The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is offering a grant to the Caddo Lake Institute to support the Caddo Lake Environmental Flows Project. This grant aims to fund the implementation of priority aspects of the monitoring plan, including collecting and analyzing data on vegetation plots, validating the duration of inundation for ecological benefits, and synthesizing data to restore wetlands and floodplain vegetation. The grant, funded by USACE SRP funds, will commence around January 1, 2016, to contribute to the preservation and conservation of fish and wildlife habitats in the Caddo Lake area. Closing date for applications is December 10, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 280293
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F16AS00034 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| 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: | Dec 03, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 10, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $26,415 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a single source award intended for The Caddo Lake Institute who is uniquely qualified to perform the activities as stated in this announcement. No Competition is Expected. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to make a single-source award to the Caddo Lake Institute to support the Caddo Lake Environmental Flows Project (hereafter CFP). The Caddo Lake Institute has agreed to implement priority aspects of the projects monitoring plan. This Scope of Work, to be funded by USACE SRP funds, details the work beginning on or about January 1, 2016. The work will include: 1) collecting and analyzing data from existing vegetation plots on Big Cypress Bayou and adding collection of herb-tree seedling data in existing plots; 2) validating the duration of inundation needed to gain certain ecological benefit of floodplain forest inundation by flow pulses; and, 3) synthesizing data from vegetation plot, soil moisture monitoring and any aerial photography to determine the number and timing of pulses needed to restore and protect wetlands and other floodplain vegetation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Janet Huff, Grants Management Specialist, 505 248-6477
janet_huff@fws.gov Email:janet_huff@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Janet Huff, Grants Management Specialist, 505 248-6477 janet_huff@fws.gov Email: janet_huff@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.608 | PKG00219906 | Dec 04, 2015 | Jun 30, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
280293 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
280293 SF424B-1.1.pdf
280293 SF424A-1.0.pdf
280293 Project-1.1.pdf
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