The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for the E-Drive Pigeon Creek Restoration Project. This project aims to replace a perched culvert system hindering fish passage on Pigeon Creek, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. The grant is part of the Kalamazoo River NRDA restoration plan and addresses the environmental damage caused by an oil spill in 2010. The Service will closely monitor the project implementation and ecological outcomes, as well as provide outreach materials to communicate the restoration progress to the public and stakeholders.
Opportunity ID: 282309
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F16AS00136 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | E-Drive Pigeon Creek Restoration Project (Kalamazoo River NRDAR) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.658 — Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 17, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 24, 2016 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to the Calhoun Conservation District under justification 505DM 2.14B, 2 and 4. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 24, 2016 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to the Calhoun Conservation District under justification 505DM 2.14B, 2 and 4. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $153,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $153,000 |
| Award Floor: | $153,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to the Calhoun Conservation District under justification 505DM 2.14B, 2 and 4. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | On July 25, 2010, Lakehead Line 6B (Line 6B), a 30-inch diameter pipeline owned and or operated by Enbridge, Inc., ruptured near Marshall, Michigan, and discharged crude oil into a wetland adjacent to Talmadge Creek, through Talmadge Creek, and into the Kalamazoo River, a Lake Michigan tributary. Oil flowed down the river and into its floodplain for approximately 38 miles, to Morrow Lake. As a consequence, aquatic and floodplain habitats, and species using those habitats, were oiled. The Natural Resource Trustees acting on behalf of the public have finalized a Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan Environmental Assessment. The E-Drive Pigeon Creek Restoration Project is among those projects selected by the Trustees to restore resources injured as a result of the discharge of oil into the Kalamazoo River. Pigeon Creek is a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. The E-Drive road crossing on Pigeon Creek is an undersized and perched culvert system located on E Drive N in Emmett Township, Calhoun County, Michigan. A perched culvert is one in which the downstream end is significantly higher than the normal stream elevation. The existing culvert system inhibits fish passage and may restrict the distribution of freshwater mussels that depend on fish as their intermediate hosts. The Trustees have approved replacement of the existing perched culvert with a box culvert that will allow passage of aquatic organisms.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intents to award a cooperative agreement to Michigan Department of Natural Resources without competition under justification 505DM 2.14B.2 & 4. Competition for the award is not practical as this project is a component of the restoration plan approved by the natural resource Trustee Council for the Kalamazoo River NRDA. Moreover, the Calhoun Conservation District maintains partnership relationships with private landowners and local government agencies that will facilitate implementation of these restoration projects. The East Lansing Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will be substantially involved in the Pigeon Creek E-Drive Restoration Project under this funding opportunity. In particular, the Service will be responsible for the following: on-site monitoring to document project implementation, monitoring to document ecological outcomes, and development and delivery of outreach materials to communicate to the public, stakeholders, and the Trustees the ecological outcome of restoration. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Daniel Lovdahl 612-713-5193
Daniel_Lovdahl@fws.gov Email:Daniel_Lovdahl@fws.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 282309 Full Announcement-NOFO and Single Source -> single source.pdf
Folder 282309 Full Announcement-NOFO and Single Source -> nofo.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Daniel Lovdahl 612-713-5193 Daniel_Lovdahl@fws.gov Email: Daniel_Lovdahl@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.658 | PKG00221678 | Mar 17, 2016 | Mar 24, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
282309 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
282309 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
282309 SF424D-1.1.pdf
282309 Project-1.1.pdf
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