The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a cooperative agreement grant to the University of Massachusetts. This grant is for the purpose of implementing a specialized Fish Passage Engineering Training Program. The Service intends to establish a unique engineering degree program specialty focused on fish passage, aiming to cultivate expertise and facilitate vital exchanges in training, research, and field support. This single-source award recognizes the University of Massachusetts’s unique qualifications. Substantial involvement from the Service is anticipated, including developing and teaching two dedicated courses and recruiting, hiring, and training a graduate student within the program through the Service Student Career Experience Program, ensuring a robust and well-supported initiative.
Opportunity ID: 54942
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-R5-FR-10-050 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fish Passage Engineering Training Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.649 — Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 03, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 08, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 08, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 09, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled 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. This is a Notice of Intent to award a Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Massachusetts for the purpose of implementing a Fish Passage Engineering Training Program. This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2 2.14 B(4), which allows for award without competition to an applicant who is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on location and technical expertise. This activity is being carried out to establish an engineering degree program specialty in fish passage to provide for expertise and exchange of services in terms of training, research and field support.
Substantial involvement on the part of the Service is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded. In particular, the Service will be responsible for: developing and teaching two courses in Fish Passage Engineering during the 2010-2011 semester and will recruit, hire and train one graduate student, enrolled in the Fish Passage Engineering graduate program, through the Service Student Career Experience Program. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christal Cutler
Contract Specialist Phone 413-253-8233 Email:christal_cutler@fws.gov |
Version History
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Christal Cutler Contract Specialist Phone 413-253-8233 Email: christal_cutler@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.649 | FWS-R5-FR-10-050 | Fish Passage Engineering Training Program | PKG00018994 | Jun 03, 2010 | Jun 08, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54942 SF424-2.0.pdf
54942 SF424A-1.0.pdf
54942 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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