Kemp's Ridley Turtle Surveys

The summary for the Kemp's Ridley Turtle Surveys Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.

	Federal Grant Title:	Kemp's Ridley Turtle Surveys
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS-NOI-PAIS-J2310100033
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Sep 19, 2010
	Creation Date:	Sep 19, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 23, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 23, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 23, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$120,386
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$120,386
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$120,386
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility

This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a single source award to Texas A&M University-Galveston.

Grant Description

This action will result in a task agreement award under the National Park Service Gulf Coast Cooperative EcoSystem Studies Unit (CESU). This is a Notice of Intent and a non-competitive award IAW DOI 505 DM 2.12C. Please see attached Full Announcement for more information. The purpose of the project is to determine exposure and injuries of the nesting adult Kemp's ridley sea turtles that reside in the Gulf of Mexico and nest along the Texas shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico, resulting from exposure to released Deepwater Horizon MS Canyon 252 oil, dispersants and dispersed oil (hereafter referred to, collectively, as DWH/MSC252 oil or oil).

Link to Full Grant Announcement

Information not provided

Grant Announcement Contact

Rose McClelland Contracting Specialist Phone 504-589-3882

rose_mcclelland@nps.gov [rose_mcclelland@nps.gov]