This grant, from The Nature Conservancy (TNC), supports restoration of the Kiholo Fishponds Estuary. The complex is severely degraded by invasive vegetation, sediment influx, and organic detritus, causing reduced native habitat, shallowness, and periodic fish kills. TNC will remove invasive riparian vegetation and survey water exchange dynamics and fish larval transport. These efforts will enhance the fishpond’s natural function, boosting coastal marine fish survival and recruitment. The project benefits the public by increasing important fish and invertebrate production, and improving the estuary’s physical and chemical health.
Opportunity ID: 238773
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F13AS00286 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Kiholo Fishponds Estuary Restoration Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.608 — Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 05, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 05, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $45,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $45,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The estuary/fishpond complex at Kiholo Bay is currently overgrown by invasive riparian vegetation along the majority of the shoreline, reducing the extent native aquatic vegetation that supports juvenile fish recruitment and survival. The depth of the pond has been severely reduced in places due to the influx of beach sediment (rocks, gravel and sand) during high surf and storm wave conditions. Detrital material from dead vegetation forms a thick layer of organic sediment on the bottom, resulting in periodic onsets of anoxia and fish kills. TNC proposes to begin the process of restoring the natural fishpond function by removing the invasive riparian vegetation along the fishpond margins. TNC will conduct surveys to examine the dynamics of water exchange between the ponds and the ocean, and the numbers and species of larval and juvenile fish transported during this exchange. These activities will allow TNC to better manage and enhance the function of the estuary/fishpond complex in supporting survival and recruitment of coastal marine fishes and to continue restoration actions that will increase juvenile fish survival.
This project will benefit the public by increasing production of recreationally, commercially and culturally important fish and invertebrates as well as improving the physical chemical and physical characteristics of the estuary/fishpond complex at Kiholo Bay. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Paulette Reyes, 808 792-9447
Paulette_Reyes@fws.gov Email:Paulette_Reyes@fws.gov |
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