BLM WY Sage Grouse Habitat Assessment Using High Resolution Aerial Images (CESU)

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	Federal Grant Title:	BLM WY Sage Grouse Habitat Assessment Using High Resolution Aerial Images (CESU)
	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:	L10AS00239
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 02, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 02, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 16, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 16, 2010
	Archive Date:	Nov 15, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$45,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$45,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$15,000
	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: University of Wyoming This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Land Management's intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.
Grant Description: A. Project Background Information: This is a cooperative study among BLM, USDA ARS and the Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming (UW). BLM has an existing agreement with ARS for this project and this document will establish a similar agreement between and the BLM and UW. B. Project Objective: A total of 1080 ground photos and over 3,000 aerial photos were taken in June 2010 with high- resolution digital cameras. The aerial photos were taken along pre-determined flight lines that covered the sage-grouse trapping focus area for the western Natrona County Sage-grouse Distribution Project (Cooperative University of Wyoming, BLM and Wyoming Game and Fish Department Research Project). The aerial photos covered an area of approximately 138,000 acres. The ground photos locations were identified using stratified randomly selected sites among the aerial photo target sites. No target location used for ground photography was within less than 50 m from a road. Ground and aerial photos will be analyzed under the direction the University of Wyoming, for ground cover (percentage bare ground, litter, grass, and shrubs and forbs by species and shadow and unknown). C. Period of Agreement: August 2010 thru December 2012
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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