Department of the Interior Grant: Enhancing Pacific Lamprey Conservation in the Yakima River Basin
This grant is focused on evaluating and coordinating Pacific Lamprey activities in the Yakima River Basin, with the aim of protecting and restoring local populations of this culturally significant species. The program involves identifying Reclamation projects that may impact lamprey, studying potential effects, and developing an implementation plan informed by tribal input and available data. The plan will be updated annually, with a focus on implementing recommended actions to support lamprey conservation efforts. Deadline for applications is Jun 18, 2019.
Evaluation and Coordination of Pacific Lamprey Activities in the Yakima River Basin
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
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Expected Number of Awards:
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Assistance Listings:
15.517 — Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Version:
Synopsis 1
Posted Date:
Jun 03, 2019
Last Updated Date:
Jun 03, 2019
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 18, 2019
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 18, 2019
Archive Date:
Jul 18, 2019
Estimated Total Program Funding:
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Award Ceiling:
$533,424
Award Floor:
$1
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants:
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
This notice is not a request for applications. This provides 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
Description:
Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus), an important subsistence, ceremonial, and medicinal food source for Columbia River Basin (CRB) tribes, is a prehistoric anadromous fish species from the Pacific Coast of North America and Asia. Lamprey abundance is at a fraction of historical numbers and distribution is increasingly limited to the lower portions of the CRB. To prevent further decline, local extirpations, and potential enlisting of the species under the Endangered Species Act, the CRB tribes and a consortium of partnering agencies, many of which signed the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Agreement in 2012 and began work to protect and restore the local populations.
Objectives of the programs are 1) to identify Reclamation projects that may affect lamprey, investigate potential effects of facilities on juvenile an adult lamprey, and, where appropriate, make recommendations for either further study or for actions that may be taken to reduce effects on lamprey; and 2) jointly develop lamprey implementation plan for Reclamation projects informed by the assessment, the tribal draft restoration plan, and other available information, including priority actions and identification of authority and funding issues. The plan will be updated annually, and Reclamation will seek to implement recommended actions for the plan.
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