The Nevada Conservation Corps – Great Basin Institute, a key environmental organization, has been awarded this significant grant to spearhead vital weed management and ecological restoration initiatives. This funding empowers the Corps to implement comprehensive projects focused on controlling invasive plant species and rehabilitating natural habitats across Nevada. The grant’s core purpose is to preserve local biodiversity, enhance ecosystem health, and ensure the long-term sustainability of the region’s natural landscapes. Through strategic fieldwork and the deployment of skilled teams, the Nevada Conservation Corps will execute critical restoration activities, addressing pressing environmental challenges. This initiative underscores a commitment to protecting and revitalizing the Great Basin’s unique ecosystems for future generations.
Opportunity ID: 120873
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P11AT80998 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Weed Mgt and Restoration |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | The objective of this project is to participate collaboratively in conservation activities to perform weed management and restoration work in the Boulder Beach area, the Gold Butte area, River Mountains, Black Mountains, Sandy Cove, and other areas of concern throughout the park. The project will provide for reconstruction of trails, decommissioning and rehabilitation abandoned roads and off-road vehicle tracks, assessing, repairing and constructing ORV barrier and ungulate management fences, native plant salvage, seed collection, native plant outplanting, and removing invasive exotic plants from rare plant and vector locations. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 07, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – Project already being awarded to NCC-GBI. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – Project already being awarded to NCC-GBI. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 07, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $101,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Awarded to Nevada Conservation Corps – Great Basin Institute |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Awarded to Nevada Conservation Corps – Great Basin Institute |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Barbara Eschels
Supervisory Contract Specialist Phone 7022938909 Email:barbara_eschels@nps.gov |
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