The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) offers this grant for cooperative noxious weed management with state agencies and counties in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This financial assistance supports treating undesirable plant species on National Wildlife Refuge System Lands and associated watersheds (MT/WY/CO/UT/NE/KS/ND/SD). The USFWS is responsible for eradicating, containing, and preventing weed spread. This grant aims to foster inter-agency cooperation, enhance operational efficiencies, and share resources for effective control. Agreements prioritize target species, outline integrated management systems, and define duties and timeframes. Matching funds are encouraged but not required.
Opportunity ID: 53664
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-R6-NOXIOUSWEEDS |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Treatment of Noxious Weeds in Cooperation between U.S.F.W.S. and Counties in the Mountain-Prairie Region (MT/WY/CO/UT/NE/KS/ND/SD) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.652 — Undesirable/Noxious Plant Species |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $175,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $35,000 |
| Award Floor: | $3,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The purpose of this agreement is to provide through the Federal Noxious Weed Act, P.L. 93-629, Section 15, as amended cooperative agreements with State agencies to coordinate the management of undesirable plant species on Federal lands.Financial assistance to facilitate the coordination and sharing of resources for treatment of noxious weeds throughout watersheds associated with National Wildlife Refuge System Lands. The FWS has responsibility to eradicate, contain, and prevent the spread of noxious weeds on refuge system lands and outside their boundaries. Cooperation between USFWS and Counties will result in operational efficiencies in resource management when working with an intermingled land ownership goals. Agreements shall: 1) prioritize and target undesirable plant species of group of species to be controlled or contained within a specific geographic area; 2) describe the integrated management system to be used to control or contain the targeted undesirable plant species or group of species; and 3) detail the means of implementing the integrated management system, define the duties of the FWS and the Counties in prosecuting that method, and establish a timeframe for the initiation and completion of the tasks specified in the integrated management system. Matching funds will not be required but encouraged. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Andrea Meyer
Grants Officer Email:andrea_meyer@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Andrea Meyer Grants Officer Email: andrea_meyer@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.652 | PKG00017930 | Apr 12, 2010 | Sep 29, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53664 SF424-2.0.pdf
53664 Project-1.1.pdf
53664 Budget-1.1.pdf
53664 SF424A-1.0.pdf
53664 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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