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Proposal 200731400: Regional Consolidation of Habitat Restoration Project Information From Multiple Funding Sources with Dissemination Through the StreamNet Website

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Table of Contents
Part 1. Administration and Budgeting
Section 1: General Administrative
Section 2: Project Location
Section 3: Project Species
Section 4: Past Accomplishments
Section 5: Relationship to Other Projects
Section 6: Biological Objectives
Section 7: Work Elements
Section 8: Budget
Section 9: Project Future
Section 10: Documents
Part 2. Reviews
Part 1 of 2. Administration and Budgeting
Section 1: General Administrative Information
Process Information:
Date Proposal Submitted & Finalized Status Form Generator
January 10, 2006 Finalized Mike Banach

Proposal Type: New
Proposal Number: 200731400
Proposal Name: Regional Consolidation of Habitat Restoration Project Information From Multiple Funding Sources with Dissemination Through the StreamNet Website
Agency, Institution or Organization: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC)
Short Description: Detailed information on habitat restoration projects is maintained by the multiple sources of project funding, but there is currently no way to review consolidated information in a common format. This will obtain data across agencies and disseminate.
Information Transfer: Data compiled by this project will be incorporated into the StreamNet database and made available via the StreamNet on-line query system at http://www.streamnet.org. As time permits and on request, we will assist data users with conversion of data in the StreamNet format to their own formats.
 
Project Proposal Contacts
Contact Organization Address Phone/Email Roles Notes
Form Submitter
Mike Banach Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 205 SE Spokane St Suite 100
Portland OR 97202-6413
Ph: 503.559.3152
Fax: 503.595.3232
Email: mike_banach@psmfc.org
Form Submitter
All Assigned Contacts
Bruce Schmidt Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 205 SE Spokane St Suite 100
Portland OR 97202-6413
Ph: 503.595.3100
Fax: 503.595.3232
Email: bruce_schmidt@psmfc.org
Form Submitter
Project Lead

Section 2: Project Location
Sponsor Province: Mainstem/Systemwide ARG Province: No Change
Sponsor Subbasin: Systemwide ARG Subbasin: No Change
Location(s) at which the action will be implemented
Latitude Longitude Waterbody Location Description County/State Subbasin Primary?
Primary focus is data from within the anadromous zone of the Columbia River basin. Data from other areas may be included as a by-product because exclusion of those data could require extra effort. , Idaho None Selected No
Primary focus is data from within the Columbia River basin. Data from other areas may be included as a by-product because exclusion of those data could require extra effort. , Montana None Selected No
Primary focus is data from within the anadromous zone of the Columbia River basin. Data from other areas may be included as a by-product because exclusion of those data could require extra effort. , Oregon None Selected No
Primary focus is data from within the anadromous zone of the Columbia River basin. Data from other areas may be included as a by-product because exclusion of those data could require extra effort. , Washington None Selected No

Section 3: Focal Species
Focal Species:
Primary Secondary Additional Species
All Anadromous Salmonids
Resident Fish

Section 4: Past Accomplishments
Past Accomplishments for Each Fiscal Year of This Project This proposal is for funding a new project, and has no past accomplishments.

Section 5: Relationships to Other Projects
Other Current Projects Related to this Project (any funding source)
Funding Source Related ID Related Project Title Relationship
OWEB - State [no entry] Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) StreamNet works with OWEB to design a regional database structure for habitat restoration projects data. We also collaborate to make OWEB data available via the StreamNet query system. This proposal is meant to assist with data sharing to/from the OWEB database and other data sources in the region
PCSRF - WSRFB [no entry] Washington State SRF Board This proposal is meant to assist with data sharing to/from SRFB's PRISM database and other data sources in the region.
BPA [no entry] Pisces database This proposal is meant to assist with data sharing to/from BPA's Pisces database and other data sources in the region.
Other: MFWP [no entry] Montana Future Fisheries Program This proposal is meant to assist with data sharing to/from MFWP's Future Fisheries database and other data sources in the region.
Other: USFWS [no entry] Partners for Fish and Wildlife (Partners); Jobs in the Woods (JITW); Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) This proposal is meant to assist with data sharing to/from these FWS databases and other data sources in the region.
BPA 198810804 StreamNet (CIS/NED) This project will provide extra effort needed to expand the habitat restoration data available from StreamNet.
Other: PCSRF PCSRF Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) This proposal is meant to assist with data sharing to/from the PCSRF database and other data sources in the region.

Section 6: Biological Objectives
Biological Objectives of this Proposed Project
Biological Objective Full Description Associated Subbasin Plan Strategy Page Nos
Support effective management and restoration Data consolidation makes information from multiple sources conveniently available in consistent format to managers, researchers and decision makers in support of management and restoration actions. This indirectly supports a variety of biological objectives. None Evaluating restoration project effectiveness requires knowledge of actions that have been taken. This project will consolidate information about restoration projects and make the data available in a standard format for planning and evaluation purposes. [Pg no blank]

Section 7: Work Elements
Work Elements and Associated Biological Objectives
Work Element Name Work Element Title Description Start Date End Date Estimated Budget
1: Submit/Acquire Data Develop data to track habitat restoration / improvement projects across the many funding entities Agency partners will compile data from the many sources of such data, including BPA/Pisces, OWEB, Washington SRFB, USDA Forest Service, USDI BLM, Native American tribes, PCSRF, and private entities. Update data annually, converting them to a regionally standardized format. Cooperators will compile, standardize and exchange data on restoration projects funded through the various programs. This will create a single repository in a common format for all data of this kind. These data are currently scattered through a number of databases and individual agencies. 10/1/2006 9/30/2010 $342,815
Biological Objectives Metrics
No Metrics for this Work Element

2: Create/Manage/Maintain Database Development of database and data capture tools Oregon, Washington, and Montana have made significant efforts to develop databases of restoration project data. Idaho does not have a comparable database. For this reason it will be a relatively demanding job for IDFG StreamNet to develop project restoration data. A programmer/database analyst will develop the necessary databases and develop application tools to migrate existing data and capture new data. 10/1/2006 9/30/2007 $395,925
Biological Objectives Metrics
No Metrics for this Work Element

3: Disseminate Raw/Summary Data and Results Disseminate data on restoration projects through agency avenues and by submission to the StreamNet database. Agency partners will make the collected restoration project data available through agency data outlets and by exchanging the data in standard format to the StreamNet database. 10/1/2006 9/30/2010 $13,178
Biological Objectives Metrics
No Metrics for this Work Element


Section 8: Budget

Itemized Estimated Budget
Item Note FY 2007 Cost FY 2008 Cost FY 2009 Cost
Personnel Expenditures by subcontractors in partner agencies $124,962 $131,210 $137,771
Fringe Benefits [blank] $50,456 $52,979 $55,628
Supplies [blank] $4,918 $5,164 $5,423
Travel [blank] $1,410 $1,481 $1,555
Overhead [blank] $56,768 $59,606 $62,587
Totals $238,514 $250,440 $262,964

Total Estimated FY 2007-2009 Budgets
Total Itemized Budget$751,918
Total Work Element budget$751,918

Cost sharing
Funding Source or Organization Item or Service Provided FY 2007 Est Value ($) FY 2008 Est Value ($) FY 2009 Est Value ($) Cash or in-kind? Status

Section 9: Project Future
Project Future Costs and/or Termination
FY 2010 Est Budget FY 2011 Est Budget Comments
$276,112 $289,917 [Outyear comment field left blank]
Future Operations & Maintenance Costs
Maintenance of the data collected should occur in perpetuity. Because the data will be managed as part of the StreamNet database, future cost to maintain the data specifically collected under this project should be essentially zero. Costs for annual updates in the future, should they occur, could be less than annual costs shown here because data sources would already be known and data capture tools may already exist. Potential measurable costs in the future may result from changes in database structure or standards that would require data conversions, but none are anticipated at this time.
 
Termination Date Comments
none This should be a long term committment to maintain and update data on restoration projects as long as they are being performed.
 
Final Deliverables
Quarterly and annual reports for this project will be provided as part of the main StreamNet reports. Data sets created under this project will be available from the StreamNet web site at www.streamnet.org. Data would be updated at least annually.

Section 10: Narrative
Document Type Size Date
Narrative for proposal 200731400 doc 87 kb 1/10/2006

Part 2 of 2. Reviews of Proposal
Administrative Review Group (ARG) Results
Account Type:
Expense
Location:
Province: No Change
Subbasin: No Change
Primary Focal Species
All
ARG Comments:


BPA's in lieu Funding Review of new project proposals (August 3, 2006) [Download letter and table]

BPA's in lieu Rating: 3.0
Approx. BPA share of total costs: BPA 100%
Status of Cost Share:
Notes: Coordination of habitat restoration data into StreamNet; multiple other entities authorized/required (e.g, other restoration funders)


NPCC Final Funding Recommendations (October 23, 2006) [Full NPCC Council Recs]

FY 2007 Budget
$ 0
FY 2008 Budget
$ 0
FY 2009 Budget
$ 0
Total NPCC Rec
$ 0
Budget Type:Expense
Budget Category:Basinwide
Recommendation:Do Not Fund
Comments:


NPCC Draft Funding Recommendations (September 15, 2006) [Full NPCC Council Recs]

FY 2007 Budget
$ 0
FY 2008 Budget
$ 0
FY 2009 Budget
$ 0
Total NPCC Rec
$ 0
FY 2007 MSRT Rec
$ 0
FY 2008 MSRT Rec
$ 0
FY 2009 MSRT Rec
$ 0
Total MSRT Rec
$ 0
Budget Category:Basinwide
Comments:


Independent Scientific Review Panel Final Review (August 31, 2006) [Download full document]

Recommendation: Not fundable
NPCC Comments: The proposal is sparse in details so justification for the benefits of the proposed work is difficult to assess. It would seem that this could be useful, but it is unclear how much the consolidated web site would be used and what provisions there are for quality control. Although we recommended this type of an effort as needed in the systemwide/province review, this proposal doesn't adequately describe the problem or how the project would address the problem. The proposal does not adequately describe how this project would relate to the other monitoring programs. It is not clear whether this project would depend on others for developing standard protocols or whether this project would develop and require standardization.

The overall objective is to obtain data across agencies and disseminate them. It is not clear what the timeline will be. Work elements are described in very general form. Needed is more detail on what type of data, a framework for data capture, or specifics on how "cooperators will compile, standardize and exchange data." What is their incentive to collaborate and standardize? How well documented are the existing data, enough to allow standardization? There is reference to what agency cooperators will do but not a clear distinction between what will be done within agencies and what will be done by this project.

Not enough information is provided to evaluate the adequacy of facilities, equipment, and personnel, so it is not possible to discern if personnel have the appropriate expertise to conduct this project. The proposal states that new personnel will be hired for these tasks, but justification is lacking. Percent of time by project management personnel is not identified.


Independent Scientific Review Panel Preliminary Review (June 2, 2006) [Download full document]

Recommendation: Not fundable
NPCC Comments: The proposal is sparse in details so justification for the benefits of the proposed work is difficult to assess. It would seem that this could be useful, but it is unclear how much the consolidated web site would be used and what provisions there are for quality control. Although we recommended this type of an effort as needed in the systemwide/province review, this proposal doesn't adequately describe the problem or how the project would address the problem. The proposal does not adequately describe how this project would relate to the other monitoring programs. It is not clear whether this project would depend on others for developing standard protocols or whether this project would develop and require standardization.

The overall objective is to obtain data across agencies and disseminate them. It is not clear what the timeline will be. Work elements are described in very general form. Needed is more detail on what type of data, a framework for data capture, or specifics on how "cooperators will compile, standardize and exchange data." What is their incentive to collaborate and standardize? How well documented are the existing data, enough to allow standardization? There is reference to what agency cooperators will do but not a clear distinction between what will be done within agencies and what will be done by this project.

Not enough information is provided to evaluate the adequacy of facilities, equipment, and personnel, so it is not possible to discern if personnel have the appropriate expertise to conduct this project. The proposal states that new personnel will be hired for these tasks, but justification is lacking. Percent of time by project management personnel is not identified.

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