The US Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant to Virginia Tech for monitoring and evaluating hatchery-reared mussels released in the Powell River, VA and TN, and upper Clinch River near Cedar Bluff, VA. The grant falls under CFDA 15.658 Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration, and Implementation to support the ongoing restoration activities related to natural resource damages resulting from spills. Virginia Tech’s expertise in mussel restoration tasks and knowledge of the Clinch River mussel fauna make them uniquely qualified for this grant. The grant aims to assess the status of reintroduced mussel populations as part of the restoration plans/environmental assessments for natural resource damage assessment and restoration cases.
Opportunity ID: 261477
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F14AS00386 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NRDAR Assessment of Reintroduced Mussel Populations in the Clinch and Powell Rivers |
| 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: | 15.658 — Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 08, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2014 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE. THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. Questions should be directed to Artela Jacobs (404) 679-7197 or artela_jacobs@fws.gov no later than 8/15/2014. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 15, 2014 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE. THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. Questions should be directed to Artela Jacobs (404) 679-7197 or artela_jacobs@fws.gov no later than 8/15/2014. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $101,007 |
| Award Ceiling: | $101,007 |
| Award Floor: | $101,007 |
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 opportunity is not a request for applications. The determination not to compete is based on Departmental policy (505 DM 2.14,B. (2) and is within the discretion of the Agency. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE, AND THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. This Notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals. This is a notice of intent to award a Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating the status of hatchery-reared mussels released in the Powell River, VA and TN and upper Clinch River near Cedar Bluff, VA under the authority CFDA 15.658 Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation. This work supplements ongoing restoration activities described within the Restoration Plans/Environmental Assessments for the Lone Mountain Processing, Inc. and Certus Inc. Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration cases. These activities are being carried out as required by consent decrees that were entered with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia to address natural resource damages resulting from spills. The Restoration Plan specifically identifies the Virginia Tech mussel propagation facilities to implement the restoration, as they are uniquely qualified to accomplish mussel restoration tasks and have decades of experience and knowledge of the Clinch River mussel fauna assemblage. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed assistance based upon Departmental Manual 505DM2, paragraph 2.14 (B) (2) is solely within the discretion of the Government. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Artela Jacobs (404) 679-7197 or by email at artela_jacobs@fws.gov. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Artela Jacobs, Contract Specialist, 404-679-7197
Artela_Jacobs@fws.gov Email:Artela_Jacobs@fws.gov |
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