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American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Funding of Interest to
Wyoming Agriculture
I. United States Department of Agriculture
A. Forest Service
1. Allocation $1,150,000,000
a) $650,000,000 – “…for priority road, bridge and trail maintenance
and decommissioning, including related watershed restoration and
ecosystem enhancement projects; facilities improvement, maintenance
and renovation, remediation of abandoned mine sites; and support
costs necessary to carry out this work.”
(a) $6,590,000 – CaribouTarghee Road Maintenance
/Aquatic Passage Project – Approximately 147 miles of roads,
located in seven distressed counties in Idaho and Wyoming will
receive replacement, improvement and removal of aquatic
passage barriers.
b) $500,000,000 “Wildland Fire Management”
(1) $250,000,000 – “…hazardous fuels reduction, forest health
protection, rehabilitation, and hazard mitigation activities on Federal
lands…”
(2) $250,000,000 – “…, is for State and private forestry activities
including hazardous fuels reduction, forest health and ecosystem
improvement activities on State and private lands…”
(a) Funds provided for activities on State and private
lands shall not be subject to matching or cost share
requirements.
B. Farm Service Agency
1. Allocation $243,807,000
a) $50,000,000 – “for the purpose of maintaining and modernizing
the information technology system.”
b) $193,807,000 – “FARM OPERATING LOANS”
Updated (05/06/09)
(1) $173,367,000 – “…principle amount of direct farm operating
loans under section 311 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act.
(a) Wyoming Farm Service Agency received $1,414,550 to
pay for 103(thirteen) approved loan requests. (David
Gunderson, Wyoming FSA)
(2) $20,440,000 – “For the cost of direct farm operating loans,
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C 661a)
c) Wyoming’s Share $1,414,550
(1) Approved Grants by State
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=landin
g&topic=rdol
C. Natural Resource Conservation Service
1. Allocation $340,000,000
a) $290,000,000 – “…for “Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations”
(1) $145,000,000 – “is necessary expenses to purchase and
restore floodplain easements as authorized by section 403 of the
Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C 2203)
(a) “except that no more than $30,000,000 of the amount
provided for the purchase of floodplain easements may be
obligated for projects in any one state.)
(2) That such funds shall be allocated to projects that can be fully
funded and completed with funds appropriated by this Act.
b) $50,000,000 – “For an additional amount for “Watershed
Rehabilitation Program”
(1) That such funds shall be allocated to projects that can be fully
funded and completed with funds appropriated by this Act.
c) Wyoming’s Share $0
(1) Approved Grants by State for REHABILITATING FLOOD
CONTROL STRUCTURES
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?con
tentidonly=true&contentid=2009/04/0088.xml
Updated (05/06/09)
(2) Approved Grants by State for VITAL WATERSHED
PROJECTS
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?con
tentidonly=true&contentid=2009/04/0110.xml
D. Agricultural Research Service
1. Allocation $176,000,000
a) “…for work on deferred maintenance at Agricultural Research
Service facilities;”
E. Agricultural Disaster Assistance Transition
1. Allocation $794,000,000
a) $744,000,000 1 2 – “FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT. Section
531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act eligible producers on a farm
that met the requirements are eligible to receive, a disaster assistance
payment under this section for a production loss during the 2008 crop
year.”
(1) (Payment based on a formula using yield, market price,
percentages of yield lost, single crop‐year loss vs. multiple crop‐year
loss, met standards of crop maintenance, over what insurance paid...)
b) $50,000,000 – “…to assist eligible aquaculture producers for
losses associated with high feed input costs during the 2008 calendar
year.”
F. Foreign Agricultural Service
1. Allocation $202,500,000 1 2
a) $202,500,000 – “…The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 has reauthorized the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
(TAAF) program which expired on December 31, 2007.
(a) This Act provides for important changes to the
eligibility requirements and benefits of the program with cash
payments linked to the development of a longterm business
adjustment plan. http://www.fas.usda.gov/ITP/TAA/taa.asp
(b) Program updates will be posted at
http://www.fas.usda.gov/ITP/TAA/taa.asp
Updated (05/06/09)
II. United States Department of Interior
A. Bureau of Reclamation
1. Allocation $1,000,000,000
a) $10,000,000 Colorado River Salinity Opportunity Control
Funding Projects that will control nearly 12,000 tons of salt that would
otherwise enter the Colorado River system are being solicited from
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah Arizona and Nevada utilizing $10 million in
funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The number
of projects and locations will be determined when grant awards are
made following the proposal submission due date of May 14, 2009, and
subsequent award date no later than June 30, 2009. A Funding
Opportunity Announcement seeking salinity control projects was posted
on March 31, 2009, on http://www.grants.gov.
b) $126,000,000 – “…for water reclamation and reuse projects
authorized…” under Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program
(1) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the
planning, design, and construction of five water reclamation and
reuse projects.
(2) Develop a program that would identify other water recycling
opportunities throughout the 17 Western states, and to conduct
appraisal‐level and feasibility‐level studies to determine if those
opportunities are worthy of implementation.
(3) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct research and construct
demonstration facilities.
c) =>$50,000,000 – “…for programs, projects and activities
authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act”
(1) The Act set terms and conditions for completing the Central
Utah Project, which diverts stores and delivers large quantities of
water from numerous Utah rivers to meet the needs of central Utah's
citizens.
(a) http://recovery.doi.gov/docs/bor/factsheets/cupca.pdf
d) $60,000,000 – “…used for rural water projects and shall be
expended primarily on water intake and treatment facilities…”
e) $10,000,000 – “…used for a bureauwide inspection of canals
program in urbanized areas…”
Updated (05/06/09)
f) Wyoming’s Share $0 (may vary with grant programs)
(1) Approved Projects List http://recovery.doi.gov/bor/
B. Bureau of Land Management
1. Allocation $320,000,000
a) $125,000,000 – “…for activities on all Bureau of Land
Management lands including maintenance, rehabilitation, and
restoration of facilities, property, trails and lands and for remediation
of abandoned mines and wells,”
b) $180,000,000 – “…for activities on all Bureau of Land
Management lands including construction, reconstruction,
decommissioning and repair of roads, bridges, trails, property, and
facilities and for energy efficient retrofits of existing facilities.”
c) $15,000,000 – “…for hazardous fuels reduction.”
d) Wyoming’s Share $22,805,000
(1) Approved Projects List http://recovery.doi.gov/press/wp‐
content/uploads/2009/05/blm‐recovery‐act‐projects.pdf
C. Fish and Wildlife Service
1. Allocation $280,000,000
a) $165,000,000 – “…for deferred maintenance, construction, and
capital improvement projects on national wildlife refuges and national
fish hatcheries and for high priority habitat restoration projects…”
b) $115,000,000 – “…for construction, reconstruction, and repair of
roads, bridges, property, and facilities and for energy efficient retrofits
of existing facilities.”
c) Wyoming’s Share $6,517,000
(1) Approved Projects List http://recovery.doi.gov/press/wp‐
content/uploads/2009/04/fws‐by‐state‐and‐unit‐04‐24‐09.pdf
Updated (05/06/09)
D. National Park Service
1. Allocation $750,000,000
a) $146,000,000 – “…for deferred maintenance of facilities and
trails and for other critical repair and rehablilitation projects.”
b) $589,000,000 – “…for repair and restoration of roads;
construction of facilities, including energy efficient retrofits of existing
facilities; equipment replacement; preservation and repair of historical
resources.”
c) Wyoming’s Share $32,260,000
(1) Approved Projects List
http://recovery.doi.gov/docs/nps/nps_state_projects.pdf
1 Allocations based on United States Department of Agriculture
2 Mandatory funding; reflects CBO scoring
Updated (05/06/09)
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