The US Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a grant to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to monitor submerged aquatic vegetation at Martin National Wildlife Refuge. The grant aims to enhance shoreline protection efforts through monitoring SAV resources, integrating project monitoring with state-wide protocols and data for comprehensive analysis. This cooperative agreement, authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, supports the use of historic data sets for project development. The deadline for this grant opportunity is August 10, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 295334
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F17AS00307 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Monitor Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, Martin NWR |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Appropriations Act |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.677 — Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Activities-FWS |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 10, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $197,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $198,000 |
| Award Floor: | $197,000 |
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: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This announcement is for notification purposes only. The intent of the award is to monitor submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) resources associated with the shoreline protection project recently constructed on Martin National Wildlife Refuge. Maryland DNR will work cooperatively with the USFWS in planning and implementing this monitoring program. The Cooperator has the unique ability to integrate project level monitoring with state-wide protocols, data bases, and analysis, making the utility of these data much broader than otherwise possible. Further, The Cooperator has conducted or is conducting similar monitoring in the area and has the ability to use historic data sets to aid in the development of this project. This project is authorized by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, intends to make a sole source award of a Cooperative Agreement to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Arnold Zinan 413 253 8528
arnold_zinan@fws.gov Email:arnold_zinan@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 295334 Full Announcement-NOFO instructions -> Martin’s refuge nofo.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Arnold Zinan 413 253 8528 arnold_zinan@fws.gov Email: arnold_zinan@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.677 | PKG00233687 | Jul 10, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
295334 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
295334 SF424B-1.1.pdf
295334 SF424A-1.0.pdf
295334 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
295334 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
295334 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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