FY 2022 Funding Guidance & Allocations

MEMORANDUM FOR: Commonwealth, State, and Territorial Coastal Program Managers
TO:

William B. Kearse
Performing the Duties Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Administrative Officer for the National Ocean Service

THROUGH:

Joelle Gore
Chief, Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management

FROM:

Kim Penn
Program Manager, Coastal Communities Program, Office for Coastal
Management

SUBJECT:

Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Guidance and Allocations:
Coastal Zone Management Act Sections 306/306A and 309

signed by
KEARSE.WILLIAM Digitally
KEARSE.WILLIAM.B.1044507338
.B.1044507338 Date: 2022.05.12 09:43:56 -04'00'

This guidance is based on the funding levels contained in the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated
Appropriations Act (Public Law 117-103). This memorandum provides guidance on the
allocation and uses of these funds. If you have any questions about this guidance, please contact
Kim Penn at (301) 801-4540, or by email at [email protected].
Fiscal Year 2022 Coastal Zone Management Funding *
Section 306/306A/309*
NOAA Assessments
Total

$79,000,000
-$79,000
$78,921,000

* Figures reflect the appropriation of $79,000,000, as authorized by the Fiscal Year 2022
Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 117-103), less a NOAA-wide assessment for the
Hollings Scholarship Program totaling $79,000.

Overview
The 2022 allocation reflects the use of coastal population numbers taken from the 2010 U.S.
Census for “coastal counties” or their equivalent jurisdictions, which was vetted with the state
and territorial coastal management programs.
Section 306/306A and Section 309 Allotments
After the NOAA adjustments, $78,921,000 in appropriated funds is available in Fiscal Year 2022
for Sections 306/306A and 309. The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) requires that
between 10 and 20 percent of the Section 306/309 appropriation be directed toward Section 309,
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up to a maximum of $10,000,000. The Office for Coastal Management has directed $10,000,000
of the appropriation toward Section 309, leaving $68,921,000 for Section 306/306A.
In addition, because of the January 2015 finding by NOAA and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency that Oregon has not submitted an approvable coastal nonpoint program under
Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments, NOAA redirected a total of
$745,800, or 30 percent, of the Oregon Fiscal Year 2022 Section 306/306A allocation to the 24
states with approved coastal nonpoint pollution control programs, as directed by statute (16
U.S.C. 1455b(c)(3)). Only those states with coastal nonpoint pollution control programs
approved by January 30, 2022, will receive a portion of the redirected funds. Programs with
coastal nonpoint pollution control programs approved after January 30, 2022, will be eligible for
redirected funds the following year. The recipients of these redirected funds are encouraged, but
not required, to undertake projects and tasks that support the protection of coastal waters and
habitats from nonpoint sources of pollution.
The Section 306/306A funds, including the redirected funds described above, require a one-toone match and are available to states and territories with federally approved coastal management
programs. State and territorial allocations are provided in the attached table (Attachment 1).
Those states and territories that have successfully completed Section 309 assessments and
strategies are eligible for Section 309 funding. These funds require no match. A total of
$8,500,000 of the Section 309 funds is awarded through the weighted formula. The primary
focus of these Section 309 funds will be to implement the second year of the approved 20212025 strategies. In addition, $1,500,000 of the Section 309 funds will be awarded as Projects of
Special Merit. These projects are selected through a competitive process and will be funded
through separate awards.
The Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 117-103) includes a
provision authorizing the partial or full waiver of cost-sharing requirements under Section 315.
This waiver is based upon need, and will not be automatically granted for Fiscal Year 2022
funds. Please reference the Office for Coastal Management’s Fiscal Year 2022 CZM and
NERRS Match Waiver Guidance (March 23, 2022) for the process for requesting need-based
match waivers.
Coastal Zone Management Act Performance Measurement System
Coastal programs are required to report on CZMA performance measures annually, using the
current version of the CZMA Performance Measurement System Guidance. Reporting should be
done through the CZMA Performance Measurement System database. For questions regarding
these performance measures, please contact Liz Mountz at [email protected].
Section 312 Evaluation Metrics and 312 Evaluations
During Fiscal Year 2017, each coastal management program identified three performance
measures associated with five-year targets. That cycle will be ending in Fiscal Year 2022, and
it is now time to update these measures with new measures. During the Fiscal Year 2022
award period, each coastal management program should select three existing CZMA
performance measures for which they already report in the CZMA performance measures
database. A five-year target for the federal Fiscal Years 2023-2027 should be identified for
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each of the three measures. Data collection for the next five-year evaluation metrics will cover
the time period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028—or October 1, 2023, to September 20,
2028, consistent with award start dates. Reporting for the next five-year evaluation metrics
will start either July 1, 2024, or October 1, 2024, respectively. Please include language in a
new or existing task describing your program’s plan to develop the next set of evaluation
metrics.
Coastal management programs will report on these measures annually through the existing
CZMA Performance Measurement System. It is highly likely that at least one of the three
performance metrics must be the national hazards measure. Note: Official guidance on these
measures will be forthcoming in July 2022 from the Office for Coastal Management’s Policy,
Planning, and Communications Program.
Coastal programs that will have a Section 312 evaluation in Fiscal Year 2022 should include
language in a new or existing task describing the program’s participation in the evaluation.
Coastal programs that will have a Section 312 evaluation in Fiscal Year 2023 should include
language in a new or existing task describing the program’s preparation to participate in the
evaluation (submission of the standard pre-evaluation information request, etc.).
For questions regarding 312 evaluations and evaluation metrics, please contact Michael Migliori
at [email protected].
Support of Strategic Priorities
CZMA Section 306 and 309 funds should support NOAA’s strategic priorities and be consistent
with the priorities of the CZMA. NOAA worked with state coastal programs to develop
the National Coastal Zone Management Program Strategic Plan 2018-2023. Consistent with the
strategic plan, coastal management programs are encouraged to use their Section 306 funds in
part to support the following:
● Effectively plan and prepare for change, including environmental and demographic
changes and emerging uses of coastal and ocean resources, to strengthen coastal
economies and minimize risks from coastal hazards.
● Protect, preserve, and restore coastal and ocean ecosystems for use and enjoyment by all,
including considerations of equity and justice, and facilitate the adoption of nature-based
infrastructure solutions.
● Strengthen the national coastal management network and grow partnerships to enhance
capacity for, and visibility of, coastal management.
Multi-year Awards
Fifteen states and territories (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Delaware,
Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin) agreed to work with the Office for
Coastal Management in Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 in the fourth round of piloting multi-year
awards.
States using multi-year awards should develop applications with two-year budgets, with a five
percent increase to Section 306/306A in the second-year budget to accommodate any budget
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fluctuations and adjustments between years. This does not mean that the award allocations will
increase in Fiscal Year 2023, but it will eliminate the need for submitting an award amendment if
the budget increases by up to five percent; conversely, minor reductions in the budget do not
require an amendment. The Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Guidance and Allocations will include the
final allocations for the second year of the multi-year awards, and the Office for Coastal
Management will work with pilot states to develop any necessary budget revisions.
Application Procedures
All applications should be submitted electronically via the grants.gov website on or before the
date listed in Attachment 2 of this memorandum.
States that are applying for one-year funding should use the Coastal and Marine Management
Program (CAMMP) system to develop their final application. Draft applications may be
prepared in CAMMP or in a word format outside of the CAMMP system and then pasted in.
Notice Information
According to the CZMA, the secretary of commerce may make grants to eligible coastal states.
Coastal states are defined as states that are in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic
Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of the Great Lakes. For the
purposes of the CZMA, the term also includes Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
Attachments
cc:

Keelin Kuipers, Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management
John King, Chief, Business Operations, Office for Coastal Management
Arlene Simpson-Porter, Director, NOAA Grants Management Division
Derek Brockbank, Executive Director, Coastal States Organization

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Attachment 1
Fiscal Year 2022 Allocations for CZMA Sections 306/306A and 309
State/Territory
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Northern Mariana
Islands
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
TOTALS

1,615,000
0
990,000
2,486,000
2,150,000
1,490,000
2,486,000
2,486,000
1,006,000
2,417,000
2,486,000
1,128,000
2,486,000
2,486,000
2,486,000
2,486,000
2,486,000
1,110,000
1,309,000
1,105,000
2,486,000
2,486,000
2,486,000

306
Oregon
Redirect
0
0
19,000
38,000
33,000
24,000
38,000
38,000
19,000
0
0
0
0
38,000
38,000
38,000
0
18,000
0
22,000
38,000
38,000
38,000

1,067,000
1,956,000
2,486,000
1,891,000
2,440,000
1,539,000
2,486,000
2,486,000
1,053,000
2,486,000
2,486,000
2,393,000
68,921,000

19,000
30,000
-745,800
29,000
35,800
26,000
38,000
0
19,000
38,000
0
34,000
0

306/306A
Base

1,615,000
0
1,009,000
2,524,000
2,183,000
1,514,000
2,524,000
2,524,000
1,025,000
2,417,000
2,486,000
1,128,000
2,486,000
2,524,000
2,524,000
2,524,000
2,486,000
1,128,000
1,309,000
1,127,000
2,524,000
2,524,000
2,524,000

309
Weighted
Formula
92,000
0
79,000
530,000
141,000
89,000
530,000
271,000
79,000
159,000
0
82,000
530,000
406,000
471,000
329,000
503,000
0
86,000
81,000
458,000
530,000
395,000

Fiscal
Year 2022
Total
1,707,000
0
1,088,000
3,054,000
2,324,000
1,603,000
3,054,000
2,795,000
1,104,000
2,576,000
2,486,000
1,210,000
3,016,000
2,930,000
2,995,000
2,853,000
2,989,000
1,128,000
1,395,000
1,208,000
2,982,000
3,054,000
2,919,000

1,086,000
1,986,000
1,740,200
1,920,000
2,475,800
1,565,000
2,524,000
2,486,000
1,072,000
2,524,000
2,486,000
2,427,000
68,921,000

81,000
123,000
204,000
116,000
0
90,000
349,000
530,000
0
529,000
480,000
157,000
8,500,000

1,167,000
2,109,000
1,944,200
2,036,000
2,475,800
1,655,000
2,873,000
3,016,000
1,072,000
3,053,000
2,966,000
2,584,000
77,421,000

Total
306/306A

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Attachment 2
2022 Coastal Zone Management Act
Cooperative Agreement Application Schedule

Drafts Due to Office
for Coastal
Management

Office for Coastal
Management
Comments Back to
State

Grants.gov
Submission Deadline

CZM July 1 Starts

February 25, 2022

March 11, 2022

April 8, 2022

CZM Oct 1 Starts

April 8, 2020

April 29, 2022

May 20, 2022

Type of Award

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Attachment 3
Additional Guidance and Reminders
To improve management of the cooperative agreements and be consistent with federal and
NOAA-specific financial requirements, we would like to provide the following reminders and
guidance.
Application Submission
Applications for all awards should be developed in the Coastal and Marine Management
Program (CAMMP) system. CAMMP has been updated to support multi-year applications for
the Fiscal Year 2022 award season. Please contact your liaison or [email protected] if you
run into any problems with CAMMP.
To find the CZMA Federal Funding Opportunity announcement on grants.gov and obtain the
application materials, you need to do the following:
(1) Go to www.grants.gov.
(2) Under the APPLICANTS tab at the top of the page, select “How to Apply for Grants.”
(3) Select “Search for Opportunity Package” on bottom-right of page.
Federal Funding Opportunity numbers will be provided for July 1 and October 1 start dates in an
upcoming email.
Ensure that your state or territory is registered in www.grants.gov. To get general instructions
and links for registering, go to the APPLICANTS tab, then select “Applicant Resources” and
“Organization Registration.”
New registrations can take an average of seven to ten business days to process if you or your
organization already has a Taxpayer Identification Number or an Employer Identification
Number. Otherwise, the process can take up to two and a half weeks to complete. Applicants are
strongly encouraged not to wait until the application deadline date to begin the application
process through www.grants.gov.
To enable the use of a universal identifier and to enhance the quality of information available to
the public as required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, 31 U.S.C.
6101, to the extent applicable, any proposal awarded in response to this announcement will be
required to use the System for Award Management (SAM), which may be accessed online at
www.sam.gov/SAM/.
Each applicant, unless excepted under 2 C.F.R. 25.110, is required to be registered in SAM
before submitting an application, provide a valid Unique Entity Identifier in the application, and
continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during
which it has an active federal award or application under consideration by a federal agency. A
federal agency may not make an award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all
applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements, and if the applicant has not fully
complied by the time the agency is ready to make an award, the agency may determine that the
applicant is not qualified to receive an award and may use that determination as a basis for
making an award to another applicant.
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Please note, on April 4, 2022, the U.S. government will switch from using the DUNS Number to
a new Unique Entity ID, also known as a UEI. Systems such as SAM.Gov will require use of the
UEI after April 4, 2022. See SAM.Gov for more information. Current SAM.gov registrants have
already been assigned their Unique Entity Identifier (SAM) and can view it within SAM.gov.
Award Administration
Programs with multiple CZM awards open simultaneously must allocate and account for staff
and fringe time for each open award. Specifically, each open award must have actual or an
estimate of staff time allocated to the award for project work performed and, at minimum,
proportional staff time allocated in order to account for award management and other
administrative activities. We encourage you to work with your coastal management liaison and
NOAA’s Grants Management Division to determine how best to account for award
administrative time within each open award.
Budget Narrative Guidance
NOAA’s Grants Management Division has developed a detailed Budget Narrative Guidance that
provides additional details regarding the information that grants officers are looking for when
reviewing applications.
306A Construction Projects
NOAA worked with a team of state coastal program staff to revise the 306A guidance and
checklist during 2017-2018. The updated 306A guidance and associated 306A Project
Questionnaire were finalized in 2019. States and territories should use the project
questionnaire for all newly proposed projects, including for 306A projects proposed through a
change of scope to the award or a Special Award Condition (Specific Award Conditions) release.
Your coastal management liaison and the Office for Coastal Management’s environmental
compliance team can provide advice and guidance regarding information necessary to complete
environmental compliance reviews.
For those undertaking Section 306A construction projects, all new construction and alteration
projects must comply with the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act standards (see
https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards. Also see Department of Justice
information and technical assistance at https://www.ada.gov/2010ADAstandards_index.htm.
Recipients are reminded that for any CZMA Section 306A construction or acquisition project,
NOAA Special Award Conditions require that temporary (during construction) and permanent
signage be placed at the site to identify the project and indicate that the project is being funded
under the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management, in
conjunction with the state coastal management program. See Coastal Zone Management Act
Section 306A Guidance on page 28.
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006 Requirements
Since 2011, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 requires “Prime
Grant Recipients” of federal awards, including CZMA recipients, that provide sub-awards
greater than or equal to $25,000, to adhere to FFATA subaward reporting requirements, as
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outlined in the Office of Management and Budget guidance issued August 27, 2010. The prime
awardee (i.e., the CZMA program) is required to file a FFATA subaward report, through the
FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS), “by the end of the month following the month in
which the prime recipient awards any sub-grant greater than or equal to $25,000.” All awardees
of applicable grants and cooperative agreements are required to report to the Federal Subaward
Reporting System (FSRS) at www.fsrs.gov on all subawards over $25,000.
The sub-awardee is not required to report information to FSRS. Reporting of information
regarding executive compensation data for sub-awardees, or any other information associated
with subawards, is the responsibility of the prime recipient. The sub-awardee, however, does
have an obligation to provide to the prime grant awardee all information required for such
reporting.
“Subawards” are defined as either subcontracts, or grants-specific subawards. A “subcontract,”
means “a subcontract awarded directly by a contractor to furnish supplies or services (including
construction) for performance of a prime contract, but excludes supplier agreements with
vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that would normally be
applied to a contractor’s general and administrative expenses or indirect cost.” For grants, a
“subaward” means “a legal instrument to provide support for the performance of any portion of
the substantive project or program for which the recipient received the award.”
For more information such as user guides, FAQs, and an online demonstration, please see the
FSRS website www.fsrs.gov.

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