Planning
Assistance to States
How to Request Assistance
Funding
The Planning Assistance to States (PAS)
Program is funded annually by Congress. Federal allotments
for each State or Tribe from the nation-wide appropriation are limited
to $500,000 annually, but typically are much less. Individual studies,
of which there may be more than one per State or Tribe per year, generally
cost $25,000 to $75,000. These studies are cost shared on a 50 percent
Federal - 50 percent non-Federal basis. Up to 100% of the non-Federal share
may be provided by in-kind services.
Program Development
The needed planning assistance is determined
by the individual States and Tribes. Every year, each State and Indian
Tribe can provide the Corps of Engineers its request for studies under
the program, and the Corps then accommodates as many studies as possible
within the funding allotment. Typical studies are only planning level of
detail; they do not include detailed design for project construction. The
studies generally involve the analysis of existing data for planning purposes
using standard engineering techniques although some data collection is
often necessary. Most studies become the basis for State or Tribal and
local planning decisions. To assist in expediting a request for Planning
Assistance to states activities, a sample letter and Cost Sharing Agreement
are included on the following two pages.
Typical Studies
The program can encompass many types of
studies dealing with water resources issues. Types of studies conducted
in recent years under the program include the following:
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