The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant to The Nature Conservancy for a collaborative project with Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. This grant aims to restore the forest health and biodiversity of Long Island through a forest management plan and implementation of restoration actions. The project benefits the public by enhancing biological health of coastal forests and improving opportunities for activities like big game hunting and wildlife observation. The closing date for this grant is July 18, 2011.
Opportunity ID: 104413
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | FWS-R1-13552-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Long Island Forest Restoration |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.608 — Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Jul 11, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 18, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 18, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: | Aug 17, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 35,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $ |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This is to be awarded to The Nature Conservancy |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description:: | he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to award a cooperative agreement to The Nature Conservancy, under authority of CFDA 15.608 and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, as amended in 1988 (16 U.S.C. 2901-2911; 94 Stat. 1322). Willapa National Wildlife Refuge (�NWR�) and The Nature Conservancy (�TNC�) share a common boundary and adjacent ownerships with some of the same biological integrity issues for timberlands that had been actively cut prior to conservation ownership. TNC embarked upon a process to restore forest health not only to TNC property (Ellsworth preserve) but to work outside of their ownership to bring about forest restoration on a landscape scale. TNC developed a forest management plan for both ownerships and a suite of actions and timetables for implementing to restore the forest health. To bring about the changes that are being sought, the refuge needs to provide assistance to this effort. This agreement is being implemented in order to restore the long term health and biodiversity to the forests on the Long Island unit of Willapa NWR.The public will benefit not only from improved biological health of these coastal forest stands but in practical ways as well such as improving quality of public use opportunities such as big game hunting or wildlife observation. |
| 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 1 |
Package
Package No: 1