The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington is offering a grant to develop a macroinvertebrate bioassessment index for aquatic monitoring. This index will aid in assessing stream conditions at various scales to determine status and identify sites in need of protection or restoration. By incorporating bioindicators into a decision-support model, this grant will help multiple agencies and organizations in making accurate watershed condition assessments. The project aims to identify the optimal bioassessment index and factors influencing its performance for effective watershed management.
Opportunity ID: 228735
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | L13AS00054 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | BLM OR-WA: Aquatic Monitoring Program |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.231 — Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Apr 01, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 350,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $39,989 |
| Award Floor:: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description:: | The objective of this project is to create a new macroinvertebrate bioassessment index that can be applied at both the regional and reach scales to make status determinations. A bioassessment index developed for use at multiple spatial scales would benefit multiple agencies, Federal, State, and local, as well as public and private organizations by giving them a tool that can help them identify sites/watersheds in need of protection, preservation and/or restoration.
Use of aquatic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of stream condition can be incorporated into a decision-support model (DSM) which can be used as a method towards assessing overall watershed condition. The capacity of the DSM to make accurate condition and trend determinations is dependent upon the sensitivity of the individual attributes used to define watershed condition. Therefore, in the case of macroinvertebrates, it is critical to identify the optimal bioassessment index, as well as the factors influencing index performance. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.231 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00171932 |
| Opening Date: | Apr 01, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Sheryl Dowley |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.231 | PKG00171932 | Apr 01, 2013 | Apr 22, 2013 | View | Sheryl Dowley | Organization and Individual Applicants |