Transaction Description:
DESCRIPTION:TERRAGRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC (TIFO), THE RECIPIENT, WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE SHOSHONE-PAIUTE (A.K.A. SHO PAI) TRIBE OF THE DUCK VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION LOCATED BETWEEN IDAHO AND NEVADA TO ADAPT NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS). THE NIMS IS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS FAST MOVING MINING PROJECTS IN THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) REVIEW PROCESS, FACILITATING USE OF TRIBAL CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE TO ADDRESS MINING IMPACTS. THE PROJECT WILL ADAPT THREE COMPONENTS OF NIMS (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; COORDINATION; AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES) TO IMPROVE TRIBAL RESPONSE TO NEPA REQUESTS BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING (EJCPS) PROCESS.
THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,000. PREAWARD COSTS ARE APPROVED BACK TO JANUARY 1, 2024. REFER TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ACTIVITIES:THE FOUR ACTIVITIES LISTED BELOW WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THREE YEARS:
WORKSHOPS: EIGHT WORKSHOPS ON THE RAPID RESPONSE STRATEGY;
TRAINING: FIVE TRAINING EVENTS ON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COVERING NEPA PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW, HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, NIMS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) APPLICATION AND TOOLS;
COMMUNITY FORUMS: SIX COMMUNITY FORUMS OVER THE THREE YEARS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY ON THE GRANT EARLY AND THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD;
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: THREE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, BEGINNING WITH BASELINE DATA COLLECTION OF THE TRIBE'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES THEY WANT TO PROTECT, FOLLOWED BY ADAPTING AND REFINEMENT OF THE NIMS TO RESPOND TO MIMING PROJECTS REVIEWED UNDER NEPA.
SUBRECIPIENT:SHO PAI OF DUCK VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION WILL BE A CO-PARTNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, COMMUNITY FORUMS, AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AS SUBAWARDEE IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. THESE FOUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER THREE YEARS AND RESULT IN OUTPUTS (DELIVERABLES) AS LISTED BELOW:
- WORKSHOPS: EIGHT WORKSHOPS ON THE RAPID RESPONSE STRATEGY;
- TRAINING: FIVE TRAINING EVENTS ON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COVERING NEPA PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW, HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, NIMS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) APPLICATION AND TOOLS;
- COMMUNITY FORUMS: SIX COMMUNITY FORUMS OVER THE THREE YEARS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY ON THE GRANT EARLY AND THROUGHOUT THE GRANT PERIOD.
- HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: THREE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, BEGINNING WITH BASELINE DATA COLLECTION OF THE TRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES THEY WANT TO PROTECT, FOLLOWED BY ADAPTING AND REFINEMENT OF THE NIMS TO RESPOND TO MIMING PROJECTS REVIEWED UNDER NEPA.
THE RECIPIENT MUST REPORT ON ITS SUBAWARD MONITORING ACTIVITIES UNDER 2 CFR 200.332(D) AS A SUBAWARDEE, AS NOTED HEREIN (AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS). SHO PAI WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING TO TIFO ON PROGRESS OF ACTIVITIES, AS FOLLOWS: 1. SUMMARIES OF FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS, INCLUDING REPORTS DEMONSTRATING SUBAWARDEE (SUBRECIPIENT) EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS THE SUBRECIPIENT ACHIEVED, AND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS RELATIVE TO GRANT ACTIVITIES; AND ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MEET OUTCOMES, MILESTONES, OR SCHEDULES AND CORRECT ACTIONS . OUTCOMES:THE GRANTEE TIFO WITH ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FROM TRIBE SHO PAI OF DUCK VALLEY INDIAN RESERVATION (DVIR) A SUBAWARDEE TO TIFO, WILL DEVELOP CAPACITY AND TOOLS FOR TRIBE TO EFFECTIVELY AND MORE RAPIDLY RESPOND TO GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED MINING PROJECTS. TIFO AND SHO PAI OF DVIR WILL COLLABORATE TO COMPLETE WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, COMMUNITY FORUMS AND HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AS THEIR DELIVERABLES (OUTPUTS):
COMPLETE EIGHT WORKSHOPS ON THE RAPID RESPONSE STRATEGY TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF SHO PAI TRIBE; COMPLETE FIVE TRAINING EVENTS ON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COVERING NEPA PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW, HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, NIMS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) APPLICATI
