The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant for the recovery efforts of the endangered Puerto Rican Parrot. The grant aims to support the rehabilitation of facilities at the Maricao Fish Hatchery for the establishment of a new parrot population site in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Additionally, funds will be used to construct a flight cage and a hurricane shelter at the Jos� Vivaldi Aviary in the R�o Abajo Commonwealth Forest. Closing date for applications is Mar 27, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 275327
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F15AS00140 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Efforts |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Parrot conditioning in release cage, platform and blind constructions, installations of artificial nest structures, monitoring released birds. provide recommendations on the design and construction of the support facilities for the Puerto Rican parrot at the Maricao Fish Hatchery. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.657 — Endangered Species Conservation – Recovery Implementation Funds |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2015 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2015 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. |
| Archive Date: | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $175,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| 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 Funds under this award are to carryout priority recovery for the endangered Puerto Rican Parrot. In accordance with this agreement, funds will used to cover the re-habilitation of existing facilities at the Maricao Fish Hatchery where Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) and the Service will co-manage a new third population site. Funds will also cover the construction of a flight cage and a hurricane shelter at the Jos� Vivaldi Aviary in the R�o Abajo Commonwealth Forest. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kerri Heywood, Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Efforts, 404-679-4066
kerri_heywood@fws.gov Email:kerri_heywood@fws.gov |
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