Fish Passage

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	Federal Grant Title:	Fish Passage
	CFDA Number:	15.608
	CFDA Description:	Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Fisheries Habitat Conservation
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DOI-GRANTS-041105-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 21, 2005
	Creation Date:	May 09, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	There is no application due date. Project proposals are accepted continuously. Proposals are held in a FWS database until the project is funded or no longer viable.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	100
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

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: Proposals must identify projects that meet the minimum requirements in the FWS policy 710FW1 Fish Passage Policy (http://www.fws.gov/policy/710FW1.html) and are ranked highly by the Regional Directors of the 8 USFWS Regions.
Grant Description: The Fish Passage is a voluntary program that reconnects fish species to historic habitats. Project funding is for fish passage restoration by removing or bypassing barriers to fish movement. Primary project types include dam removal, culvert renovation, designing and installing fishways, installing fish screens, and barrier inventories to identify additional fish passage impediments. Projects proposals requested between $1,000.00 and $100,000.00 are most attractive. There is no required match; however a 50% cost share is highly encouraged. Project ranking criteria include; ecological benefits for Federal trust species, minimum costs to the Service for operation and maintenance, permanence of fish passage benefits, current scientific knowledge and proven technology, evidence the greatest number of partners, longest duration of agreements for operation and maintenance, maximum in matching fund contributions, and address objectives outlined in approved management plans. Projects must comply with all applicable Federal, State, Tribal, and Local regulations. Fish Passage projects are not eligible for funding if they are for any Federal or State mitigation. Fish Passage projects are not eligible for funding if fish passage is a condition provided by existing Federal or State regulatory programs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Hartsell, Leslie, Fish Passage Program Coordinator, Phone 703-358-2195, Email Leslie_Hartsell@fws.gov Leslie_Hartsell@fws.gov Hartsell, Leslie
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