Engaging Volunteers in Post-Invasion Habitat Restoration

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	Federal Grant Title:	Engaging Volunteers in Post-Invasion Habitat Restoration
	CFDA Number:	15.649
	CFDA Description:	Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Earmark
	Funding Opportunity Number:	93250-0-0157
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 29, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 29, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 02, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 02, 2010
	Archive Date:	Sep 01, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$70,168
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$70,168
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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: This is single source funding for Earth Sangha, for the Engaging Volunteers in Post-Invasion Habitat Restoration Pilot Program for National Wildlife Refuges.
Grant Description: This agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and Earth Sangha (ES) is entered into in support of integrating volunteers into post-invasive species removal on national wildlife refuges. Since FY 2003, the NWRS has been engaging volunteers and Friends groups in mapping, monitoring, and managing invasive species on refuge lands. To further engage volunteers and enhance post-invasion habitat conservation and restoration, the Engaging Volunteers in Post-Invasion Habitat Restoration: A Pilot Project for National Wildlife Refuges (EVPIHR) will involve volunteers in invasive plant removal, native seed collection and propagation, and re-vegetation activities. This is a pilot project that will take place in the mid-Atlantic section of Region 5, on Occoquan Bay NWR, and will serve as a model for replication across the NWRS. Justification for Single Source Determination: In accordance with Department of the Interior guidance (505 DM 2.14), the USFWS provides notice of its intent to make a single-source award in the amount of $70,168.00 via a Cooperative Agreement with Earth Sangha. Competition is not practicable for this project for the following reason. The applicant's Unique Qualifications: Earth Sangha (ES) is uniquely qualified to provide refuges in the mid-Atlantic area with technical support for engaging volunteers in post-invasion habitat restoration activities. ES operates a volunteer-based restoration program to help stabilize streams, restore native plant communities, and control invasive alien plants. All of the work they conduct in the mid-Atlantic area is designed for public participation, as a venue for environmental education, and builds on their extensive network of collaborators and volunteers. Over 500 people now volunteer with ES every year at various field sites in northern Virginia; total volunteer field-time last year came to nearly 12,000 hours. ES is also uniquely qualified due to their specific technical expertise. ES has developed a community nursery that serves as the hub of an extensive local-ecotype native plant propagation program. Their Wild Plant Nursery, in Springfield, Virginia, is the DC region's most comprehensive source of wild-propagated native plant material. ES is currently working with over 180 species of native trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants, all of them propagated from seed that they collect themselves from local natural areas. The nursery is the sole local source for many of the species that they grow.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Kay Shipp Administrative Officer Phone 703-358-2510

Work E-Mail [Kay_Shipp@fws.gov]
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