Comparison of BIG Tier 1--State and BIG Tier 2--National Grants------------------------------------------------------------------------
BIG Tier 2--
(a) What actions are eligible Those listed at Those listed at
for funding? Sec. 86.11. Sec. 86.11
except Sec.
86.11(a)(7).(b) What is the amount of Each year we make We may limit
Federal funds I can receive in at least $200,000 funding to a
one BIG grant? available to each maximum award of
State. We may $1.5 million. We
increase the may increase the
award that States maximum funding
may request you may request
annually to an if enough funds
amount above are available and
$200,000 if it is
enough funds are advantageous to
available and it the program
is advantageous mission. We
to the program announce each
mission. We year in the
announce each annual NOFO
year in the posted at http://
annual NOFO www.grants.gov
posted at http:// the recommended
www.grants.gov maximum Federal
the maximum funds you may
Federal funds you request.
may request.(c) How many grant applications Each State can No limit.
can I submit each year? only request up
to the annual
funding limit
each year. You
can do this by
sending in one
grant application
with one project
or multiple
projects. The
Regional WSFR
Office may ask a
State with
multiple projects
to prepare a
separate grant
request for each
project, as long
as the total of
all projects does
not exceed the
annual funding
limit.
(d) How does the Service choose We fund a single We score each
grant applications for funding? grant or multiple grant application
grants per State according to
up to the maximum ranking criteria
annual funding at Sec. 86.51.
amount for that We recommend
year. applications,
based on scores
and available
funding, to the
Director. The
Director selects
the applications
for award.------------------------------------------------------------------------