Coordinate the Construction of Waters and Forage Enhancements at a New Semi-Captive Breeding Pen for Sonoran Pronghorn

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	Federal Grant Title:	Coordinate the Construction of Waters and Forage Enhancements at a New Semi-Captive Breeding Pen for Sonoran Pronghorn
	CFDA Number:	15.650
	CFDA Description:	Research Grants (Generic)
	Federal Agency Name:	Region 2
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	22571-A-J018A
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Sep 15, 2010
	Creation Date:	Sep 15, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 22, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 22, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 22, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$454,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$454,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$454,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: This is a single source award for the Arizona Game and Fish Department to design and construct the necessary infrastructure associated with the establishment of an experimental, nonessential Sonoran pronghorn population outside of the species current range but within their historical range in Arizona. This infrastructure will allow us to initiate the process of investigating the process associated with pronghorn reestablishment. Results of this experiment will allow us to begin similar reintroductions elsewhere within their historical range. The necessary infrastructure includes improvements to an existing well, constructing two waters and up to 12 forage enhancement plots within the new pen. Currently, we are planning to construct a second pen with a total area of one half square mile on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. Once the pen is constructed, the infrastructure needs to be in place and operational prior to populating the pen with breeding stock of the experimental pronghorn. The expected outcome is the eventual annual release of the progeny from the pen as the principal means of establishing a second Sonoran pronghorn population. The establishment of a second population of Sonoran Pronghorn is a necessary action identified in the Sonoran pronghorn recovery plan. The existing pen was built at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in the fall of 2003 in an effort to increase the population size in the U.S. and Mexico as well as providing breeding stock for the establishment of additional populations within the U.S. Since mid 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish department, National Park service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps have been actively engaged in planning the establishment of a second Sonoran pronghorn population.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: James Atkinson Wildlife Biologist 520) 387-4989
James_atkinson@fws.gov [James_atkinson@fws.gov]
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