AFWA/CITES

The summary for the AFWA/CITES Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	AFWA/CITES
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-DMA-AFWA
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 31, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 31, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 14, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 14, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 14, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$25,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This is a notice of intent to award. There is no application process for this notice. This is a single source announcement under justification 505 DM 2.14, B(1):Unsolicited proposal - The proposed award is the result of an unsolicited assistance application which represents a unique or innovative idea, method or approach which is not the subject of a current or planned contract or assistance award, but which is deemed advantageous to the program objectives; and 505 DM 2.14, B(4): Unique Qualifications - The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership,voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications. The Division of Management Authority intends to enter into an agreement with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The grant will be used to provide financial assistance to states with expenditures directly associated with participation of four regional AFWA CITES Technical Work Group representatives and the AFWA International Relations Director at national and international CITES meetings.
Grant Description: This award will be used to assist with expenditures directly associated with participation of four regional AFWA CITES Technical Work Group representatives and the AFWA International Relations Director at national and international CITES meetings. These include meetings with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), the Interagency CITES Coordination Committee, CITES Plants and Animals Committees, CITES Table of the Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management, and other national and regional meetings where CITES is an agenda item. No personnel costs have been included in this grant, but are provided by participating states in support of this vital program. The Work Group represents the interests of the 50 state fish and wildlife agencies and participates to ensure state wildlife agencies are represented during discussions of proposals considered by the CITES Parties. This grant helps make it possible for the Service to meet its obligations as set forth in 43 CFR Part 24.5.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Craig Hoover, 703-358-2162 - Project Officer Holly Robinson, 703-358-2261 - Technical contact

Holly_Robinson@fws.gov [Holly_Robinson@fws.gov]