Opportunity ID: 53882
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | L10AS00036 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BLM WY Improving Sagebrush Reclamation in Bentonite Mining Areas of the Bighorn Basin (CESU) |
| 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: | 15.231 — Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 20, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 20, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $96,800 |
| Award Ceiling: | $96,800 |
| Award Floor: | $96,800 |
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: | BLM intends to award this project to a member of the Great Plains CESU network. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description: | A. Project Background Information: The Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, intends to award a cooperative agreement with the University of Wyoming ¿ Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center (UW-WRRC) to gather data to help develop improved techniques/best management practices (BMPs) to accomplish more, successful sagebrush reclamation on mined lands in the Bighorn Basin and other areas with similar characteristics. The project would also assess the successes and/or failures of sagebrush reclamation on bentonite-mined lands over the past 20 years.
B. Project Objective: The University of Wyoming ¿ Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center (UW-WRRC) will work to determine the best techniques/best management practices to accomplish successful sagebrush reclamation on mined lands. The UW-WRRC will both gather data on its own about climate, soils, and plant communities, and use existing data/locations of past sagebrush reclamation provided by the CYFO and mine company contacts to discover and summarize the best sagebrush reclamation techniques available. UW-WRRC would do the following: (1) review mine permit documents to determine pre-mine vegetation communities, soil data, and species seeded during reclamation efforts, (2) conduct field assessments of reclaimed bentonite lands to determine plant species present, (3) assess recent climatological records, and (4) statistically evaluate the relationships between vegetation establishment, soils, and climate, and discuss in a final report. UW-WRRC would provide the BLM with a quarterly report to ensure the project was progressing as required. C. Period of Agreement: 2 years |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Ilze J Karklins-Powers, Grants Management Officer, 307-775-6293
ipowers@blm.gov Email:ipowers@blm.gov |
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| Agency Contact Information: | Ilze J Karklins-Powers, Grants Management Officer, 307-775-6293 ipowers@blm.gov Email: ipowers@blm.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.231 | PKG00018141 | Apr 20, 2010 | May 20, 2010 | View |