[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10740-10741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4007]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of FY 2001 grant round--UPARR rehabilitation grants.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of grant funds under 
the Rehabilitation phase of the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery 
(UPARR) Program and provides information on the application process 
including eligible recipients and deadlines for submission of 
proposals.

DATES: NPS will accept preapplications on or before June 18, 2001.

ADDRESSES: See Supplementary Information section for NPS addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Strum, Chief, Recreation 
Programs Division, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 
1849 ``C'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240; (202) 565-1200 or 1129.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Fiscal Year 2001, $28,836,000 is 
available for funding of Rehabilitation projects under the Urban Park 
and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-625). NPS will consider 
proposals for funding projects with a dollar limit of $500,000 (Federal 
share of total project cost). Grants made in any one State shall not 
exceed in the aggregate 15 percent of the total available ($4,325,400). 
Preapplications must be received by the appropriate NPS field office by 
no later than (120 days from date of publication), 2001.
    Rehabilitation grants will be targeted to rehabilitate existing 
neighborhood recreation areas and facilities which have deteriorated to 
the point where health and safety are endangered or the community's 
range of quality recreation service is impaired. Proposals must be 
designed to provide recreation services within a specified area 
identified by the applicant. Proposals may identify improvements at 
multiple sites or facilities, each of which must be individually 
addressed. Grants may be used to remodel, rebuild, or develop existing 
outdoor or indoor recreation areas and facilities.
    Eligible Jurisdictions: Eligible urban jurisdictions which have an 
approved Recovery Action Program (RAP) on file with and approved by NPS 
will be eligible to compete for Rehabilitation grant funds. If a 
jurisdiction's RAP plan expired since FY 1995, the chief elected 
official of that jurisdiction may submit either (1) a new or updated 
RAP for NPS review and approval, or (2) a letter of recertification. A 
letter of recertification must state that no significant changes have 
occurred in its assessment and action plan, and that the RAP remains 
current as a guide to community action and decision-making. In those 
cases where a jurisdiction has never submitted a RAP for participation 
in the UPARR program or its previously approved RAP plan expired prior 
to FY 1995, the chief elected official of that jurisdiction may submit 
either (1) a new or updated RAP for NPS review and approval, or (2) 
copies of current budget, planning or other documents that reflect the 
jurisdiction's recreation priorities, policies, actions and decision-
making processes; which when taken together, either satisfactorily 
update the pre-1995 RAP for the purposes of recertification or 
otherwise satisfies the RAP planning requirements for participation in 
the FY 2001 grant round. NPS may accept a recertification or approve 
the alternative RAP documentation through December 31, 2002, after 
which a new RAP is required. Additional urban jurisdictions meeting the 
criteria described in 36 CFR Part 72, Appendix A, and having been 
approved as discretionary applicants by NPS, may also compete. All 
projects must be in accord with the priorities outlined in the 
recertified or approved RAP document.
    Grant Implementation and Timing: Grantees must comply with all 
applicable Federal laws and regulations for the UPARR program, which 
includes completion of a final grant agreement within 120 days of a 
grant offer based on NPS evaluation of preapplications submitted for 
consideration.
    Preapplication Requirements: The chief elected officials applying 
for UPARR grants will be required to certify, in the preapplication, 
that the grantee will comply with all requirements of the UPARR 
program. Applicants must certify that they have adequate control and 
tenure over properties to be assisted through UPARR and must identify 
in their applications the type of control they have over those 
properties. Additional requirements are outlined in the ``UPARR 
Preappplication Handbook''

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available from the NPS field offices (or on the internet at http://www.ncrc.nps.gov/uparr).
    Matching Requirements: UPARR Rehabilitation grants are awarded on a 
70/30 (Federal/local) matching basis. As an incentive for state 
involvement in the program, the Federal Government will match, dollar 
for dollar, state contributions to the local share of the total project 
cost, up to 15 percent of the approved grant. The Federal share is 
limited to no more than 85 percent of the approved grant cost and the 
overall dollar limitations established above for Rehabilitation grants.
    Pass-Through Funding: At the discretion of the applicant 
jurisdiction, grants may be transferred, in whole or in part, to 
independent general or special purpose local governments, private 
nonprofit agencies or community groups, and county or regional park 
authorities that provide recreation opportunities to the general 
population within the jurisdictional boundaries of the applicant 
jurisdiction. In such situations, the applicant jurisdiction will bear 
full legal responsibility and liability for passed-through funds.
    Post-Completion Requirements: In accordance with Section 1010 of 
the UPARR Act of 1978, assisted properties may not be converted to 
other than public recreation use without the prior approval of NPS and 
the replacement of the converted site or facility with one of 
reasonably equivalent usefulness and location. This provision applies 
to all Rehabilitation projects.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Interested jurisdictions should 
consult their NPS field office for further information including grant 
round schedule and for technical assistance in applying for funding. 
The NPS field offices are listed below:

Northeast (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV)
    Stewardship and Partnerships Team, Philadelphia Support Office, 
National Park Service, 200 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, 
PA 19106, Tele: (215) 597-9195

Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VI)
    Recreation Programs, Southeast Regional Office, National Park 
Service, Atlanta Federal Center, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street, 
S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303, Tele: (404) 562-3175

Midwest (AR, AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, 
OK, SD, TX, UT, WI, WY)
    Partnerships--Grants, Midwest Regional Office, National Park 
Service, 1709 Jackson Street, Omaha, NE 68102-2571, Tele: (402) 221-
3358, 3292, 3205

Pacific West (AS, CA, CM, GU, HI, NV)
    Planning and Partnerships Team, Pacific Great Basin Support 
Office, National Park Service, Suite 600, 600 Harrison Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94107-1372, Tele: (415) 427-1445 or 1324

(AK, ID, OR, WA)
    Partnerships Programs, Columbia Cascades Support Office, 
National Park Service, 909 First Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-1060, 
Tele: (206) 220-4126

    Dated: January 25, 2001.
D. Thomas Ross,
Assistant Director, Recreation and Conservation.
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