Opportunity ID: 269192

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00009
Funding Opportunity Title: DOI Project #,EBF 37, Monitoring of nesting activities of federally threatened and state endangered beach nesting birds on Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
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: PL 113-2, Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.677 — Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Oct 28, 2014
Last Updated Date: Oct 28, 2014
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 27, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 27, 2014
Archive Date: Dec 17, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $150,000

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 Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF). This is DOI project number EBF 37. This announcement is for notification purposes only. The intent of the award is to conduct monitoring of nesting activities of federally threatened and State endangered beach nesting birds on Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). Species being monitored are the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), least tern (Sterna albifrons), black skimmer (Rynchops niger) and American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliates). CWF would monitor nesting activities on a daily basis (minimum five days/week each).

This project was previously vetted and approved for funding by the Department of the Interior. The appropriation for this project is the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2. Criteria for funding was based on the project¿s ability to yield the greatest return on investment by taking advantage of existing science and regional planning tools for resiliency and by working with states, cities, communities, and partners who contribute to the goals of restoring and rebuilding national wildlife refuges and other federal public assets; and to increase resiliency and the capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure and to withstand future storms and to minimize the damage incurred. This project is authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2.

Pre award costs: Until pre award costs are authorized under an approved award, the applicant has no assurance the USFWS will reimburse these costs. To potentially qualify for pre award cost reimbursement, an applicant must demonstrate in the application that some pre award activities were necessary and reasonable for accomplishing the overall program objectives.

Link to Additional Information: http://www.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

Version History

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added DOI project #. Oct 28, 2014
Oct 28, 2014

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00009
Funding Opportunity Title: DOI Project #,EBF 37, Monitoring of nesting activities of federally threatened and state endangered beach nesting birds on Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
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: PL 113-2, Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.677 — Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Oct 28, 2014
Last Updated Date: Oct 28, 2014
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 27, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 27, 2014
Archive Date: Dec 17, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $150,000

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 Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF). This is DOI project number EBF 37. This announcement is for notification purposes only. The intent of the award is to conduct monitoring of nesting activities of federally threatened and State endangered beach nesting birds on Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). Species being monitored are the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), least tern (Sterna albifrons), black skimmer (Rynchops niger) and American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliates). CWF would monitor nesting activities on a daily basis (minimum five days/week each).

This project was previously vetted and approved for funding by the Department of the Interior. The appropriation for this project is the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2. Criteria for funding was based on the project¿s ability to yield the greatest return on investment by taking advantage of existing science and regional planning tools for resiliency and by working with states, cities, communities, and partners who contribute to the goals of restoring and rebuilding national wildlife refuges and other federal public assets; and to increase resiliency and the capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure and to withstand future storms and to minimize the damage incurred. This project is authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2.

Pre award costs: Until pre award costs are authorized under an approved award, the applicant has no assurance the USFWS will reimburse these costs. To potentially qualify for pre award cost reimbursement, an applicant must demonstrate in the application that some pre award activities were necessary and reasonable for accomplishing the overall program objectives.

Link to Additional Information: http://www.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

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00009
Funding Opportunity Title: Monitoring of nesting activities of federally threatened and state endangered beach nesting birds on Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
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: PL 113-2, Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief
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: Oct 28, 2014
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 27, 2014
Archive Date: Dec 17, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $150,000

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 Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF). This is DOI project number EBF 37. This announcement is for notification purposes only. The intent of the award is to conduct monitoring of nesting activities of federally threatened and State endangered beach nesting birds on Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). Species being monitored are the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), least tern (Sterna albifrons), black skimmer (Rynchops niger) and American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliates). CWF would monitor nesting activities on a daily basis (minimum five days/week each).

This project was previously vetted and approved for funding by the Department of the Interior. The appropriation for this project is the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2. Criteria for funding was based on the project¿s ability to yield the greatest return on investment by taking advantage of existing science and regional planning tools for resiliency and by working with states, cities, communities, and partners who contribute to the goals of restoring and rebuilding national wildlife refuges and other federal public assets; and to increase resiliency and the capacity of coastal habitat and infrastructure and to withstand future storms and to minimize the damage incurred. This project is authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2.

Pre award costs: Until pre award costs are authorized under an approved award, the applicant has no assurance the USFWS will reimburse these costs. To potentially qualify for pre award cost reimbursement, an applicant must demonstrate in the application that some pre award activities were necessary and reasonable for accomplishing the overall program objectives.

Link to Additional Information: http://www.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

Related Documents

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 PKG00209446 Oct 28, 2014 Nov 27, 2014 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

269192 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

269192 Project-1.1.pdf

269192 Budget-1.1.pdf

269192 SF424A-1.0.pdf

269192 SF424B-1.1.pdf

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