This department is offering a grant to The Nature Conservancy’s Rhode Island Chapter to remove the White Rock and Bradford Dams on the Pawcatuck River in RI and CT. The grant aims to restore connectivity, enhance fish passage, and reduce flood risk during future storms. The project includes site analysis, design, permitting, and construction. Funded through Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts, the grant will improve flood resiliency, restore ecosystem function, provide wildlife habitat and fish passage, reduce flood damage, and enhance public safety.
Opportunity ID: 252301
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F14AS00111 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Aquatic Connectivity and Flood Resilience in CT and RI, Removing the White Rock and Bradford Dams on the Pawcatuck RIver; Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.677 — Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 07, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 07, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 07, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 08, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,984,323 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,984,323 |
| Award Floor: | $1,984,323 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to the Rhode Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. This announcement is for notification purposes only. The intent of the award is to restore connectivity, enhance fish passage and reduce the risk of flooding during future storm events at three dam sites on the lower Pawcatuck River in Washington County, RI and adjacent New London County, CT. The initial phase will be to complete the analysis of site conditions, including but not limited to sediment characterizations, wetland assessment, bathymetry profiles, topographic surveys and modeling to evaluate the feasibility of dam removal for the White Rock, Bradford and Potter Hill dams. This will be followed immediately by design, permitting and construction at White Rock and Bradford. Potter Hill will also proceed to the extent that funding allows, and at a minimum is expected to proceed through design and permitting. This award is issued to provide financial assistance to collaboratively-developed priority projects in Hurricane Sandy disaster areas that will restore environmental resources and reduce flood hazards through collaborative efforts with local communities. The project is expected to improve flood resiliency, restore ecosystem function, provide fish and wildlife habitat, provide fish passage, reduce potential flood damage, and increase public safety. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Arnold Zinan, 413 253 8528
arnold_zinan@fws.gov Email:arnold_zinan@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Arnold Zinan, 413 253 8528 arnold_zinan@fws.gov Email: arnold_zinan@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.677 | PKG00193738 | Mar 07, 2014 | Mar 21, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
252301 Budget-1.1.pdf
252301 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
252301 SF424D-1.1.pdf
252301 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
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