Department of the Interior Grant: Enhancing Large-flowered Fiddleneck Population in California

The Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue a grant agreement to Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting, Inc. under the authority of Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 15.508, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, Public Law 85-624, 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq., as amended, and Section 7(a) of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) (70 Stat 1122; 16 U.S.C. 742f(a)); as amended and delegated by the Department of the Interior Manual Part 255 DM1. Estimated total amount of agreement is $273.464.00. Reclamation is providing $98,424.00 in Fiscal Year 2018.

This project will continue to: (1) Convene and Consult with TAG; (2) Delineate, Prepare, and Plant Re-introduction Sites; (3) Install and Monitor Partial Fencing at Nine Reintroduction Sites; (4) Implement Irrigation of Reintroduction Plots; (5) Conduct Annual Monitoring and Management of Re-Introduction Sites; and (6) Prepare Interim Reports and Final Reports.

(Refer to the Notice of Intent to Award Announcement No. BOR-MP-18-N035 for additional information) A Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed financial assistance based upon Departmental Manual 505 DM 2, paragraph 2.14(B)(4) is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Crystal Oliver/Grants Management Specialist, by e-mail at coliver@usbr.gov.