The Bureau of Reclamation is offering this grant to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to establish a joint surface water monitoring system on the Fort Hall Unit of the Fort Hall Reservation. This grant is for the purpose of installing 14 water measuring devices and supporting equipment. The anticipated benefits include accurately identifying system-level surface water usage, enhancing the Tribes’ ability to estimate their water right utilization, and establishing a baseline for performance monitoring. This initiative will significantly aid in the comprehensive management of Reservation surface water resources, promoting conservation, improving water use accounting, and potentially increasing water availability for the Reservation’s needs.
Opportunity ID: 111553
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 11SS1S0038 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fort Hall Unit Water Measurement Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.519 — Indian Tribal Water Resources Development, Management, and Protection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 04, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 19, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 19, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 20, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $84,759 |
| Award Ceiling: | $84,759 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation – Pacific Northwest Region |
| Description: | 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. It is the intent of Reclamation and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Tribes) to enter into a grant agreement whereby the Tribes will install 14 measuring devices and supporting equipment on the Fort Hall Unit of the Fort Hall Reservation (Reservation), to create a joint surface water monitoring system. The anticipated benefits are to: 1) identify at the system level the quantity of surface water used; 2) improve the Tribes� ability to estimate the usage of their surface water right; 3) create a baseline use quantity to monitor water use performance at the system level; and 4) aid in the overall management of Reservation surface water resources by improving conservation, improving water use accounting, and potentially providing for more water to be used on the Reservation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lisa Strong
Grants Management Specialist Phone 208-383-2204 Email:lstrong@usbr.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 111553 Full Announcement-1 -> 11ss1s0038noi.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Lisa Strong Grants Management Specialist Phone 208-383-2204 Email: lstrong@usbr.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.519 | PKG00069530 | Aug 04, 2011 | Aug 19, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
111553 SF424-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
111553 SF424A-1.0.pdf
111553 SF424C-1.0.pdf
111553 SF424B-1.1.pdf
111553 SF424D-1.1.pdf
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