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| Program Name |
Section 14: Emergency Streambank and Shoreline Protection |
| Program Information |
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| Sponsor(s) (fed, state, etc.): |
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| Program Description / Purpose: |
Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, as ammended, provides authority for the Corps to plan and construct emergency streambank and shoreline protection projects to protect dangered highways, highway bridge approaches, public facilities such as water and sewer lines, churches, public and private nonprofit schools and hospitals, and other nonprofit public facilities. Projects may include new streambank or shoreline protection works, or it may repair, restore, or modify existing works. Projects help non-federal public interests develop methods to prevent erosion damage. |
| Program Requirements / Restrictions: |
A project is accepted for construction only after investigation shows its engineering feasibility, environmental acceptability, and economic justification. Federal costs are limited to $1 million in one locality during any fiscal year. The first $40,000 of the project are 100% federal. Cost of land, easements, and operation and maintenance of the project must be non-federal. Local match must pay cash for at least 5% of total project cost. The local sponsor must agree to provide all land, easements and rights-of-way; hold the federal government free from claims for damages; assume responsibility for project costs exceeding $1 million; assure maintenance and repair during the useful life of the project; and provide 35 percent contribution with a minimum of 5 percent in cash. |
| Legislative Authority: |
Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, as ammended. |
| Program Active: |
Yes |
| Program Website: |
http://www.usace.army.mil/ |
| Other Information: |
The Corps may consider an inversigation into an emergency streambank or shoreline project after receiving a request from a prospective local sponsoring agency. The request must be from an agency or entity empowered under state law to provide required local cooperation.
For more information visit:
https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/pm/planning/cap/home.asp
http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/pservices/cap.htm |
| Eligibility Information |
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| Eligible State(s): |
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| Other Eligibility Requirements: |
Eligible projects: Technical and engineering assistance in developing structural and non- structural methods to prevent damage from shore and stream bank erosion. |
| Award Information |
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| Assistance Type: |
| Grants | Technical Assistance |
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| Resources Available: |
maximum $1 million federal cost share. |
| Match Required: |
Yes |
| Required Match Percentage: |
Varies. Minimum 35% - at least 5% must be cash. |
| Application Information |
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| Application Deadline: |
anytime |
| Application Available Online? |
No |
| Contact Information |
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| Primary Contact: |
Nancy Chin
POE Civil Branch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Office
4735 East Marginal Way
Seattle, WA 98134
Phone: 206.764.3590
Fax:
Email: Nancy.T.Chin@usace.army.mil
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| Primary Contact: |
Rebecca Kalamasz
US Army Corps of Engineers - Walla Walla District
201 N 3rd Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Phone: 509-527-7277
Fax:
Email: Rebecca.L.Kalamasz@usace.army.mil
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| Primary Contact: |
Larry Oliver
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District
696 Virginia Rd.
Concord, MA 01742-2751
Phone: 978-318-8347
Fax:
Email: lawrence.r.oliver@usace.army.mil
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| Topic Areas |
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| Coastal Waters | Wetlands |
| Floodplains | |
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| Security & Disaster Relief | Habitat Restoration |
| Planning & Growth Management | |
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| Last Updated: |
1/12/2009 |