested to date and the available funds 

in the recipient’s administrative indirect cost pool. (We recommend 

using the worksheet from the Aggregate Method Administrative Cost 

Tool).

The three percent administrative cost limit does not apply to the 

administrative costs of subrecipients. All subrecipient costs are subject to 

the cost principles in Federal law and policies on grants. See 31 C.F.R. §

34.204.

2. Pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Guidance at 2 

C.F.R. Part 200, Treasury will not allow reimbursement of costs incurred 

before an award is made, unless an applicant demonstrates that the costs

were incurred directly pursuant to the negotiation and in anticipation of the 

award, and that the costs were necessary for the efficient and timely 

performance of the scope of work. Such costs are allowable only to the 

extent that they would have been allowable if incurred after the date of the 

award and only with Treasury’s written approval. All costs incurred before 

the Federal awarding agency makes the Federal award are at the recipient’s 

risk. Any pre-award costs should be requested as part of an application 

under this funding opportunity announcement. The applicant must clearly 

describe the proposed pre-award costs in the scope of work and budget 

justification, and provide a compelling justification as to why Treasury 

should approve them. Applicants considering the inclusion of pre-award 
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costs in an application should contact Treasury as soon as possible to 

discuss them. 

3. Proposal costs of the current accounting period normally should be treated 

as indirect costs per 2 C.F.R. § 200.460. Applications including proposal 

costs as direct costs should provide a detailed justification as to the 

appropriateness for charging the proposal costs directly to the prospective 

award. 

H. Other Submission Requirements

All applications must be submitted via the GrantSolutions.gov system at

www.grantsolutions.gov.

Documents that require a signature may be scanned and uploaded into the 

application package. In GrantSolutions.gov, the name of whoever submits the 

application automatically appears as the signature of the Authorized Representative 

on the SF-424. While GrantSolutions.gov will allow anyone enrolled in the system 

to submit an application, Treasury requires that the Authorizing Official, a full-time 

employee, submit the application. Applicants may contact Treasury using the 

contact information provided below in the event of technical difficulties.

V. Application Review Information

A. Evaluation Criteria

This is a noncompetitive grant opportunity. Each application will be evaluated for 

completeness and conformance with the RESTORE Act and Treasury’s 

implementing regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 34 and the Uniform Guidance at 2 

C.F.R. Part 200. Treasury also will evaluate each applicant’s ability to administer 

an award successfully, using information sources such as, the Operational SelfAssessment, audits under the Single Audit Act, and OMB-designated repositories 

of government-wide eligibility qualification or financial integrity information.

B. Review and Selection Process

Treasury will perform an initial eligibility review of applications as they are 

submitted. Treasury also will assess each application for completeness and 

compliance with the requirements of the RESTORE Act, applicable federal 

statutes, regulation s and grant policies. If the application is for a project designed 

to restore or protect natural resources, Treasury will assess whether the applicant 

reasonably demonstrated that the project is based on the best available science as 

defined in the RESTORE Act and Treasury’s final rule at 31 C.F.R. § 34.2. 

Treasury may seek the assistance of governmental and nongovernmental subject-
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matter experts to provide technical input to its best available science review and 

environmental compliance review. Applications will be selected for funding if they 

fulfill all application requirements and funding is available in the applicant’s Trust 

Fund allocation.

C. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

Successful applications will be announced and awarded on a rolling basis as they 

are reviewed. All awards will have a start date of the first day of the month.

D. Review of Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System 

Information (FAPIIS) Data

Treasury, prior to making a Federal award with the total amount of the Federal 

share being greater than the Simplified Acquisition Threshold currently set at 

$250,000 , is required to review and consider any information about the applicant 

that is in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM 

(currently FAPIIS). See 41 U.S.C. § 2313(e)(2)(A). 

Each applicant, at its option, may review information in the designated integrity 

and performance systems accessible through SAM and comment on any 

information about itself that a Federal awarding agency previously entered and is 

currently in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through 

SAM. Treasury will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition to the 

other information in the designated integrity and performance system, in making a 

judgment about the applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record of performance 

under Federal awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants as 

described in 2 C.F.R. § 200.205. 

VI. Award Administration Information

A. Award Notices

Treasury will notify applicants of application determinations via email, either 

directly from Treasury or via email notifications issued through the 

GrantSolutions.gov system. Treasury will provide successful applicants with a 

Notice of Award. Applicants will need to formally accept the award within 30 

days, via the GrantSolutions.gov system, in order for the award to become legally 

binding. Awards must be accepted by the Authorizing Official enrolled in 

GrantSolutions.gov.
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B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements 

Awards made under this announcement are subject to the RESTORE Act, 

Treasury’s regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 34, other applicable federal statutes,

regulations, and grant policies. Below is a list of requirements with which the 

applicant will need to comply. This is a non-exhaustive list. The RESTORE Act 

Standard Terms and Conditions and Program-Specific Terms and Conditions for 

awards under this announcement are posted on Treasury’s RESTORE Act Direct 

Component website. 

1. Lobbying Restrictions at 31 C.F.R. Part 21.

2. Government-wide Debarment and Suspension Requirements at 31 C.F.R. Part 

19.

3. Government-wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace at 31 C.F.R. Part 

20.

4. Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act and regulations at 2 

C.F.R. Part 170.

5. Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 

Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 C.F.R. Part 200 and any Treasury 

regulations implementing these requirements.

6. Award Term for Trafficking in Persons at 2 C.F.R. Part 175.

7. Treasury Title IX regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 28.

8. Treasury Title VI regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 22.

9. Treasury Age Discrimination regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 23.

Special award conditions may be applied to an award under this announcement.

C. Reporting

Applicants who receive awards will be required to file the SF-425 Federal 

Financial Report. Performance reporting also is required via the SF-PPR, the 

RESTORE Act Status of Performance Report, and the RESTORE Act Milestones 

Report. All financial and performance reports must be filed semi-annually via 

GrantSolutions.gov during the grant award’s period of performance, unless a 

special award condition specifies more frequent reporting. The Operational SelfAssessment form must be updated annually. The Recipient also must complete and 

submit to Treasury a report on the status of the real property or interest in real 

property in which the Federal government retains an interest, using a SF-429 Real 

Property Status Report form annually for the first three years of a federal award and 

thereafter every five years until the end of the Estimated Useful Life or time of 

disposition, whichever is less.
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VII. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts

For questions regarding this announcement, please contact the Office of Gulf Coast 

Restoration at restoreact@treasury.gov. 

Information also is available at Treasury’s RESTORE Act Direct Component website.