This grant is offered by the Avon Park Air Force Range to protect and manage endangered species populations and their habitats. The focus is on species such as the Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Florida Scrub-jay, and Florida Grasshopper Sparrow inhabiting the range. The grant aims to understand the population dynamics, ecology, and natural history of these species to ensure long-term biodiversity. The total funding available for the first year is approximately $427,000. Interested applicants must submit Statements of Interest via Grants.gov by March 20, 2012, for further consideration by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
General Information
| Document Type:: |
Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: |
W9126G-12-2-SOI-0017 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: |
Monitoring and Management of Endangered Species Populations and Habitat; Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Florida Scrub-jay, and Florida Grasshopper Sparrow |
| Opportunity Category:: |
Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: |
CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: |
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| Category of Funding Activity:: |
Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation:: |
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| Expected Number of Awards:: |
1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: |
12.300 — Basic and Applied Scientific Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: |
No |
| Version:: |
Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: |
Mar 07, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: |
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| Original Closing Date for Applications:: |
Mar 20, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: |
Mar 20, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: |
Apr 19, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: |
$ 427,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: |
$427,000 |
| Award Floor:: |
$ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: |
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
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Additional Information
| Agency Name:: |
Dept. of the Army — Corps of Engineers |
| Description:: |
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST
The Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) is responsible for managing over 106,000 acres of land and desires to protect and manage fish, wildlife, and other natural resources while simultaneously accomplishing its primary mission of providing a realistic training environment for military units from the United States Air Force and other Services. Twelve federally-listed endangered or threatened species have been documented within APAFR and numerous state listed species may occur or are known to occur. Knowledge of the population dynamics, ecology, and natural history of these species is crucial to managing the landscape for long term biodiversity. The first stage of competition begins with the submission of the SF 424 and the 2 page capabilities statement. In the second stage, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will invite applicants whose Statement of Interest are reviewed favorably to submit full proposals. A board will review these proposals, and an award will be made. Approx $427,000 in funding is available for the first year.
All SOIs must be submitted via www.Grants.gov by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST), on 20 March 2012. |
| Link to Additional Information:: |
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| Grantor Contact Information:: |
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Version History
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Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: |
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| Competition ID: |
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| Competition Title: |
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| Opportunity Package ID: |
PKG00102950 |
| Opening Date: |
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| Closing Date: |
Mar 20, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: |
Michael Johns
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| Who Can Apply:: |
Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] |
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Packages
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Competition ID |
Competition Title |
Opportunity Package ID |
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PKG00102950 |
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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Michael Johns
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Organization and Individual Applicants |
