This department is offering grants to support program goals and objectives while addressing conservation goals and information needs in the Arctic. The grants aim to fill knowledge gaps identified by Arctic LCC Technical Working Groups, offering funding for interdisciplinary study plans, permafrost baseline information improvement, and thermokarst monitoring feasibility studies. Projects can span up to five years with no guarantee of additional funding. Recipients can benefit from funding, potential implementation of derived work, and opportunities for expedited publication. For further details, applicants can visit the Arctic LCC website. Contact information for inquiries is provided. Closing date for proposals is April 3, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 149513
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | F12AS00091 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Arctic LCC 2012 RFP – Addressing Climate change in the Arctic |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.669 — Cooperative Landscape Conservation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Mar 06, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Mar 06, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 03, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 03, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 03, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 335,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $20,000 |
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:: | Applicants must have demonstrated experience in conducting investigations in arctic conditions and have previously contributed to the scientific body of knowledge directly related to the particular project or projects they are proposing |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description:: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 – – Science Applications Program, Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative is accepting proposals at this time with the intent to provide financial assistance awards in the following areas:DescriptionThe primary purpose of this federal assistance award is to support the recipient¿s program, goals, and objectives while addressing the conservation goals and high priority information and management needs identified by the Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative as being most important in addressing national and international resource planning in the arctic under rapidly changing climate conditions.The objective of this request is to address knowledge and information gaps identified by the six Arctic LCC Technical Working Groups and the Steering Committee. Products of projects addressing the project themes set forth below will benefit researchers, land managers, and the general public by making needed information easily accessible via the internet for use in ongoing and future research, management, planning, and other applications. The specific objectives of this RFP are to:1. Develop (but not implement) interdisciplinary study plans integrating across one or more watersheds in the Alaska portion of the ALCC (up to three awards).2. Generate improved permafrost baseline information for the Alaska portion of the Arctic LCC (one award)3. Conduct a feasibility study for thermokarst monitoring at the landscape level (one award)Projects can be funded for up to five years under the proposed scope of work and initial budget. There is no guarantee of receiving additional funding in future years. Additional work beyond what is originally proposed must undergo a competitive awards process in the future.Additional details regarding proposal expectations and requirements are available at the grants tab at www.arcticlcc.org. Applicants can also download a template for theme-specific project proposals at this site.Benefits to Recipients: Recipients will receive funding to conduct the work that is proposed; Recipients may be eligible to implement additional work that derives from study plans that they prepare, although the recipient will have to participate in a future competitive selection process to obtain additional funds for implementing the studies for which they develop plans; Recipients will have the opportunity to expeditiously publish the results of their efforts in peer-reviewed journals or other media, in keeping with the Arctic LCC Data Sharing Policy at http://arcticlcc.org/about/policy/ .For additional information please contact:Gregory R. Balogh, Arctic LCC CoordinatorArctic Landscape Conservation CooperativeU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office1011 E. Tudor Road, MS 281Anchorage, Alaska 99503Phone (907) 786-3605Fax (907) 786-3592E-mail: Greg_balogh@fws.govOrPhilip Martin, Arctic LCC Science CoordinatorArctic Landscape Conservation CooperativeU.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Fairbanks Field Office101 12th Ave. Room 110Fairbanks, Alaska 99701Phone: (907) 456-0325Fax: (907) 456-0208E-mail: Philip_martin@fws.gov |
| 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 2 | Modificatoin issued to correct typos and change the number of awards expected from 7 to read 5. | Mar 06, 2012 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.669 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00102550 |
| Opening Date: | |
| Closing Date: | Apr 03, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Greg Balogh, Arctic LCC Coordinator |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual 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: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.669 | PKG00102550 | Apr 03, 2012 | View | Greg Balogh, Arctic LCC Coordinator | Organization and Individual Applicants |