Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge System FY08

The summary for the Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge System FY08 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:	Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge System FY08
	CFDA Number:	15.642
	CFDA Description:	Challenge Cost Share
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	701818R007
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Other Grant Procurement Contract Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Nov 19, 2007
	Creation Date:	Nov 19, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 18, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jan 17, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	60
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$35,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: 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: Federal, State and local agencies; individuals; federally recognized Native Alaskan tribes; regional native organizations; universities; businesses; and non-profit organizations that can 1) demonstrate a strong partnership between the Cooperator and an Alaskan national wildlife refuge and 2) prove technical and administrative expertise to ensure successful completion of projects.
Grant Description: The Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), National Wildlife Refuge System, administers the Services Challenge Cost Share program. Congress authorized funding for the CCS program in 1988. The Refuge System Administration Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to administer this program. Challenge Cost Share (CCS) funds are congressionally appropriated monies designated for the protection and conservation of wildlife resources. This is a federal matching funds program which leverages federal dollars with non-federal sources. In addition to money, these federal dollars can be matched with in-kind valuation assigned to non-federal contributions such as labor, equipment use, material and supplies. The non-federal matches may be contributed by State and local governments, private individuals, private organizations, business enterprises, and charitable groups. Service policy dictates that no more than 50 percent of the total cost to implement the project may come from federally funded sources. The CCS program encompasses awards made through both federal assistance (grants and cooperative agreements) and procurement instruments (contracts). This "call for proposals" is the single designated annual competition posted both through the federal financial assistance portal, www.grants.gov and through a twin posting of this call for proposals # 701818R007 posted on http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Multiple awards may be made under either announcement. The Alaska National Wildlife Refuge System invites the submission of new proposals in support of Alaskan natural resource management and science camps, both as components of the 2008 CCS program. A few proposals will also be accepted for the winter (October through February) of Fiscal Year 2009. Project proposals must demonstrate a strong relationship between a non-federal group and an Alaskan U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office. This is the initial announcement for this funding opportunity. The CCS program is an annual funding source set up on the federal fiscal year schedule; therefore, the objectives and work identified in the proposals selected for award under this announcement must be completed no later than September 30, 2008. Proposals must be delivered to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office at 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK by 4:00 PM on December 18, 2007. Proposals may be mailed to the address below and must display a postmark earlier than December 18, 2007: Maeve Taylor Challenge Cost Share Coordinator Alaskas National Wildlife Refuge System 1011 East Tudor Road, MS#235 Anchorage, AK 99503 Projects will be considered on or in the proximity of all 16 National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. The following is a list of examples of projects that were awarded funding under the 2007 CCS program. Project Refuge Federal CCS Funds: Invasive Plant Workshop and Weed Pull Tetlin $1,691 Inventory and Monitoring of Insects Kenai $3,500 Tracking W. Arctic Caribou Satellite in Schools Selawik $8,000 Nest Ecology and Survival Tundra Nesting Birds Arctic $18,000 Rat Eradication and Spill Prevention Outreach AK Maritime $20,000
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Alaska National Wildlife Refuge Web Page
http://alaska.fws.gov/nwr/visitor/grants.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Rich Primmer
Purchasing Agent
Phone 907.786.3611 Rich_Primmer@fws.gov Federal gov't e-mail address
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