The Department of the Interior is offering a grant to support Decision Support projects for Hurricane Sandy Restoration and Future Conservation focused on increasing resiliency of tidal wetland habitats. The grant aims to develop a Knowledge Management System to enhance communication and science delivery among partners. The funding, authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, prioritizes leveraging existing tools for resiliency and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance coastal habitat and infrastructure resilience against future storms. Closing date for applications is Sep 08, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 261250
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F14AS00382 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | DOI Project #24, #63, & #67; Decision Support for Hurricane Sandy Restoration and Future Conservation to Increase Resiliency of Tidal Wetland Habitats |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | PL 113-02; Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013; Hurricane Sandy |
| 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: | Aug 07, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 08, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 08, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 10, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $27,500 |
| Award Ceiling: | $27,500 |
| Award Floor: | $27,500 |
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: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to Ferguson Lynch to work collaboratively with the LCC and Hurricane Sandy partners to develop a Knowledge Management System to serve the communication, science delivery and shared partner work space needs of the North Atlantic LCC and Northeast Region related to Hurricane Sandy coastal and stream resiliency information and tools as part of The Department of the Interior (DOI) Projects #24, Decision Support for Hurricane Sandy Restoration and Future Conservation to Increase Resiliency of Tidal Wetland Habitats and Species in the Face of Storms and Sea Level Rise and #67, Decision Support for Hurricane Sandy Restoration and Future Conservation to Increase Resiliency of Beach Habitats and Beach-Dependent Species in the Face of Storms and Sea Level Rise and #63, Collaboratively Increasing Resiliency and Improving Standards for Culverts and Road Stream Crossings to Future Floods While Restoring Aquatic Connectivity. These projects include goals related to communications, collaboration, and information management including website development to make decision support tools, maps and monitoring results easily available to decision makers at scales and formats needed. The intent of the award is to support these information management and communications goals through Ferguson Lynch.
This announcement is for notification purposes only. This project was previously vetted and approved for funding by the Department of the Interior. The appropriation for this project is the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2. Criteria for funding was based on the project¿s ability to yield the greatest return on investment by taking advantage of existing science and regional planning tools for resiliency and by working with states, cities, communities, and partners who contribute to the goals of restoring and rebuilding national wildlife refuges and other federal public assets; and to increase resiliency and the capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure and to withstand future storms and to minimize the damage incurred. This project is authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2. |
| 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
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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 | PKG00202646 | Aug 07, 2014 | Sep 08, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
261250 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
261250 Project-1.1.pdf
261250 Budget-1.1.pdf
261250 SF424A-1.0.pdf
261250 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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