BLM WY Seed Collection

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	Federal Grant Title:	BLM WY Seed Collection
	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:	L10AS00037
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 09, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 09, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 16, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 16, 2010
	Archive Date:	Sep 15, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	2
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000
	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: Information not provided
Grant Description: A. Project Background Information: The goals of this follow the four major components of the Department of Interior's GPRA Strategic Plan for 2007-2012 (Resource Protection, Resource Use, Recreation Opportunities and Serving Communities). These goals further implement the JZ performance measures within the Bureau's Operating Plan. Project allows BLM to achieve seed collection work accomplishments while at the same time benefitting the community and Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partners or other non-profit organizations and their missions. B. Project Objective: The objective of this agreement is to document a cooperative effort between a CESU or other non-profit partner and BLM to increase native seed collections available for evaluation, increase, and production; and to increase long-term storage of diverse collections of native plant germplasm. C. Period of Project: 5 years
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Ilze J Karklins-Powers, Grants Management Officer, 307-775-6293ipowers@blm.gov
ipowers@blm.gov [ipowers@blm.gov]
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