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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 154 / Friday, August 13, 2021 / Notices State Foresters member roster may be found on https www.stateforesters.org/
who-we-are/our-membership/. All applicants must also send an email to SM.FS.CFP@usda.gov to confirm an application has been submitted for funding consideration.
State Foresters and Tribal government officials shall submit applications, either electronic or hardcopy, to the appropriate Forest Service Region/
Institute contact noted below.
Northern and Intermountain Regions Regions 1 and 4
Janet Valle, USDA Forest Service, 324 25th St., Ogden, UT 84401, 8017103795
mobile, janet.valle@usda.gov Rocky Mountain Region Region 2
CO, KS, NE, SD, WY
Claire Harper, USDA Forest Service, 1617
Cole Boulevard, Bldg. 17, Lakewood, CO
80401, 3038956157 mobile, claire.harper@usda.gov Southwestern Region Region 3
AZ, NM
Laura Moser, USDA Forest Service, 333
Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 9286076040 mobile, laura.moser@
usda.gov Pacific Southwest Region Region 5
CA
Dana Walsh, USDA Forest Service, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592, 5304505555
mobile, dana.walsh@usda.gov Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia and other Pacific Islands Katie Friday, USDA Forest Service, 60
Nowelo St., Hilo, HI 96720, 8087855197
mobile, kathleen.friday@usda.gov Pacific Northwest, and Alaska Regions Regions 6 and 10
AK, OR, WA
Candice Polisky, USDA Forest Service, 1220
SW Third Ave., Portland, OR 97204, 971
7102346 mobile, candice.polisky@
usda.gov
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Southern Region Region 8
AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA
Susan Granbery, USDA Forest Service, 1720
Peachtree Rd. NW, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA
30309, 7708838925 mobile, susan.granbery@usda.gov
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Magaly Figueroa, USDA Forest Service, Jardin Botanico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 009261119, 7873099565
mobile, magaly.figueroa@usda.gov Eastern Region Region 9
CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI, WV
Neal Bungard, USDA Forest Service, 271
Mast Road, Durham, NH 03824, 603833
3287 mobile, neal.bungard@usda.gov
For questions regarding the grant application or administrative regulations, contact Scott Stewart, Program Coordinator, 2024655038, scott.stewart@usda.gov and Nausheen Iqbal, 2025947554, nausheen.iqbal@
usda.gov. Additional information about the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program may be obtained at https www.fs.usda.gov/managingland/private-land/community-forest.
Individuals who use telecommunications devices for the hearing-impaired TDD may call the Federal Relay Service FRS at 1800
8778339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Eligible lands for grants funded under this program are private forest that are at least five acres in size, suitable to sustain natural vegetation, and at least 75 percent forested. The lands must also be threatened by conversion to nonforest uses, must not be held in trust by the United States on behalf of any Indian Tribe, must not be Tribal allotment lands, must be offered for sale by a willing seller, and if acquired by an eligible entity, must provide defined community benefits under CFP and allow public access.
CFDA number 10.689: To address the goals of Section 7A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 16
U.S.C. 2103d as amended, the Forest Service is requesting proposals for community forest projects that protect forest land that has been identified as a national, regional, or local priority for protection and to assist communities in acquiring forestland that will provide public recreation, environmental and economic benefits, and forest-based educational programs.
Detailed information regarding what to include in the application, definitions of terms, eligibility, and necessary prerequisites for consideration can be found in the final program rule, published April 2, 2021 86 FR 17302, which is available at https
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Grant Application Requirements 1. Eligibility Information a. Eligible Applicants. A local governmental entity, Indian Tribe including Alaska Native Corporations, or a qualified nonprofit organization that is qualified to acquire and manage land. Individuals are not eligible to receive funds through this program.
b. Cost Sharing Matching Requirement. All applicants must demonstrate a 50 percent match of the total project cost. The match can include cash, in-kind services, or donations, which shall be from a nonFederal source. For additional information, please see 230.6 of the final rule.
c. DUNS Number. All applicants shall include a Data Universal Numbering System DUNS number in their application. For this requirement, the applicant is the entity that meets the eligibility criteria and has the legal authority to apply for and receive the grant. For assistance in obtaining a DUNS number at no cost, call the DUNS
number request line 18667055711 or register on-line at http
fedgov.dnb.com/webform.
d. System for Award Management. All prospective awardees shall be registered in the System for Award Management prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any grant resulting from this solicitation. Further information can be found at: https
www.sam.gov/SAM/. For assistance, contact the Federal Service Desk 1866
6068220.
2. Award Information Funds have not yet been appropriated for CFP in FY 2022. Individual grant applications may not exceed $600,000, which does not include technical assistance requests. The Federal Governments obligation under this program is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds.
No legal liability on the part of the Government shall be incurred until funds are committed by the grant officer for this program to the applicant in writing. The initial grant period shall be for two years, and acquisition of lands should occur within that timeframe.
Lands acquired prior to the grant award are not eligible for CFP funding. The grant may be reasonably extended by the Forest Service when necessary to accommodate unforeseen circumstances in the land acquisition process. Written annual financial performance reports
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