U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Intent to Award Grant for Bird Habitat Conservation Work

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to award a cooperative agreement to the American Bird Conservancy for continued support of the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture’s bird habitat conservation efforts. This grant will fund GIS expertise, database management, and various conservation activities to support the partnership. The agreement aligns with Department of the Interior Policy to award based on technical expertise without competition. The grant aims to enhance the ACJV’s conservation work, with substantial involvement expected from USFWS for project direction and collaboration. Closing date for this grant is Sep 14, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 199457

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	FWS-R5-MB-12-018
Funding Opportunity Title::	Notice of Intent to Award
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Environment
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.637 — Migratory Bird Joint Ventures
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Sep 07, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Sep 14, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Sep 14, 2012
Archive Date::	Sep 15, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling::	$177,489
Award Floor::	$177,489

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Nonprofits having 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::	THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE, AS this is a Notice of Intent to award in accordance with 505 DM 2, 2.14 B (4) a Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and American Bird Conservancy (ABC) for the purpose of continuing support for the bird habitat conservation work of the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) staff and partners, which includes project implementation through various federal habitat grants programs, biological planning, conservation design, monitoring and research. Many of these needs require geographic information systems (GIS) expertise and database management. ACJV requires full-time support by a GIS expert and database manager. ACJV staff will assign and direct projects and activities that support our partnership and its bird habitat conservation work. ABC is uniquely qualified to accomplish these tasks and have many years of experience supporting bird habitat joint venture staff, across the country, and providing staff with expert GIS and database knowledge. The activities funded via the cooperative agreement are a continuation of ongoing GIS and database support that ABC has been providing for the ACJV since 2011, and scheduled to continue until the end of 2014, as described in the cooperative agreement. This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B(4), which allows for award without competition to an applicant who is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on, technical expertise. Substantial involvement on the part of the USFWS is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded. In particular, the USFWS will be responsible for project direction, and collaborating on development of work products. In accordance with 505 DM 2.9 B the Service will be substantially involved.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.637
Competition ID:	FWS-R5-MB-12-018
Competition Title:	Notice of Intent to Award
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00144580
Opening Date:	Sep 07, 2012
Closing Date:	Sep 13, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Christal Cutler
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	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]
optional_forms	Attachments [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1]

Packages

Assistance Listings	Competition ID	Competition Title	Opportunity Package ID	Opening Date	Closing Date	Actions	Who Can Apply:
15.637	FWS-R5-MB-12-018	Notice of Intent to Award	PKG00144580	Sep 07, 2012	Sep 13, 2012	View	Christal Cutler	Organization Applicants

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