Caddo Lake Ramsar Center Annual Appropriation

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	Federal Grant Title:	Caddo Lake Ramsar Center Annual Appropriation
	CFDA Number:	15.649
	CFDA Description:	Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Earmark
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-DIC-CADDO2010
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 03, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 03, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 03, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 03, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 03, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: There is no application process for this grant. This is a notice of intent to award a grant to the Caddo Lake Institute.
Grant Description: The purpose of this award is to continue and expand Caddo Lake Institute's (CLI) conservation and education activities conducted during prior fiscal years through 1) science, conservation, and education, and 2) the promotion of the goals and principles of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance at Caddo Lake and elsewhere. To achieve this goal, the Recipient will 1) expand the Ramsar designation to additional Caddo Lake wetland areas in Texas and Louisiana as well as other wetland areas in the US; 2) promote Ramsar designation and use of Ramsar principles at Caddo Lake; 3) support the work of the U.S. National Ramsar Committee (USNRC); 4) coordinate the on-going in-stream flows project by managing the work aimed at assuring adequate flows to the Caddo Lake Ramsar wetlands; 5) participate in the ongoing state- and federally-sponsored watershed protection plan (WPP) for Caddo Lake which is aimed at addressing impairments of the water quality in the watershed; 6) assist in the response to other threats to Caddo Lake and associated wetlands, such as invasive species and oil and gas production; 7) expand the opportunities for tourism and other economic development needed to assure public support for the local Ramsar site and related conservation efforts; and 8) participate in the new Corps of Engineers Watershed Study for the Cypress River Basin.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Nikole Tucker International Affairs Specialist Phone 7033582379

nikole_tucker@fws.gov [nikole_tucker@fws.gov]
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