The Bureau of Land Management in California is offering a grant to conduct a geophysical survey at Dos Palmas Preserve in eastern Riverside County. This survey aims to address concerns of managed recharge not reaching Cox and Andreas Oases, crucial habitats for endangered species like the desert pupfish. The drying up of Andreas Oasis could hinder vegetation mitigation efforts related to the new lined Coachella Canal. This grant opportunity seeks to gather data and insights to ensure the sustainable preservation of this vital oasis complex.
Opportunity ID: 283947
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L16AS00118 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM CA Dos Palmas Geophysical Survey |
| 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: | 15.236 — Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 18, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 18, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 18, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 01, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500 |
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: | This financial assistance opportunity is also being open to all partners under any Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Under the formally negotiated Master CESU agreement indirect costs are limited to a rate of no more than 17.5% of direct costs under the terms and conditions of the Master CESU agreements. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | The Dos Palmas Preserve (DPP) in eastern Riverside County, CA is one of the largest oasis complexes in the desert region of California. Portions of the DPP, including Cox Oasis, provide habitat for threatened and endangered bird and fish species such as the endangered desert pupfish. Until 2006, the springs nourishing this oasis complex were at least partially supplied by recharge through the unlined base of the Coachella Canal, which crosses immediately upgradient of the DPP. In 2006 a new, lined Coachella Canal was constructed, drying up the adjacent unlined canal. The MOU concluded that Cox and Andreas Oases, at the western edge of the complex, were unaffected by canal seepage; as a result, ongoing managed recharge from the canal is targeting the core section of the oasis complex. Yet there is growing evidence that managed recharge is not flowing toward either Cox or Andreas. In addition to the desert pupfish maintained at Cox Oasis, the vegetation at Andreas Oasis is used as part of the riparian vegetation mitigation for canal lining, so drying up of Andreas Oasis would set back vegetation mitigation targets. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Leona Parker (530) 252-5338
leona_parker@blm.gov Email:leona_parker@blm.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 283947 Full Announcement-L16AS00118 Announcement -> L16AS000118 Dos Palmas Geophysical Survey.pdf
Folder 283947 Full Announcement-L16AS00118 Announcement -> L16AS000118 Dos Palmas Geophysical Survey FA Questionnaire.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Leona Parker (530) 252-5338 leona_parker@blm.gov Email: leona_parker@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.236 | PKG00223590 | May 18, 2016 | Jul 18, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
283947 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
283947 SF424A-1.0.pdf
283947 SF424B-1.1.pdf
283947 Project-1.1.pdf
283947 Budget-1.1.pdf
283947 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
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