This grant, offered by The Nature Conservancy, supports an ongoing study at Pembina Trail Preserve SNA, Minnesota. Since 1999, this project investigates how specific management practices, including haying and prescribed fire, affect the Western Prairie Fringed orchid. The goal is to identify and recommend the most beneficial conservation methods for the species and its habitat. The grantee will implement these experimental treatments, assess orchid flowering, seed set, and other plant species within established grids. Data analysis using standard biometric techniques is required to inform optimal habitat management.
Opportunity ID: 177153
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F12AS00219 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Effects of Management Practices on the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid at Pembina Trail Preserve Scientific and Natural Area, Minnesota |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 52000 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.650 — Research Grants (Generic) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 21, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 22, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1 |
| Award Ceiling: | $52,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota under justification 505DM 2.14B(2) and (4). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This study has been ongoing since 1999. The goal of this project is to determine how different management practices affect the Western Prairie Fringed orchid and recommend the most beneficial method of managing for the conservation of the species and its habitat. It includes the application of specific management practices on an established schedule within two experimental grids that are permanently established on The Nature Conservancy’s Pembina Trail Preserve. Application of these practices requires access to the property and the ability to safely implement haying and prescribed fire in a manner typically carried out on other properties in northwest Minnesota and in accordance with state and local laws and regulations. This experiment compares the effects of different management practices on a population of Western Prairie Fringed Orchids at Pembina Trail Preserve SNA. In addition to carrying out the experimental treatments the recipient must possess the capability to assess the number of flowering orchids, number of flowers per orchid, seed set of orchids, and the presence or absence and identify of other plant species present within treatment cells and to analyze the resulting data according to standard biometric techniques. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://na |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Phil Delphey, 612-725-3548 ext. 2206
Phil_Delphey@fws.gov Email:Phil_Delphey@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 177153 Other Supporting Documents-Single-source justification 1 -> single source[1].pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Phil Delphey, 612-725-3548 ext. 2206 Phil_Delphey@fws.gov Email: Phil_Delphey@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.650 | PKG00127351 | Jun 15, 2012 | Jun 22, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
177153 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
177153 SF424A-1.0.pdf
177153 SF424B-1.1.pdf
177153 Project-1.1.pdf
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