50 CFR § 80.83 - What is the Federal share of allowable costs?

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title: "50 CFR § 80.83 - What is the Federal share of allowable costs?"
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title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "80.83"
section_name: "What is the Federal share of allowable costs?"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE—WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM"
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# 80.83 What is the Federal share of allowable costs?

(a) Except as provided at paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section, the Regional Director must provide at least 10 percent and no more than 75 percent of the allowable costs of a grant-funded project to the fish and wildlife agencies of the 50 States. The Regional Director generally approves any Federal share from 10 to 75 percent as proposed by 1 of the 50 States if the:

(1) Funds are available; and

(2) Application is complete and consistent with laws, regulations, and policies.

(b) The Regional Director may provide funds to the District of Columbia to pay 75 to 100 percent of the allowable costs of a grant-funded project in a program or subprogram authorized by the Sport Fish Restoration Act. The decision on the specific Federal share between 75 and 100 percent will be based on what the Regional Director decides is fair, just, and equitable. The Regional Director may reduce the Federal share to less than 75 percent of allowable project costs only if the District of Columbia provides voluntary committed cost sharing to pay the remaining allowable costs. However, the Regional Director must not reduce the Federal share below 10 percent unless the procedure set forth at paragraph (e) of this section is followed.

(c) The Regional Director may provide funds to pay 75 to 100 percent of the allowable costs of a grant-funded project to the fish and wildlife agency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The decision on the specific Federal share between 75 and 100 percent will be based on what the Regional Director decides is fair, just, and equitable. The Regional Director may reduce the Federal share to less than 75 percent of allowable project costs only if the Commonwealth voluntarily provides cost sharing to pay the remaining allowable costs. However, the Regional Director must not reduce the Federal share below 10 percent unless the procedure set forth at paragraph (e) of this section is followed.

(d) The Regional Director must provide funds to pay 100 percent of the allowable costs of a grant-funded project to a fish and wildlife agency of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. The Service is required to waive all cost sharing requirements for these insular areas.

(e) The Regional Director may waive the 10-percent minimum Federal share of allowable costs if the State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territory requests a waiver and provides compelling reasons to justify why it is necessary for the Federal Government to fund less than 10 percent of the allowable costs of a project.

(f) The Regional Director must provide no more than 90 percent of the allowable costs of a project to a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia for the purposes of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range when the agency identifies a project that meets the criteria for 90/10/5 activities.