New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: Biological Investigations, Monitoring and Restoration on Federal Lands

Funding Opportunity ID: 315393 Opportunity Number: F19AS00199 Opportunity Title: Biological Investigations, Monitoring and Restoration on Federal Lands Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Information and Statistics Natural Resources Category Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.678 Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: This is a notice of intent to issue a single source award IAW 505 DM 2 (4) Unique qualifications --The applicant (CNHP) is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on a variety of demonstrable factors such as location (Fort Collins location allows easy access to field sites); technical expertise; and extensive knowledge and experience in working on federal lands and specifically on military lands. Agency Code: DOI-FWS Agency Name: Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Posted Date: Apr 29, 2019 Close Date: May 06, 2019 This is a notice of intent to issue a single source award IAW 505 DM 2 (4) Unique qualifications. Last Updated Date: Apr 29, 2019 Award Ceiling: $5,000,000 Award Floor: $1,000 Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Description: This project has the following objectives: - Perform noxious weed surveys and noxious weed monitoring using methods designed for long-term data collection and implement weed control measures as applicable. Collect data that can be utilized to compare the effectiveness of weed treatments and the containment or spread of weeds in the future. Provide treatment services to meet specific needs. - Integrate weed monitoring data into comprehensive weed aps. - Develop and/or update management plans to assist Natural Resources personnel with effective and efficient management of native and invasive biological resources using the latest available research to guide management techniques. - Perform inventories and monitoring of significant biological resources and sensitive, Threatened, and Endangered species and research pollination ecology. - Develop distribution models for priority species (including sensitive, Threatened, Endangered, and invasive), ecological systems/vegetation, permeability, and other desired models to support planning, under both current and potential future climate scenarios. - Review Species Status Assessments and provide data development services to inform critical habitat. - Develop site plans and assist with restoration of degraded landscapes. - Conduct sampling and studies that describe how the Preble's meadow jumping mouse uses of habitats and to understand what habitat conditions support Preble¿s meadow jumping mouse populations. - Conduct sampling and population monitoring of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse persistence in appropriate habitats. - Conduct sampling and monitoring of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse to understand population dynamics, movement patterns, and natural history. - Vegetation mapping and monitoring. Perform wildlife and vegetation monitoring to inform the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike (BASH) prevention program. Version: 1

Published at: April 30, 2019 at 03:15AM
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