The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant through the University of Rhode Island for monitoring fish passage efficiency at Hurricane Sandy-funded projects. The grant focuses on evaluating fish passage at Bradford and White Rock dam removal sites and along the Pawcatuck River. The grantee will assist in capturing and tagging migratory fish, maintaining telemetry equipment, and analyzing data to support the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This opportunity is funded by the 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act and the CESU North Atlantic CESU award, benefiting the resiliency of ecosystems post-Hurricane Sandy.
Opportunity ID: 301679
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F18AS00085 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fish Passage Monitoring at Bradford and White Rock Dam Removal Sites; Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| 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 15, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $30,275 |
| Award Ceiling: | $30,275 |
| Award Floor: | $30,275 |
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 University of Rhode Island. This announcement is for notification purposes only. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is interested in the collection of data to evaluate fish passage efficiency at projects funded through the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Act and completed in 2015-2018. This award is authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2 (Service CFDA 15.677) and the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) North Atlantic CESU award number F14AC00282 (Service CFDA 15.678). The primary focus of evaluation for this funding opportunity are the White Rock and the Bradford dam removal sites, in Connecticut and Rhode Island but research will also include sites extending along the Pawcatuck River. The grantee will support the U. S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in collection of telemetry data to evaluate passage of migratory fish. This will include providing technical assistance with 1) capture and tagging of migratory fish (Alewife, American Shad and Blueback Herring) with both radio and PIT tags over two fish passage seasons 2) installation and maintenance of telemetry equipment, including downloading of data a minimum of two times per week during the fish passage season 3) analysis and report writing. |
| 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
Folder 301679 Full Announcement-URI Fish Passage NOFO -> URI Telemetry NOFO.pdf
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 | PKG00239301 | Mar 15, 2018 | Mar 21, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
301679 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
301679 SF424B-1.1.pdf
301679 SF424A-1.0.pdf
301679 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
301679 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
301679 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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