BLM OR/WA: CESA Western Snowy Plover Monitoring and Nest Protection, Coos Bay District , OR

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	Federal Grant Title:	BLM OR/WA: CESA Western Snowy Plover Monitoring and Nest Protection, Coos Bay District , OR
	CFDA Number:	15.231
	CFDA Description:	Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Land Management
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	L10AS00304
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 23, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 23, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 03, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 03, 2010
	Archive Date:	Aug 23, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$156,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$156,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: Continue snowy plover recovery tasks as identified in the Western Snowy Plover Recovery Plan (USFWS 2007) and the Oregon Conservation Program for the Western Snowy Plover (ODFW 1994), as well as to evaluate results of predator control activities on snowy plover reproductive success. Field objectives include daily monitoring of the abundance and distribution of snowy plovers along the Oregon coast; locating nests and erecting predator exclosures around nests to minimize nest failure due to predation and human disturbance as needed; determine nesting success; monitor chick broods to determine movements and fledging success; assist Federal and State management agencies with signs and ropes, as requested, to direct people away from seasonally closed areas; alert predator management personnel to plover breeding and observed predator activities to increase effectiveness of the program; and provide information to cooperators and the public during the field season as time allows.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Walter Ullrey, Grants Specialist, 503-808-6230wullrey@blm.gov
Snowy Plover [wullrey@blm.gov]
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