BLM WY Blowout Penstemon Taxonomy

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	Federal Grant Title:	BLM WY Blowout Penstemon Taxonomy
	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:	L10AS00169
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 09, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 09, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 25, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 25, 2010
	Archive Date:	Sep 30, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$20,000
	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: Eligible Applicants: All potential applicants who are in the CESU networks. This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, Technical Assistance, and education. Applications will be accepted from any individual with a formal relationship (professor, researcher, scientist) with one of the existing university participating an existing Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) (http://www.cesu.org/network/05meeting.html) that has the demonstrated ability and experience to conduct research consistent with the goals identified in the Funding Opportunity Description section and who is not employed by a Federal agency. Federal employees can be collaborators in proposed research. The following proposals are ineligible for consideration under this announcement: Proposals from U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government employees Proposals from Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) Proposals in which there is a real or the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Grant Description: A. Project Background Information: Penstemon haydenii (blowout penstemon) is a rare, herbaceous perennial plant that is endemic in north-central Nebraska and south-central Wyoming. It was listed as endangered by the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, on September 1, 1987, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Populations of blowout penstemon are known in the Nebraska Sandhills in Box Butte, Cherry, Garden, Hooker, Morrill, and Sheridan counties. The species was discovered in 1996 in northern Carbon County, Wyoming, some 300 km west of the nearest Nebraska populations. Recent research has found significant genetic differences between three blowout penstemon population groups in Nebraska and two populations in Wyoming. The magnitude of these genetic differences is equal to or greater than differences between some other pairs of taxonomically recognized Penstemon species. This new information suggests that the taxonomic status of Nebraska and Wyoming populations should be examined carefully to determine whether the Wyoming populations of blowout penstemon should be considered the same or a different species than those of Nebraska. B. Project Objective: The primary objective is to determine the taxonomic identity of, and relationship between, the Nebraska and Wyoming populations of blowout penstemon. This information will be used by BLM as a basis for future management decisions on public lands occupied by this species, and will be used by FWS in their species recovery planning process. C. Statement of Joint Objectives/Project Management Plan: The applicant will conduct taxonomical research on the blowout penstemon in Nebraska and Wyoming. Research will be conducted as part of the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit n
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Ilze J Karklins-Powers, Grants Management Officer, 307-775-6293ipowers@blm.gov
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