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Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant

Grantor:
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Portal ID:
13877
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The objective of the Local Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant Program is to award grants to Native American tribal governments, counties, cities, and special districts in order to pre-position (pre-stage) response equipment to protect economic and environmental resources in the event of an oil spill.

Description:

The Local Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant Program is administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response.  The objective of this grant program is to award grants to Native American tribal governments, counties, cities, and special districts in order to pre-position (pre-stage) response equipment to protect economic and environmental resources that are located within or immediately adjacent to waters of the state, as defined in California Government Code (of Section 8670.8). 

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response is seeking grant applications on a continous bases with available funding totaling $400,000.  All eligible agencices are encouraged to apply. 

Grant requires a submission of an application available at: https://wildlife.ca.gov/OSPR/Local-Government-Outreach   

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Government entity or tribe may apply.  This includes cities, Counties, counties, fire departments, port districts, and public utility districts.  

Eligible Geographies:

Applicants must be located within or immediately adjacent to waters of the state, and must have substantial threat of an oil spill occurring, as defined in Californa Government Code (Section 8670.8).

Matching Funding Requirement:

No matching fund requirements.

Important Dates

Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
Ongoing
Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
Continous
Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Continous

Funding Details

Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
Funding Source: The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
Funding Method: The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Cindy Murphy, 1-916-616-4515, cindy.murphy@wildlife.ca.gov

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