Common Murre Restoration Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	Common Murre Restoration Project
	CFDA Number:	15.658
	CFDA Description:	Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-R8-NWRS-005-SFB
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 28, 2011
	Creation Date:	Apr 29, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 30, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 30, 2011
	Archive Date:	May 30, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	45,930
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	45,930
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

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: This award is anticipated to be a single-source determination because of technical expertise, support capacity and cost-sharing ability provided by Harry Carter (Carter Biological Consulting). Mr. Carter has vast experience and expertise in restoration techniques for Common Murres; analyses, interpretation and publication of seabird population data; and seabird colony survey techniques. Mr. Carter has been part of the Common Murre Restoration Project working group and an integral part of the program since 1995. Knowledge he contains of this program is irreplaceable. Mr. Carter will provide data from past studies to be included in analyses for publication. Also, he led the last survey of seabird breeding colonies in California. His leadership on surveys to be conducted in 2011 are essential to assuring that methodologies are comparable to the previous survey. Carter will provide $4,733 of in-kind services to the project.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: LUCINDA BALLARD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Phone 510-792-0222 x128

Administrative Officer, S.F. Bay NWR Comples [lucinda_ballard@fws.gov]
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