[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR923.90]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 923--COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart I--Applications for Program Development or Implementation Grants
 
Sec. 923.90  General.

    Source: 61 FR 33816, June 28, 1996, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) The primary purpose of development grants made pursuant to 
section 305 of the Act is to assist coastal States in the development of 
comprehensive coastal management programs that can be approved by the 
Assistant Administrator. The primary

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purpose of implementation grants made pursuant to section 306 of the Act 
is to assist coastal States in implementing coastal management programs 
following their approval, including especially administrative actions to 
implement enforceable program policies, authorities and other management 
techniques. The purpose of the guidelines in this subpart is to define 
the procedures by which grantees apply for and administer grants under 
the Act. These guidelines shall be used and interpreted in conjunction 
with applicable Federal laws and policies, Department of Commerce grants 
management regulations, policies and procedures, and any other 
applicable directives from the NOAA Grants Management Division and OCRM 
program offices.
    (b) Grants awarded to a State must be expended for the development 
or administration, as appropriate, of a management program that meets 
the requirements of the Act, and in accordance with the terms of the 
award.
    (c) All applications for funding under section 305 or 306 of the 
Act, including proposed work programs, funding priorities and 
allocations are subject to the discretion of the Assistant 
Administrator.
    (d) For purposes of this subpart, the term development grant means a 
grant awarded pursuant to subsection 305(a) of the Act. ``Administrative 
grant'' and ``implementation grant'' are used interchangeably and mean 
grants awarded pursuant to subsection 306(a) of the Act.
    (e) All application and preapplication forms are to be requested 
from and submitted to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Coastal Programs 
Division, 1305 East-West Highway (N/ORM3), Silver Spring, MD 20910.