The Department of Wildlife Conservation in New Haven, CT is offering the Urban Oases grant to establish a replicable model for community-based wildlife conservation. This grant aims to engage diverse audiences in creating quality habitat in urban areas for migrating birds and wildlife. Through community-based land stewardship, citizen science, youth employment/green jobs training, and environmental education programs, this grant will develop wildlife-friendly habitat oases in municipal parks, schoolyards, and vacant lots, aligning with the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Wildlife Refuge System.
Opportunity ID: 239604
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | F13AS00305 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Creating Urban Oases for Wildlife |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.676 — Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Aug 08, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Archive Date:: | Aug 09, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 40,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $40,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $40,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description:: | The Urban Oases program in New Haven, CT will create a replicable model for community-based wildlife conservation that engages new and diverse audiences, increases the availability of quality habitat in urban areas for migrating birds and other wildlife, and supports the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Wildlife Refuge System. Using a combination of community-based land stewardship, demonstration gardens, citizen science, youth employment/green jobs training, and innovative environmental education programs, wildlife management techniques, and natural history interpretation, we will create a network of wildlife-friendly habitat oases and habitat improvements in municipal parks, schoolyards, vacant lots, and front yards, and in units of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1