The Nevada Department of Wildlife is offering this grant for the recovery of the Wall Canyon Sucker, an endemic fish in Nevada critically endangered by invasive signal crayfish. Its population was severely reduced despite brown trout eradication. This grant is for a project focused on intensive crayfish removal, coupled with habitat and fish population surveys. The purpose is to pinpoint optimal habitat conditions for the Wall Canyon Sucker and effective methods to limit crayfish. These findings will directly guide future habitat restoration and enhancement efforts, ensuring the long-term survival of this vital native fish species.
Opportunity ID: 101094
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-R8-LNFHC-FY11-007 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Wall Canyon Sucker |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.608 — Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 23, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 06, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $65,000 |
| Award Floor: | $65,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This is a Notice of Intent to Award to Nevada Department of Wildlife. Wall Canyon Sucker Population Dynamics, Habitat Analysis and Crayfish Removal: The Wall Canyon Sucker is an undescribed catostomid endemic to the Wall Canyon drainage in Washoe County, Nevada (Markle and Harris 1996). Wall Canyon suckers were abundant throughout the drainage until the 1990s when invasion of nonnative brown trout and signal crayfish severely reduced their population size and extent of occupied habitat. Brown trout were chemically eradicated from 5.1 miles of Wall Canyon Creek in July 2009; however, Wall Canyon suckers currently occupy less than 0.75 miles of habitat in Wall Canyon Creek and are thought to be currently limited by high densities of signal crayfish. This project will utilize crayfish removal and intensive habitat and fish population surveys to provide information on habitat conditions that favor Wall Canyon suckers and limit crayfish population densities. These results can then be applied to future habitat manipulation and enhancement projects to provide suitable conditions for the Wall Canyon sucker and other native fish species. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mistylynn Summers
775-265-2425 Email:misty_summers@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 101094 Other Supporting Documents-NOI 2 -> wallcanyon noi.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mistylynn Summers 775-265-2425 Email: misty_summers@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.608 | PKG00060781 | Jun 23, 2011 | Jul 07, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
101094 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
101094 SF424A-1.0.pdf
101094 SF424C-1.0.pdf
101094 Mandatory_SF424D-1.1.pdf
101094 Mandatory_SF424B-1.1.pdf
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