The US Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant to support the Living with Wildlife Foundation in hosting the 4th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop in Missoula, Montana. The workshop aims to bring together professionals to address methods for reducing human-bear conflicts, promoting well-designed research, supporting habitat management, and finding innovative solutions. This grant opportunity focuses on fostering partnerships, particularly concerning polar bears and climate change. Contact Craig Perham in Anchorage, Alaska for more information. Closing date for application is March 16, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 148613
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | F12AS00090 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | 4th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.649 — Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Mar 02, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 10,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $10,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $1,000 |
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:: | The US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), Headquarters Region 7 intends to award a single source Cooperative Agreement to the Living with Wildlife Foundation (LWWF) in support of the 4th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop, March 20-22, 2012 in Missoula, Montana. This notice is not a request for proposals and the Government does not intend to accept proposals. Award will be made 15 days after this notice. PURPSOE: The 4th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop will be another in a series of professional gatherings emphasizing participation by agency managers, conservation officers, community wildlife specialists, and others who are working to reduce human-bear conflicts. We will engage in professional discussion, debate, and information sharing with an emphasis on improving current methods. Service and other government employees will be able to promote and foster well-designed research of the highest professional standards, develop and promote sound stewardship of the world¿s bears through scientifically based population and habitat management, support innovative solutions to bear-human conflicts and conservation dilemmas that involve local communities as well as national or regional governments and, and form partnerships with other institutions to achieve conservation goals. A special emphasis will be placed on the polar bear due to its change of status in the U.S. and climate change. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this agreement is to provide support and assistance to the Living with Wildlife Foundation in support of the 4th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop, March 20-22, 2012 in Missoula, Montana. Unique Qualifications ¿ The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications. Furthermore, the Living with Wildlife Foundation is hosting the 4th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop, March 20-22, 2012 in Missoula, Montana. (http://www.cfc.umt.edu/humanbearconflicts/). For Additional Information Contact: |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.649 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00101750 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 02, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Mar 16, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Craig Perham, Biologist |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
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Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.649 | PKG00101750 | Mar 02, 2012 | Mar 16, 2012 | View | Craig Perham, Biologist | Organization Applicants |