The Wildlife Conservation Department is offering the “Urban Oases for Wildlife” grant to establish a replicable model for community-based wildlife conservation in urban areas, specifically New Haven, CT. This initiative aims to engage diverse audiences, increase quality habitat for migrating birds and other wildlife, and support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission. This grant is for implementing comprehensive strategies including community land stewardship, creating demonstration gardens, and integrating citizen science. It also supports youth employment through green jobs training, innovative environmental education, and wildlife management techniques. The ultimate purpose is to cultivate a network of wildlife-friendly habitats and improvements across municipal parks, schoolyards, vacant lots, front yards, and within units of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge.
Opportunity ID: 239604
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F13AS00305 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Creating Urban Oases for Wildlife |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.676 — Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 08, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – There is no application date. This is a Notice of Intent to Award a grant agreement to Audubon Connecticut. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – There is no application date. This is a Notice of Intent to Award a grant agreement to Audubon Connecticut. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 09, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000 |
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 Urban Oases program in New Haven, CT will create a replicable model for community-based wildlife conservation that engages new and diverse audiences, increases the availability of quality habitat in urban areas for migrating birds and other wildlife, and supports the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Wildlife Refuge System. Using a combination of community-based land stewardship, demonstration gardens, citizen science, youth employment/green jobs training, and innovative environmental education programs, wildlife management techniques, and natural history interpretation, we will create a network of wildlife-friendly habitat oases and habitat improvements in municipal parks, schoolyards, vacant lots, and front yards, and in units of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Dean Rhine, 413 253 8559
Dean_Rhine@fws.gov Email:Dean_Rhine@fws.gov |
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