This grant offers funding for the long-term ecological monitoring of the Albuquerque Overbank Project (AOP), a significant riparian restoration initiative. Begun in 1998, the AOP successfully enhanced hydrological connectivity and encouraged natural regeneration of native trees and plant communities, with strong establishment of Rio Grande cottonwoods by 2007. This funding specifically supports the project’s 15th-year monitoring in 2013, following a proposed five-year interval to evaluate long-term trends. The monitoring comprises two key components: robust data collection and maintenance of the ongoing AOP database, adhering to established protocols. Additionally, funds will support comprehensive data analysis, presentation, and publication of results in a restoration journal and online, ensuring widespread dissemination of critical findings on effective riparian restoration practices.
Opportunity ID: 218754
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R13SS40010 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Albuquerque Overbank Project (AOP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Continuation |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.517 — Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 01, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 15, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $39,822 |
| Award Ceiling: | $39,822 |
| Award Floor: | $39,822 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | State and local governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions, public and private institutions and organizations, Federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments, individuals, small businesses, for-profit organizations, and Native American Organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation – Upper Colorado Region |
| Description: | The Albuquerque Overbank Project (AOP) is a pilot project begun in 1998 to test and evaluate the river riparian restoration practice of modifying terraces and bars to enhance hydrological connectivity and encourage overbank flooding to spur natural regeneration of native trees species and associated plant communities. As part of the project, an extensive monitoring program was installed to measure tree establishment and growth plus native versus exotic plant species abundance. The monitoring data documented favorable outcomes of 2,040 Rio Grande cottonwoods per hectare occupying the site as of 2007 and native herbaceous species holding their own against exotic species (Muldavin et al. 2011). Initially, monitoring was conducted yearly, but beginning 2002, a monitoring interval of approximately five years was proposed as the optimal to evaluate long-term trends on the site. Monitoring last took place in 2007, and the proposal here is to conduct monitoring in 2013, the projectÂ’s 15th year. The monitoring of AOP has two components: 1) data collection and the maintenance of a long-term database, and 2) analysis, presentation and publication of trends results and other public outreach activities. The data collection component would follow the previously established protocols and would include any remedial actions needed to maintain the integrity of the sampling sites and the project area. The data would be entered into the on-going AOP database and a data report provided on the details of the sampling and the database. The second component entails a full analysis of the data over the entire project period with publication of results both in a restoration journal and on the web to provide information to a wide audience. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Timothy Wagoner
Grants Management Specialist Phone 801-524-3704 Email:tpwagoner@usbr.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 218754 Full Announcement-1 -> notice-of-intent-to-award_12-11.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Timothy Wagoner Grants Management Specialist Phone 801-524-3704 Email: tpwagoner@usbr.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00163130 | Feb 01, 2013 | Feb 14, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
218754 SF424-2.0.pdf
218754 SF424A-1.0.pdf
218754 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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