The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers the Alaska Migratory Bird CoManagement Program through the Alaska Migratory Bird CoManagement Council. This grant aims to support Alaska Native regional partner organizations in participating in the comanagement process by covering travel and communication expenses. The grant agreements are specific to existing regional partners and focus on enhancing collaboration in developing regulations for migratory bird treaties. Proposals must be submitted by December 17, 2012, for one-year funding duration in Fiscal Year 2013. Eligible applicants are Alaska Native regional partner organizations involved in the Alaska Migratory Bird CoManagement Council.
Opportunity ID: 205613
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | F13AS00008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council 2013 |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.643 — Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Nov 02, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 17, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 28, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Jan 17, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 283,600 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $84,400 |
| Award Floor:: | $14,800 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Nonprofits that do not have 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 Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Alaska Migratory Bird CoManagement Council, administers the Alaska Migratory Bird CoManagement Program, Catalog of Federal and Domestic Assistance Number 15.643. For many years representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alaska Native Community worked together to amend the 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty with Canada, and the 1936 Migratory Bird Treaty with Mexico, to allow legal spring subsistence harvest of migratory birds in Alaska. The U.S. Senate ratified the Protocols to the two bilateral migratory bird treaties on October 23, 1997, paving the way for a regulatory process to ensure proper implementation of these amendments. The Protocol with Canada mandates that subsistence users will have an effective and meaningful role in the development of regulations through regional management bodies. The Alaska Migratory Bird CoManagement Council was established in March 2000, with representatives of the Alaska Native Community, Federal Government, and State of Alaska as equals to develop recommendations for, among other things, seasons and bag limits, law enforcement policies, population and harvest monitoring, education programs, research and use of traditional knowledge, and habitat protection. Coordination with Alaska Native regional partner organizations was established to organize subsistence user participation within each region. 50 CFR 92.11a, states that, we are working with the Alaska Native nonprofit groups and local governments. Under 50 CFR 92.4, Partner 50 CFR 92.11b, it states that the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will establish partner agreements with at least one partner organization in each of the listed regions. Organizations or Regional Partners are defined as a regional or local organization or a local tribal government that has entered into a formal agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the purpose of coordinating the regional programs necessary to involve subsistence users in the regulatory process. Region specific, formal working agreements have been established with ten Alaska Native nonprofit groups and one local government to accomplish the mission of the Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Protocols. These specific regional organizations were designated as partner organizations following an extensive public involvement process. A list of partner organizations was published in the Federal Register, 65 FR 16405, March 28, 2000, and amended in 71 FR 35690, June 21, 2006. This Request for Proposals is required to renew grant agreements that are directed specifically to those regional partners who have already entered into a prerequisite formal agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The purpose of each of these grant agreements is to defray each Alaska Native regional partners travel and communication expenses enabling them to participate in the comanagement process. These grant agreements are not open to competition outside of existing Alaska Native regional partner organizations serving on the Alaska Migratory Bird CoManagement Council. Proposals are to be submitted to the Office of Alaska Migratory Bird CoManagement Council or directly through www.grants.gov. by December 17, 2012, 5.00 PM Alaska time. Proposed requests for funding will be for one years duration, Fiscal Year 2013. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 3 | Dec 14, 2012 | |
| Synopsis 2 | ||
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.643 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00150930 |
| Opening Date: | Nov 02, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Dec 28, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Donna Dewhurst, Wildlife Biologist |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
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Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.643 | PKG00150930 | Nov 02, 2012 | Dec 28, 2012 | View | Donna Dewhurst, Wildlife Biologist | Organization Applicants |