BLM WY special Status Plant Species and Habitat Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring

The summary for the BLM WY special Status Plant Species and Habitat Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring 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 WY special Status Plant Species and Habitat Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring
	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:	L10AS00068
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 09, 2010
	Creation Date:	May 09, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 14, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 14, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jul 30, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$750,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	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: 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 in the Rocky Mountain 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: The principle purpose of this project is to: a. Conduct special status plant surveys to evaluate conservation needs of federally listed and BLM sensitive plants in Wyoming b. Conduct research and monitoring on special status plant populations in Wyoming. c. Complete habitat evaluations and modeling for special status plant species in Wyoming. d. Complete updated species habitat models for special status plant species in Wyoming. This project stimulates a public purpose by improving our understanding of sensitive biological resources on public lands which enables Federal land managers and biologists to provide for the conservation needs of sensitive species and their habitat (e.g., Threatened and Endangered plant Species).
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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