Department of the Interior Grant: Wildlife Response to Cattle Grazing Study at Red Rock Lakes NWR

The Department of the Interior is offering a grant to study the response of small mammals, cranes, and curlews to cattle grazing frequency at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. The study aims to investigate small mammal abundance, survival, and community composition in wet meadow habitats, as well as the impact of cattle grazing on breeding season occupancy of cranes and curlews. The research will provide refuge-specific recommendations for habitat management planning. This Single Source Award opportunity aligns with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B 1, enabling award without competition based on unique qualifications. Application deadline: Sep 30, 2011.

Opportunity ID: 125633

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	FWS-R6-CATTLEGRAZINGREDROCKLAKE
Funding Opportunity Title::	Response of wildlife to cattle grazing on Red Rock Lakes NWR
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Environment
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.655 — Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Sep 29, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Sep 30, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Sep 30, 2011
Archive Date::	Oct 30, 2011
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 56,500
Award Ceiling::	$56,500
Award Floor::	$1,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility::	This is a notice of intent to award this agreement as a single source agreement to the University of Montana.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Fish and Wildlife Service
Description::	This synopsis is the full announcement. The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: 1)Investigate the response of small mammal abundance, survival, and community composition to the frequency of cattle grazing in wet meadow habitats on Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (hereafter Refuge). 2)Investigate the relationship between breeding season occupancy of cranes and curlews to habitat attributes affected by cattle grazing (e.g., litter depth, vegetation density, and height). 3)Provide refuge-specific recommendations regarding the response of small mammals, cranes and curlews to the current grazing program for development of a refuge habitat management plan. This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B 1, which allows for award without competition to an applicant based on unique qualifications.
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Version History

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Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.655
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00080791
Opening Date:	Sep 29, 2011
Closing Date:	Sep 30, 2011
Agency Contact Information::	Andrea Meyer
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
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Packages

Assistance Listings	Competition ID	Competition Title	Opportunity Package ID	Opening Date	Closing Date	Actions	Who Can Apply:
15.655			PKG00080791	Sep 29, 2011	Sep 30, 2011	View	Andrea Meyer	Organization Applicants

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