This grant, offered in partnership with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGF), Arizona Wildlife Federation, and Arizona Antelope Foundation, aims to significantly improve pronghorn survival on designated refuge lands. The project is designed to reduce invasive mesquite, creating open travel corridors for pronghorn and eliminating predatory brush cover, which will enhance the species’ safety and movement. Activities include hiring a certified chainsaw crew for mesquite removal, followed by herbicide treatment and wood disposal. Encompassing several hundred acres, this collaborative initiative will foster a healthier environment for pronghorn populations. This grant is for supporting a vital wildlife habitat restoration effort through strategic mesquite reduction on refuge lands.
Opportunity ID: 53338
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NWRS-R2-22530-1002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Pronghorn Habitat Improvement Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.642 — Challenge Cost Share |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | May 13, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $29,446 |
| Award Ceiling: | $29,446 |
| Award Floor: | $29,446 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Region 2 |
| Description: | The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGF), Arizona Wildlife Federation and Arizona Antelope Foundation have approached the Refuge to partner in increasing pronghorn survival on refuge lands. Consistent with the goals of the Habitat Management Plan, this project will work to reduce invasive mesquite in key areas allowing pronghorn to travel more extensively in a contiguous, uninhibited area. The open land will also help promote pronghorn survival by removing predatory brush cover used by coyotes. This project will entail hiring a fully certified chainsaw crew to cut mesquite within the designated area, and then treat mesquite with herbicide, pile mesquite into brush piles and/or haul the wood out of the area. The project will begin in October 2010 and, depending on crew availability, will continue through April 2010. The exact site for this project will be determined by Refuge management in consultation with AZGF, but approximately several hundred acres will be part of this project. There is a significant interest in this project among multiple non-profit organizations that support pronghorn management. This is a great opportunity for the Refuge to join with multiple local partners to accomplish such an outstanding wildlife related project. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sally Gall, Supervisory Wildlife Refuge Specialist
(520)-823-4251 x103 Email:sally_gall@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Sally Gall, Supervisory Wildlife Refuge Specialist (520)-823-4251 x103 Email: sally_gall@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.642 | PKG00017654 | Mar 30, 2010 | Apr 13, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53338 SF424-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
53338 SF424D-1.1.pdf
53338 SF424C-1.0.pdf
53338 SF424B-1.1.pdf
53338 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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