State Water Board’s FAAST State Board’s Public Search Page –Search by Watershed, County, Applicant –Search by Keyword in project description –Search for all awarded apps in an RFP Next, we will demo the Public Search Page Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool
The Project Management Tool Box Web-based Resources (e.g., FAAST, SWAMP guidance) Documents, Manuals, & Background Information, Software Web Courses
Click on the “Grants and Loans” link
Click on “Proposal Search” link
Click on “Begin Proposal Search” button
FAAST lets you leverage & effectively combine funding Use FAAST to search for other projects Compare PAEPs of projects in the same watershed. Leverage & combine funding from multiple projects
How to Collaborate Regionally Plans identify a vision for regional water(shed) management and ranked projects The cumulative results of multiple projects may add up to more than the sum of individual projects
How to Aggregate Data to I.D. Cumulative Watershed Benefits Find PAEPs from multiple projects on FAAST Identify desired outcomes Determine baseline conditions Determine key management questions at watershed scale Link project data to conceptual models of watershed condition improvements
Project Evaluation Data and Relationship to SWAMP Project data are useful to document: Baseline Conditions at Project Site(s) Short-Term Change in Conditions or Stressors 305(b) Reports to Congress Needs for Policy& Program Improvements
SWAMP & Relationship to PAEP SWAMP is the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program Data are required to be “SWAMP comparable” – SWAMP is working on specific guidance SWAMP is preparing an easy tool to document & share data
Future On-line the State Board Future additions to the FAAST Page will include: -Project Classification Module -Ability of Applicant & Grant Manager to upload -Final Project Reports -Annual Reports -Scope of Work -PAEP -And Others
Other Future On-line Tools SWAMP data management & sharing tool SWAMP Expert System for QAPP development