This grant is for the purpose of developing and implementing a comprehensive Ecological Health Assessment (EHA) for reservoirs managed by the Reclamation Department. This critical research seeks to establish a balance between effective water management, the habitat needs of fish, and broader environmental health. It specifically addresses a Science and Technology Program priority concerning climate impacts, enabling the identification of changes in hydrologic and thermal regimes potentially linked to climate change. A key outcome will be a user-friendly, web-based database. This valuable tool will facilitate the characterization of aquatic ecosystems, allow for comparisons across Reclamation reservoirs, and help establish baseline conditions for future monitoring and targeted studies. Such data is vital for tracking long-term environmental trends.
Opportunity ID: 228033
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R13SS10003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Ecological Health Assessment for Reclamation Managed Reservoirs |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.517 — Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 25, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | May 08, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $14,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $14,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide 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 – Pacific Northwest Region |
| Description: | The proposed research, developing and applying an ecological health assessment (EHA) for reservoirs, will play an important role in identifying a balance between water management, habitat requirements for fishes and environmental health. This research is also matched with a priority area of the Science and Technology Program emphasizing climate impacts because of the potential to recognize fluctuation of hydrologic and thermal regimes that could be due to climate change.
The development of a web-based database that could apply an EHA for a reservoir could be a valuable tool for general characterization of the aquatic ecosystem and making comparisons between Reclamation reservoirs. Also, such a database could be used to describe baseline conditions for future reporting and coupled with literature reviews to design more specific studies when necessary. Furthermore, these data would be very important sources for long-term trends because individual parameters would be varied widely due to an ecological complexity. If made available on the web (intranet) the potential for use (and improvement) would be increased over time. |
| Link to Additional Information: | www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Melinda Ritacco
Financial Assistance Specialist Phone 208-378-5103 Email:mritacco@usbr.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 228033 Full Announcement-1 -> r13ss10003.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Melinda Ritacco Financial Assistance Specialist Phone 208-378-5103 Email: mritacco@usbr.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.517 | PKG00171270 | Mar 25, 2013 | Apr 08, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
228033 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
228033 Project-1.1.pdf
228033 SF424B-1.1.pdf
228033 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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