The proposed amendment to 68-1.003 would address minor changes to Guidelines and forms for the State Wildlife Grants Program. State Wildlife Grants are Federal Grants that provide flow-through funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to non-...

 

FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

68-1.003Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Grants Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendment to Rule 68-1.003, F.A.C. would address minor changes to Guidelines and forms for the State Wildlife Grants Program.

State Wildlife Grants are Federal Grants that provide flow-through funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to non-federal entities. The proposed amendment would address revisions and reformatting to Florida’s State Wildlife Grants Program Guidelines, Budget Forms, and Application Form. These revisions would remove obsolete language and references, provide updated language and references, clarify differences between and procedures of Florida’s State Wildlife Grants program and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Competitive State Wildlife Grants Program, and include new requirements for complete proposals to address changes in 2 CFR 200 and the Federal Grants Tracking System.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida’s State Wildlife Grants Program, which is identified in subsection (11) of the rule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution 327.04, 327.47, and 379.106, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: Art. IV, Sec. 9, Florida Constitution 327.47, 328.72, and 379.106 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: the ADA Coordinator at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Andrea Alden, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Bryant Building Headquarters, 620 S. Meridian St., Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.