Large Mammal Capture & Survey on Alaska Peninsula

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	Federal Grant Title:	Large Mammal Capture & Survey on Alaska Peninsula
	CFDA Number:	15.608
	CFDA Description:	Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Region 7
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	70181AR037
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 01, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 01, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 12, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 12, 2010
	Archive Date:	Aug 11, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$17,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Headquarters Region 7 intends to award a single source Cooperative Agreement in accordance with 505 DM 2.14 B. to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation. This notice is not a request for proposals and the Government does not intend to accept proposals. Award will be made 10 days after this notice. PURPOSE: The continued monitoring, management, and study of factors affecting the abundance of the Northern Alaska Peninsula Caribou Herd (NAPCH), Southern Alaska Peninsula Caribou Herd (SAPCH), Unimak Island Caribou Herd (UCH), moose, and wolves on the Alaska Peninsula. Data regarding population demographics such as population composition, recruitment, and survival rates provide information that is fundamental to the Department's management decisions regarding the NAPCH, SAPCH, UCH, moose, and wolves. Radio-collared animals are an essential component of monitoring activities as they provide information regarding the locations, movements, and survival rates of caribou, moose, and wolves on the Alaska Peninsula. This information facilitates appropriate management of caribou, moose, and wolves for the long-term benefit of subsistence and recreational users. The purpose of this agreement is to provide support and assistance to the Department in acquiring information fundamental to the management of caribou, moose, and wolves on the Alaska Peninsula. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this agreement are to provide support and assistance to the Department for capture and survey operations. Capture and survey operations will be conducted by Department wildlife biologists and Service wildlife biologists of the Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuges during 2010-2011 with the option to extend provided support and assistance up to 60 months. Capture operations will be conducted within Game Management Units 9C, 9E, 9D, and 10. BACKGROUND Consistent with the principles of ecosystem management and the laws and policies listed below, effective management of the Refuges is done in close coordination with the State of Alaska. The Department has the primary responsibility for managing resident wildlife populations such as caribou, moose, and wolves. Estimates of population size, composition, and recruitment are fundamental to the Department's management decisions regarding seasons and bag limits for caribou, moose, and wolves on the Alaska Peninsula. As a major land manager of caribou, moose, and wolf habitat on the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak Island, the Service has an interest in the status of these large mammal populations. Therefore, the staff of the Department and the staffs of the Service at the Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuges regularly cooperate on surveys and studies of caribou, moose, and wolf populations. Refuge funding has allowed for the continued monitoring, management, and study of factors affecting the abundance of these populations. The Department has requested the assistance of the Service to accomplish capture and monitoring during 2010-2011. REASON FOR SINGLE SOURCE: (1) Continuation - The activity for which this agreement will support is necessary to the continuation of an activity presently being funded, and for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game has the primary responsibility for managing resident wildlife populations such as caribou, moose, and wolves. Consistent with the principles of ecosystem management and the laws and polices listed below, effective management of the Refuges has been done in close coordination with the State of Alaska Department of Fish & Game. The staffs of the Alaska Department of Fish & Game and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Alaska Peninsula/Becharof NWR) regularly cooperate on surveys and studies of the caribou, moose, and wolf populations on the Alaska Peninsula. Refuge funding has allowed for the continued monitoring, management, and study of factors affecting the abundance of these populations. (2) Unique Qualifications - The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game has the primary responsibility for managing caribou, moose, and wolves on the Alaska Peninsula. In addition, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game meets other criteria which preclude competition for this cooperative agreement, including location, property ownership, technical expertise, and support capacity.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Richard Primmer Contract Specialist Phone 907-786-3611

Work [rich_primmer@fws.gov]
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