New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: Natural Resource Management (NRM) Education and Training of Botanically Sophisticated Restoration Workers; Outreach to Local schools to Benefit Natural Resource Goals

Funding Opportunity ID: 328743 Opportunity Number: W9127N2020002 Opportunity Title: Natural Resource Management (NRM) Education and Training of Botanically Sophisticated Restoration Workers; Outreach to Local schools to Benefit Natural Resource Goals Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources Category Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 12.010 Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: Non-Federal public entities Non-profit entities Agency Code: DOD-COE-PORT Agency Name: Department of Defense USACE Portland District Posted Date: Aug 19, 2020 Close Date: Sep 18, 2020 Last Updated Date: Aug 19, 2020 Award Ceiling: $40,000 Award Floor: $3,000 Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Description: Overview:The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) intends to enter into a cooperative agreement with a non-Federal public entity or non-profit entity for land stewardship and restoration services on USACE land in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. This cooperative agreement will assist NWP in fulfilling environmental stewardship responsibilities consisting of restoration and management of native prairie landscapes and wildlife habitat at southern Willamette Valley Lakes while providing education and training to participants such as young professionals, veterans, displaced workers, college students, and other community members in botanically sophisticated ecological restoration design, implementation, and community involvement, and to provide opportunities for local primary school students to produce and install native plant materials in restoration sites. The recipient’s participants will gain experience with and expertise in plant identification, project planning, development, and implementation. The cooperative agreement will be awarded pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 2339 Conservation and Recreation Management. The partner for this cooperative agreement must be a non-Federal public entity or non-profit entity that serves the local community and has experience in land stewardship and restoration using small crews and is capable of training recipients to identify all elements of the flora; and to manage native plant growing and planting environmental education programs in local primary schools. Version: 1

Published at: August 19, 2020 at 07:15PM
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