USACE - Detroit District - Technical/Planning Assistance

The Corps of Engineers may help resolve water resource problems for, and provide technical assistance to, states, indian tribes, environmental organizations and local governments. The Corps also provides assistance to these groups when preparing plans and initiating actions to manage water and related land resource issues themselves. This section includes an overview of the Corps programs with special emphasis on small cost-shared projects under the Continuing Authority Program.

Included is information on project criteria and project process with explanations about what these programs can do. There are instructions on how to request assistance. As you read through the material, you will notice a section number preceding the name of Contuing Authority Programs. The section number is in reference to the public law that provided the Corps the authority to do that type of project. Both authority and appropriations (funding) for Corps projects are provided by Congress.

Follow the links below for information on Corps programs:

Continuing Authority Programs
Cost Share: Federal/Non-Federal Federal Project Limit

Section 205 Flood Control
65% / 35% $7.0 million

Section 14 Emergency Streambank and Shore Protection
65% / 35% $1.5 million

Section 208 Snagging and Clearing for Flood Control
65% / 35% $500,000

Section 107 Navigation

80% / 20%, 75% / 25%, or 50% / 50%, depending on depth
$7.0 million

Section 103 Small Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Projects (Beach Erosion)
65% / 35% $5.0 million

Section 111 Mitigation of Shore Damage Attributable to Navigation Works
Costs are shared in the same manner as the project causing the erosion or shoaling. $5.0 million

Section 1135 Project Modifications for Improvements to the Environment
75% / 25% $5.0 million

Section 204 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material 65% / 35% of costs above baseline N/A

Section 206 Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration 65% / 35% design & const., 50% recreational features $5.0 million

Specifically Authorized Reconaissance Studies
Cost Share: Federal/Non-Federal
Federal Project Limit

Section 905b (Expedited Reconnaissance Studies)
100% Federal $100,000

Other Programs
Cost Share: Federal/Non-Federal
Federal Project Limit

Flood Plain Management Services (FPMS) 100% Federal for eligible entities, with exceptions N/A

Planning Assistance to States (PAS)
50% / 50% $500,000

Great Lakes Remedial Action Plans (GLRAP) 65% / 35% N/A

Great Lakes Regional Sediment Management (GLRSM)
N/A N/A

Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program (GLTMP) 100% Federal N/A

Great Lakes Fishery & Ecosystem Restoration (GLFER) 65% / 35% N/A

General Investigations (GI) 50% / 50%, with exceptions N/A