The BLM-Alaska is offering a grant for the Seeds of Success Project to develop native plant materials. The project involves collecting seed data, observations, and plant species for conservation and revegetation efforts. Tasks include obtaining population information, collecting seeds as per specifications, providing transportation to sites, ensuring proper care and handling of seeds, and reporting through Excel and Word documents. The grant aims to support conservation and logistics efforts for identified species of interest in Alaska’s High Latitude Plant Materials Center.
Opportunity ID: 285522
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L16AS00228 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM-Alaska, Seeds of Success, Native Plant Materials Development Program, and Botanical Assistance |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.231 — Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $499,999 |
| Award Ceiling: | $499,999 |
| Award Floor: | $500 |
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: | This financial assistance opportunity is also open to all partners under any Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. If a cooperative agreement is awarded to a CESU partner under a formally negotiated Master CESU agreement, indirect costs are limited to a rate of no more than 17.5% of the indirect cost base recognized in the partner’s Federal Agency-approved Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | In the past, the Alaska Natural Heritage Program has obtain field data, observations and seed collection of keystone and identified plant species for conservation and revegetation actions for BLM. As part of this project, work will include: Conservation – obtaining population information on identified species of interest, following species phenology through seed ripe stage, collecting seed per specifications; Logistics -provide transportation as needed to sites throughout pre-determined areas for conservation work, proper care and handling of seed after collection and delivery to the High Latitude Plant Materials Center in Palmer, AK; reporting -provide recap reporting through Excel and word documents. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Click on related documents tabs |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Specialist Betty Conlon (907) 271-2816
bconlon@blm.gov Email:bconlon@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 285522 Full Announcement-L16AS00228 BLM-AK Seeds of Suc -> L16AS00228 FOA Seeds of Success.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants Specialist Betty Conlon (907) 271-2816 bconlon@blm.gov Email: bconlon@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.231 | PKG00225038 | Jun 28, 2016 | Aug 29, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
285522 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
285522 SF424A-1.0.pdf
285522 SF424B-1.1.pdf
285522 Project-1.1.pdf
285522 Budget-1.1.pdf
285522 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
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