MERCED RIVER RANCH FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION, SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CALIFORNIA PHASE I

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	Federal Grant Title:	MERCED RIVER RANCH FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION, SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CALIFORNIA PHASE I
	CFDA Number:	15.648
	CFDA Description:	Central Valley Project Improvement (CVPI) Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (AFRP)
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	AFRP0804
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 06, 2008
	Creation Date:	May 06, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 30, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 29, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$140,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$140,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$140,000
	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: Eligible applicants are limited to those institutions, organizations or individuals with a background in fluvial geomorphology, engineering, floodplain restoration, riparian revegetation, and fishery biology. Eligible applicants should possess experience and qualifications in the restoration of degraded river riparian habitats and floodplains and work experience in the streams and rivers of California. Applications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies cannot be considered.
Grant Description: The Merced River Ranch (MRR), a 318-acre site owned by the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), occupies approximately 1 river mile of the Merced Rivers 7-mile dredger tailings reach (DTR), in Merced County, CA. The DTR has been severely impacted by historic gold dredger mining, which covered the floodplain in dredger tailings that are largely barren of vegetation. This project is intended to restore and create salmon spawning and rearing habitat, conserve, and revegetate riparian habitat, enhance public access, and provide interpretive opportunities. This Phase I funding (beginning in Fiscal Year 2008) is to update and complete the existing restoration and monitoring plans (75% completed), prepare current environmental documents for circulation and filing, and finalize all necessary environmental permit application and file for implementation. The plans focus on improving salmon spawning habitat through gravel augmentation and restoring approximately 60 acres of floodplain along 3,600 linear feet of river channel along both sides of the river. The applicant will partner with CDFG to finalize the channel (i.e., gravel augmentation) and floodplain restoration design and monitoring plans and environmental documents with input from local stakeholders and resource agencies. It is anticipated that the implementation/construction and biological monitoring phases of this project will be incrementally implemented in later phases as funding becomes available.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Dwight (Ike) Luginbill
Grants/Agreements Assistant
Phone 209-946-6400 x340 Dwight_Luginbill@fws.gov U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Similar Government Grants: • Cow Creek Watershed Anadromous Fish Passage Assessment and Prioritization for Remediation Project; • Clear Creek Environmental Water Program: Implementation Development; • Mill Creek Fish Passage Assessment and Restoration Project, Phase 1; • MERCED RIVER CHANNEL RESTORATION NEAR SNELLING, SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CALIFORNIA PHASE I; • MERCED RIVER FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION NEAR SNELLING, SAN JOAQUIN BASIN, CALIFORNIA PHASE I; • Floodplain enhancement on the Stanislaus River, CA. Phase I; • SONAR ARRAYS IN THE YUBA AND FEATHER RIVERS, CALIFORNIA; • Lower Calaveras River Anadromous Fish Barrier Removal Project, San Joaquin County, CA.