Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum Grant for Southern Arizona Landscape Resilience

The Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum (ASDM) is offering this grant to enhance landscape resiliency in Southern Arizona by combating buffelgrass, a highly invasive plant threatening the Sonoran Desert’s fragile resources. This grant enables ASDM to provide critical coordination and outreach for the Southern Arizona Resilient Landscapes Collaborative (SARLC). ASDM will engage in public education, landowner outreach, and assist Saguaro National Park with essential communications. Furthermore, ASDM will coordinate accomplishments among SARLC partners, which include multiple federal agencies, tribal nations, and universities, and ensure compliance with DOI Resilient Landscape reporting requirements. This collaborative effort aims to protect the Sonoran Desert’s natural heritage and inspire harmony with the environment.

Opportunity ID: 294040

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	P17AS00282
Funding Opportunity Title:	Coordination and Outreach for the Southern Arizona Resilient Landscape Collaborative
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Natural Resources
Category Explanation:	–
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Assistance Listings:	15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	May 22, 2017
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 31, 2017
Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 31, 2017
Archive Date:	Jun 01, 2017
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$73,100
Award Ceiling:	$73,100
Award Floor:	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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Additional Information

Agency Name:	National Park Service
Description:	The mission of the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum (ASDM) is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert. The ASDM is positioned to help the Southern Arizona Resilient Landscapes Collaborative (SARLC) achieve their goals of enhancing landscape resiliency through the management of buffelgrass, a highly invasive plant species that is threatening the fragile resources of the Sonoran Desert. ASDM will provide public outreach and education, engage landowners in the fight against buffelgrass, and assist Saguaro NP in developing press releases and reports. ASDM will provide project coordination for specified SARLC partnersâ¿¿ accomplishments, and work with Saguaro NP to meet DOI Resilient Landscape reporting requirements. ASDM may coordinate future mapping and monitoring of buffelgrass populations with SARLC partners. This agreement will cover all current and future partners that meet SARLC membership requirements. Current SARLC partners include: Saguaro NP (SNP), US Forest Service (USFS), US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tohono Oâ¿¿odham Nation, Pima County, US Geological Survey, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona (Tumamoc Hill), and the Arizona Native Plant Society.
Link to Additional Information:	http://www.grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Grants Management Officer Kelly Adams Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov

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