The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering this Cooperative Agreement grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) for the purpose of continuing vital mussel propagation and restoration activities within the Clinch River watershed. This grant is for addressing natural resource damages that resulted from a 1998 chemical spill, as mandated by a 2003 consent decree. Virginia Tech’s mussel propagation facilities are uniquely qualified and have extensive experience with the Clinch River mussel fauna, making them ideal to implement this restoration. This funding is a continuation of ongoing freshwater mussel propagation work that began in 2004 and is planned to continue until 2014, fulfilling the objectives outlined in the Certus Chemical Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan.
Opportunity ID: 47810
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-R5-ES-09-009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Intent to Award – Mussel propagation/restoration |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.632 — Conservation Grants Private Stewardship for Imperiled Species |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 04, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 11, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 11, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 12, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $114,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $114,000 |
| Award Floor: | $114,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | 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 continuing mussel propagation and restoration activities within the Clinch River watershed. These activities are being carried out as required by the consent decree that was entered with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia on April 7, 2003, to address natural resource damages resulting from a 1998 chemical spill. The mussel propagation and restoration activities are described within the publicly reviewed Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment for the Certus Chemical Spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment (Plan). The Plan specifically identifies the Virginia Tech mussel propagation facilities to implement the restoration, as they uniquely qualified to accomplish mussel restoration tasks and have decades of experience and knowledge of the Clinch River mussel fauna assemblage. The activities funded via the cooperative agreement are a continuation of ongoing freshwater mussel propagation work initiated in 2004 and scheduled to continue until 2014, as described in the Plan. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christal Cutler
Contract Specialist Phone 413-253-8233 Email:christal_cutler@fws.gov |
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