Opportunity ID: 275785

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00178
Funding Opportunity Title: Watershed on Wheels Environmental Education at the Silvio O. Conte Refuge
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.649 — Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Apr 09, 2015
Last Updated Date: Apr 09, 2015
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2015
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2015
Archive Date: Apr 21, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $26,000
Award Ceiling: $26,000
Award Floor: $20,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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 Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences for a period not to exceed five years. This announcement is for notification purposes only.

This is for limited financial support, not to exceed five years, for serving as an educator with the Watershed on Wheels Express (WOW Express), the mobile visitor center for the Conte Refuge. The WOW Express visits schools, summer camps, and community natural resource events in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, with the following purposes:

� Offer age-specific environmental education curriculum that compliments and complies with educational standards in each of the four states;
� Discuss river geomorphology: how rivers form, move and change throughout time, and how riverine habitat is affected by the changing of the river. ;
� Build upon the positive record established by the WOW Express with schools and partner organizations;
� Establish a relationship in which the Service will be substantially involved in the work of the cooperator in order to accomplish partnerships within the Refuge; and
� Cooperate with one another for their mutual benefit and for the general benefit of the people of the United States of America and for future generations to enjoy the natural and cultural resources of the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Link to Additional Information: Grants.gov website
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Laurie McDermott, Grants Specialist, 1-(413)-253-8290
Laurie_McDermott@fws.gov

Email:Laurie_McDermott@fws.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Reposted Announcement: Added to NOFO that grant could not extend more than 5 years from the Date of Signature. Apr 09, 2015
Apr 09, 2015

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00178
Funding Opportunity Title: Watershed on Wheels Environmental Education at the Silvio O. Conte Refuge
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.649 — Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Apr 09, 2015
Last Updated Date: Apr 09, 2015
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2015
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2015
Archive Date: Apr 21, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $26,000
Award Ceiling: $26,000
Award Floor: $20,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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 Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences for a period not to exceed five years. This announcement is for notification purposes only.

This is for limited financial support, not to exceed five years, for serving as an educator with the Watershed on Wheels Express (WOW Express), the mobile visitor center for the Conte Refuge. The WOW Express visits schools, summer camps, and community natural resource events in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, with the following purposes:

� Offer age-specific environmental education curriculum that compliments and complies with educational standards in each of the four states;
� Discuss river geomorphology: how rivers form, move and change throughout time, and how riverine habitat is affected by the changing of the river. ;
� Build upon the positive record established by the WOW Express with schools and partner organizations;
� Establish a relationship in which the Service will be substantially involved in the work of the cooperator in order to accomplish partnerships within the Refuge; and
� Cooperate with one another for their mutual benefit and for the general benefit of the people of the United States of America and for future generations to enjoy the natural and cultural resources of the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Link to Additional Information: Grants.gov website
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Laurie McDermott, Grants Specialist, 1-(413)-253-8290
Laurie_McDermott@fws.gov

Email:Laurie_McDermott@fws.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00178
Funding Opportunity Title: Watershed on Wheels Environmental Education at the Silvio O. Conte Refuge
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.649 — Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Apr 09, 2015
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2015
Archive Date: Apr 21, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding: $26,000
Award Ceiling: $26,000
Award Floor: $20,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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 Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences for a period not to exceed five years. This announcement is for notification purposes only.

This is for limited financial support, not to exceed five years, for serving as an educator with the Watershed on Wheels Express (WOW Express), the mobile visitor center for the Conte Refuge. The WOW Express visits schools, summer camps, and community natural resource events in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, with the following purposes:

� Offer age-specific environmental education curriculum that compliments and complies with educational standards in each of the four states;
� Discuss river geomorphology: how rivers form, move and change throughout time, and how riverine habitat is affected by the changing of the river. ;
� Build upon the positive record established by the WOW Express with schools and partner organizations;
� Establish a relationship in which the Service will be substantially involved in the work of the cooperator in order to accomplish partnerships within the Refuge; and
� Cooperate with one another for their mutual benefit and for the general benefit of the people of the United States of America and for future generations to enjoy the natural and cultural resources of the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Link to Additional Information: Grants.gov website
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Laurie McDermott, Grants Specialist, 1-(413)-253-8290
Laurie_McDermott@fws.gov

Email:Laurie_McDermott@fws.gov

Folder 275785 Full Announcement-1 -> fws nofo_notice of intent to award_vins_04-9-15.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Laurie McDermott, Grants Specialist, 1-(413)-253-8290
Laurie_McDermott@fws.gov

Email: Laurie_McDermott@fws.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.649 PKG00216098 Apr 09, 2015 Apr 16, 2015 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

275785 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

275785 Project-1.1.pdf

275785 Budget-1.1.pdf

275785 SF424A-1.0.pdf

275785 SF424B-1.1.pdf

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