This grant is for supporting a graduate student’s master’s thesis research focused on collaborative natural resource management in the Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta. The study aims to identify factors influencing collaboration between rural subsistence users and resource managers, as well as reasons for declining Federal subsistence regional advisory council applicants in the region. It will provide the Office of Subsistence Management with crucial insights into collaboration, communication, and capacity building dynamics. Furthermore, the research will compare findings with previous studies to enhance understanding. The ultimate goal is to improve meaningful participation of rural subsistence users in collaborative management and equip resource managers with information for effective consultation.
Opportunity ID: 206153
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F13AS00012 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Exploring Collaboration in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta between Subsistence Users and Resource Managers in 2012-2013 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.636 — Alaska Subsistence Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 08, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000 |
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 financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, CESU program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Funds under this cooperative agreement award are to be used for a graduate student to conduct research for a masters thesis on rural subsistence users engaged in collaborative management of fish and wildlife. It will identify factors affecting collaborative management of natural resources on the Yukon Kuskokwim River Delta as well as identify factors contributing to the decline in Federal subsistence regional advisory council applicants in the Yukon Kuskokwim Region. This research also will provide the Office of Subsistence Management with information pertaining to the factors impacting collaboration, communication, and capacity building between rural subsistence users and resource managers and will analyze similarities and differences between the findings from Jacobs and Brooks research in 2011 and this study. This study will provide information that will improve meaningful participation of rural subsistence users in collaborative management and provide resource managers with information to help guide effective consultation with rural subsistence users. See the application instructions for more infromation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Helen Armstrong, 907-786-3880
helen_armstrong@fws.gov Email:helen_armstrong@fws.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Helen Armstrong, 907-786-3880 helen_armstrong@fws.gov Email: helen_armstrong@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.636 | PKG00151710 | Nov 08, 2012 | Nov 27, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
206153 SF424-2.0.pdf
206153 SF424A-1.0.pdf
206153 SF424B-1.1.pdf
206153 Project-1.1.pdf
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