The Bureau of Reclamation is offering this grant to facilitate the reconstruction of two critical rock weirs in Beaver Creek. This grant is for addressing the urgent need to complete fish passage improvements at the Fort Thurlow and Marracci irrigation diversions. Originally part of Federal Columbia River Power System commitments, these weirs were damaged by 2011 flood flows and required redesign. Delays and cost increases arose due to complex site conditions, landowner negotiations, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife criteria challenges. The reconstruction is vital to ensure irrigators can withdraw appropriated water without impacting native endangered fish species, necessitating an extension of time and additional funding for project completion.
Opportunity ID: 240573
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R13SS10014 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Beaver Creek Rock Weirs Modification |
| Opportunity Category: | Continuation |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.517 — Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 22, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 05, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 05, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 06, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $278,688 |
| Award Ceiling: | $278,688 |
| Award Floor: | $278,688 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation – Pacific Northwest Region |
| Description: | As part of meeting commitments in the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPs) Biological Opinions (BiOps), Reclamation provided technical assistance to OCD for the design of fish passage improvements (weirs) at six irrigation diversions as part of the collaborative efforts in Beaver Creek. Significant flood flows occurred in the spring 2011 as a result of above average precipitation and was further acerbated by fires which burned more than half the upper basin of Beaver Creek in 2006. Now, three of the weirs (Fort Thurlow, Thurlow Transfer, and Marracci) do not presently meet the design criteria for providing fish passage at all flows, and must be reconstructed.
Due to factors beyond MSRFs control an extension of time and additional funding is needed. Delays and cost increases arose because Reclamation engineers have had difficulties in finalizing a preferred design that satisfies the challenging nature of the project site, is agreeable to landowners and irrigators, and that meets Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fish passage criteria. The land owner for Thurlow Transfer has opted out of this project, therefore leaving only two weirs. The need to complete the reconstruction of these two weirs is mostly about assuring that irrigators are able to make their appropriated water right withdrawals without having to work in the river to create a push up dam or other method of diverting water that would have significant impact to native endangered fish species. |
| Link to Additional Information: | www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Melinda Ritacco
Financial Assistance Specialist Phone 208-378-5103 Email:mritacco@usbr.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 240573 Full Announcement-1 -> r13_014_noi_rf-102_mod002.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Melinda Ritacco Financial Assistance Specialist Phone 208-378-5103 Email: mritacco@usbr.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00183830 | Aug 22, 2013 | Sep 05, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
240573 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
240573 SF424D-1.1.pdf
240573 Budget-1.1.pdf
240573 Project-1.1.pdf
240573 SF424C-1.0.pdf
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