Development of Water Rights Inventory & Assessments

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	Federal Grant Title:	Development of Water Rights Inventory & Assessments
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	8USFWSIM-1004
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 17, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 30, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 01, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 01, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 31, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	80,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	80,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: There is not an application process for the Development of Water Resources Inventories & Assessments project. This is a notice to award the University of California, Davis a single source agreement of $80,000 under justification 505 DM 2.14 (B4).
Grant Description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) desires to work with a vendor able to assist with the development of water resources inventories and assessments related to National Wildlife Refuges. The project will include identifying and characterizing water resources on and near refuge lands with relevance to refuge management, development of methods and a process for efficient data storage and database entry and use inventoried water resources information to provide an assessment of water resources threats and needs and provide recommendations to address these issues. Substantial involvement on the part of the USFWS is anticipatd for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded for this project. The USFWS intends to work jointly with the partners to develop data inventory methods, test methods on pilot Refuges and use inventoried data to determine critical data gaps and recommendations to address water issues on refuge lands. The award of contracts, modificaitons, or change orders and performance of all work on projects shall be exclusively within the control of the Government.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Rachel Esralew Phone 916-278-9420

Hydrologist [rachel_esralew@fws.gov]