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Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure (Section 592) - ARRA
Assistance may be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in Mississippi, including projects for wastewater treatment
Fiscal Year 2009: City of Tupelo, City of Macon, Town of Richton, and City of Pascagoula.
Fiscal Year 2010: Jackson County Wastewater Authority.
Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available
The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the United States through five major areas: peacekeeping and war-fighting efforts, Homeland Security, evacuation and humanitarian causes.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
This program is to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Mississippi.
Assistance may be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in Mississippi, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, elimination or control of combined sewer overflow, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.
Assistance may be provided only for projects that are publically owned and the Non-Federal interest must enter into a written agreement to furnish its required cooperation for the project.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
None.
Beneficiary Eligibility
None.
Credentials/Documentation
Cost documentation is required. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required.
An environmental impact assessment is required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedures
Before providing assistance under this section, the Secretary of the Army shall enter into a project cooperation agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and construction of the project to be carried out with the assistance.
Deadlines
Not Applicable.
Authorization
Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Section 592, Public Law 106-53, 113 Stat. 379.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching Requirements: Percent: 25.%.
This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
When appropriated. Funds expire for purposes of obligation on 30 September 2010. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Assistance is incrementally released based on periodically submitted cost documentation.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
See Section 1512 of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).
No cash reports are required.
No progress reports are required.
No expenditure reports are required.
No performance monitoring is required.
Audits
No audits are required for this program.
Records
No Data Available.
Financial Information
Account Identification
96-3134-0-0-000.
Obigations
(Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 09 $6,568,733; FY 10 est $24,622,213; FY 11 est $0
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No Data Available.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices.
Headquarters Office
Lee Tew, 441 G Street, NW , Washington, District of Columbia 20314 Email: Donnie.L.Tew@usace.army.mil Phone: (202) 761-1504.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Projects are requested by the public entities and these projects are prioritized by criteria based on non-compliance sewer or water systems with federal, state, and local governement requirements; poverty/low income communities; public facilities affected, number of people impacted; project cost; and emergent issue projects.
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