Opportunity ID: 55730

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: L10AS00169
Funding Opportunity Title: BLM WY Blowout Penstemon Taxonomy
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.231 — Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jul 09, 2010
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 25, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 25, 2010
Archive Date: Sep 30, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $20,000

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: Eligible Applicants: All potential applicants who are in the CESU networks. 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. Applications will be accepted from any individual with a formal relationship (professor, researcher, scientist) with one of the existing university participating an existing Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) (http://www.cesu.org/network/05meeting.html) that has the demonstrated ability and experience to conduct research consistent with the goals identified in the Funding Opportunity Description section and who is not employed by a Federal agency. Federal employees can be collaborators in proposed research. The following proposals are ineligible for consideration under this announcement:
Proposals from U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government employees
Proposals from Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC)
Proposals in which there is a real or the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Land Management
Description: A. Project Background Information:

Penstemon haydenii (blowout penstemon) is a rare, herbaceous perennial plant that is endemic in north-central Nebraska and south-central Wyoming. It was listed as endangered by the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, on September 1, 1987, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Populations of blowout penstemon are known in the Nebraska Sandhills in Box Butte, Cherry, Garden, Hooker, Morrill, and Sheridan counties. The species was discovered in 1996 in northern Carbon County, Wyoming, some 300 km west of the nearest Nebraska populations.

Recent research has found significant genetic differences between three blowout penstemon population groups in Nebraska and two populations in Wyoming. The magnitude of these genetic differences is equal to or greater than differences between some other pairs of taxonomically recognized Penstemon species. This new information suggests that the taxonomic status of Nebraska and Wyoming populations should be examined carefully to determine whether the Wyoming populations of blowout penstemon should be considered the same or a different species than those of Nebraska.

B. Project Objective:

The primary objective is to determine the taxonomic identity of, and relationship between, the Nebraska and Wyoming populations of blowout penstemon. This information will be used by BLM as a basis for future management decisions on public lands occupied by this species, and will be used by FWS in their species recovery planning process.

C. Statement of Joint Objectives/Project Management Plan:

The applicant will conduct taxonomical research on the blowout penstemon in Nebraska and Wyoming. Research will be conducted as part of the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit n

Link to Additional Information: http://www.grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Ilze J Karklins-Powers, Grants Management Officer, 307-775-6293
ipowers@blm.gov

Email:ipowers@blm.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 55730 Full Announcement-1 -> l10as00169 final.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Ilze J Karklins-Powers, Grants Management Officer, 307-775-6293
ipowers@blm.gov

Email: ipowers@blm.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.231 PKG00019637 Jul 09, 2010 Jul 26, 2010 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

55730 SF424-2.0.pdf

55730 Project-1.1.pdf

55730 Budget-1.1.pdf

55730 SF424A-1.0.pdf

55730 SF424B-1.1.pdf

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