BLM OR/WA: Lacks Creek Prairie Restoration Stewardship Project for Arcata Field Office, CA

The summary for the BLM OR/WA: Lacks Creek Prairie Restoration Stewardship Project for Arcata Field Office, CA 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:	BLM OR/WA: Lacks Creek Prairie Restoration Stewardship Project for Arcata Field Office, CA
	CFDA Number:	15.233
	CFDA Description:	Forests and Woodlands 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:	L10AS00255
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 10, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 10, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 25, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 25, 2010
	Archive Date:	Aug 10, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$60,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

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: This funding opportunity is unrestricted, however, it is anticipated that award will be made to a tribal organization in close proximity to the project area.
Grant Description: The prairies and oak woodlands in the project area within the Lacks Creek Management Area (LCMA) have been threatened by conifer encroachment that has occurred due to fire exclusion during the last 50 -100 years. Open areas dominated by native grasses, Oregon white oak, and California black oak are being replaced by a closed canopy Douglas-fir and tan oak dominated forest. This project will assist with implementation of prairie and oak woodland restoration in the LCMA.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Walter Ullrey, Agreements Specialist, 503-808-6230wullrey@blm.gov
Lacks Creek Prairie Restoration Stewardship Project [wullrey@blm.gov]
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