The Bureau of Reclamation is offering this grant to the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, Inc. for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program. This grant is for implementing invasive vegetation monitoring and management activities within the San Joaquin Valley. Key objectives include addressing high unemployment by creating jobs for valley residents and youth, and increasing community awareness. The project also aims to utilize and enhance existing weed monitoring protocols for the broader San Joaquin River watershed, and to establish a coordinated riparian weed management framework for future programs. This initiative is crucial for ecological restoration and local economic benefit.
Opportunity ID: 104913
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R11AS20017 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Weed Management and San Joaquin Valley Jobs Creation Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.507 — WaterSMART (Sustaining and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 13, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 27, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 27, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 26, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,018,987 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | State, tribal, and local governmental agencies |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation – Mid-Pacific Region |
| Description: | The Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, intends to award a grant agreement to the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, Inc. on the following program: San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) Invasive Vegetation Monitoring and Management. This project would implement invasive vegetation monitoring and management activities, consistent with the Invasive Species Monitoring and Management Plan for the Water Year 2010 and Water Year 2011 Interim Flows Projects. The objectives are: (1) Address high unemployment in valley communities by creating jobs for San Joaquin Valley residents and youth; (2) Increase awareness among valley residents and communities; (3) Use approved existing weed monitoring protocols and supplement the existing reporting protocols to extend the usefulness of weed monitoring data beyond the SJRRP�s area of interest, for the benefit of the entire San Joaquin River watershed; and (4) Build a coordinated riparian weed management implementation framework for use in future years and with future programs in the San Joaquin Valley. Refer to the Notice of Intent to Award announcement, R11AS20017, for additional information. If you have any questions, contact Grants Officer, Margaret Kirkpatrick, by e-mail at mkirkpatrick@usbr.gov. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Margaret Kirkpatrick
Contract Specialist Email:mkirkpatrick@usbr.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Margaret Kirkpatrick Contract Specialist Email: mkirkpatrick@usbr.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00064010 | Jul 13, 2011 | Jul 27, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
104913 SF424-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
104913 SF424A-1.0.pdf
104913 SF424C-1.0.pdf
104913 SF424B-1.1.pdf
104913 SF424D-1.1.pdf
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