The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering the Moncus Park Outdoor Showcase Grant to Lafayette Central Park Inc. to establish a 100-acre urban park in Lafayette, Louisiana. The grant aims to support coastal prairie and bottomland hardwood restoration, invasive species control, and at-risk species conservation such as monarch butterflies, tri-colored bats, and golden-winged warblers. The project focuses on enhancing monarch habitat, restoring migrating habitat for golden-winged warblers, and providing nesting and foraging habitat for various declining grassland songbird species. Application deadline is on Sep 06, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 320112
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F19AS00362 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Moncus Park Outdoor Showcase |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.660 — Endangered Species – Candidate Conservation Action Funds |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 06, 2019 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 06, 2019 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $31,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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 opportunity is not a request for applications. The determination not to compete is based on Departmental policy (505 DM 2.14,B. (2) and is within the discretion of the Agency. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE, AND THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to award a cooperative agreement to Lafayette Central Park Inc. to contribute towards the establishment of a 100-acre nature-oriented urban park (Moncus Park) in Lafayette, Louisiana that is anticipated to serve a huge population segment. The award is intended to engage in coastal prairie restoration (7 acres), bottomland hardwood restoration (5 acres), and invasive eradication/control (25 acres) for the benefit of at-risk species conservation including monarch butterfly (and other pollinators), tri-colored bat, golden-winged warbler, loggerhead shrike, Henslow’s sparrow, indigo and painted buntings. The project will include restoring and enhancing monarch habitat by establishing foraging and nesting vegetation, restoring migrating habitat for the golden-winged warbler, and nesting/foraging habitat for the tri-colored bat, as well as restoring nesting and wintering habitat for a variety of declining grassland songbird species of concern. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Management Specialist Kerri Heywood 404 679-4066
kerri_heywood@fws.gov Email:kerri_heywood@fws.gov |
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