This grant is for supporting the conservation of the endangered Humpback Chub (Gila cypha) in Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA). The project, initiated by GRCA, aims to translocate wild young-of-year (YOY) chub from the Little Colorado River to Shinumo, Havasu, and Bright Angel Creeks over four years. This involves collecting YOY chub, rearing them in a hatchery until large enough for tagging with passive-integrated-transponders (PIT), and providing parasite treatment, disease prevention, and exercise conditioning prior to release. This crucial hatchery rearing minimizes mortality and prevents introducing diseases from the Little Colorado River into other GRCA waters. The National Park Service lacks a suitable facility, making the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s state-of-the-art hatchery essential for this vital conservation effort.
Opportunity ID: 60734
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPSNOIGRCA110024 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fund Arizona Fish and Game Department to Collect and Rear the Endangered Humpback Chub (Gila cypha) |
| 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: | 15.944 — Natural Resource Stewardship |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 25, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 25, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 24, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a notice of intent to award a cooperative agreement to the Arizona Fish and Game Department. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA) has initiated a research project with the overall goal of translocating wild, young-of-year (YOY) humpback chub (HBC) from the Little Colorado River to Shinumo, Havasu, and Bright Angel Creeks over a period of four (4) years (2009-2012). Humpback chub (Gila cypha), is a species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and is native to GRCA. The project involves collecting YOY HBC previous to the year of a planned release into the above mentioned tributaries, rearing the fish in a hatchery facility until they are large enough to be tagged with a passive-integrated-transponder (PIT), and treated for parasites and diseases, and provided exercise conditioning prior to release. The hatchery rearing period with associated treatments is necessary to minimize mortality of translocated fish, and avoid introducing diseases that are present in the Little Colorado River into other waters of GRCA. The National Park Service (NPS) has no hatchery facility to accomplish this work, however, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (Department) maintains and operates a state of the art hatchery facility near GRCA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Gary Jordahl
Chief, GLCA Contracting Office Phone 9286086507 Email:Craig_Jordahl@nps.gov |
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