Opportunity ID: 189993
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F12AS00349 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Oral Bait Plague Vaccine for Prairie Dog Protection |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.608 — Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 07, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 31, 2012 This is a Notice of Intent to award a Grant to the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for the purpose of supporting a comprehensive prairie conservation strategy. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 31, 2012 This is a Notice of Intent to award a Grant to the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for the purpose of supporting a comprehensive prairie conservation strategy. |
| Archive Date: | Dec 31, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $252,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $122,000 |
| Award Floor: | $122,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education State governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) For profit organizations other than small businesses Individuals County governments City or township governments Small businesses |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This is a Notice of Intent to award a Grant to the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for the purpose of supporting a comprehensive prairie conservation strategy and developing and distributing an oral bait plague vaccine for prairie dog protection. The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: 1. Promote black-tailed prairie dog conservation as a vehicle towards an ecosystem approach (i.e., prairie) in the Western Great Plains. 2. Establish a working group developing an oral bait plague vaccine and a management strategy led by a WAFWA appointed facilitator is needed to continue the ecosystem approach underway by all parties involved. 3. Assist in the conservation of prairie species in various ways including, but not limited to, land use management planning, species reintroductions, field vaccine distribution, pest management, etc. 4. Expand coordination and management activities and seek additional financial resources through collaboration to strengthen grassland conservation effort to reverse the trend of long term decline indicative of many grassland dependent species, both at the state, national, and international level. This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (1) Continuation – The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of an activity presently being funded, and for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity, which allows for award without competition to an applicant the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) as they have been involved in a variety of long-standing and recently initiated efforts to conserve and manage wildlife and habitats in the Western Great Plains. Many of these efforts have been conducted with a single species approach. WAFWA has directed its Habitat and Nongame and Endangered Species committees to promote black-tailed prairie dog conservation as a vehicle towards an ecosystem approach (i.e., prairie) in the Western Great Plains. WAFWA has begun work on the development and distribution of the oral plague vaccine. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Pete Gober, 970-897-2730
pete_gober@fws.gov Email:pete_gober@fws.gov |
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