The Department of the Interior is offering a grant to implement invasive plant control measures and correct surface water drainage at Parker’s River National Wildlife Refuge. This grant, under project PKR #43, aims to restore salt marsh resiliency, improve ecosystem function, provide habitat for fish and wildlife, and enhance fish passage. It involves innovative control measures for Phragmites australis and ditch remediation to increase marsh resilience against erosion and storm surges. The grant supports collaborative efforts with local communities in Hurricane Sandy disaster areas, focusing on restoring environmental resources and reducing flood hazards. Closing date: May 28, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 254394
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F14AS00170 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | DOI Project #PKR 43; Implement Invasive Plant Control Measures, Parker’s River NWR; Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief, PL 113-02 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.677 — Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 28, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 28, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $85,666 |
| Award Ceiling: | $85,666 |
| Award Floor: | $85,666 |
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: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to Dr. David Burdick, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. The Department of the Interior project is PKR #43. This announcement is for notification purposes only. This award will be made under the North and West Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, F13AC00619. The intent of the award is to implement innovative control measures for the invasive plant, Phragmites australis, and correct surface water drainage by installing a series of runnels, and removing failing ditches through a ditch remediation process. All work is to be conducted on the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Newbury, MA) or at properties of the University of New Hampshire. This award is issued to provide financial assistance to collaboratively-developed priority projects in Hurricane Sandy disaster areas that will restore environmental resources and reduce flood hazards through collaborative efforts with local communities. The project will improve salt marsh resiliency, restore ecosystem function, provide fish and wildlife habitat, and provide fish passage.
Salt marsh resiliency will be increased in two ways. First, by restoring proper circulation to selected portions of the Great Marsh that area impounded through human alterations, resiliency is increased by preserving and improving the integrity of the salt marsh peat. The Great Marsh is a peat-based system. When healthy, the peat is resistant to erosion and protects shorelines from waves and storm surges. Secondly, most of the Great Marsh was ditched either for salt hay farming or mosquito control. By restoring failing ditches to functional salt marsh (ditch remediation), resiliency is increased by protecting the marsh from wave erosion, excess drainage and subsidence, and loss of vegetation through herbivory. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Arnold Zinan, 413 253 8528
arnold_zinan@fws.gov Email:arnold_zinan@fws.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Arnold Zinan, 413 253 8528 arnold_zinan@fws.gov Email: arnold_zinan@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.677 | PKG00195849 | Apr 28, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
254394 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
254394 Project-1.1.pdf
254394 Budget-1.1.pdf
254394 SF424A-1.0.pdf
254394 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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