Operations and Maintenance

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	Federal Grant Title:	Operations and Maintenance
	CFDA Number:	15.661
	CFDA Description:	Lower Snake River Compensation Plan
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	LSRCP-NOI-10-J017
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Sep 18, 2009
	Creation Date:	Sep 18, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 02, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 02, 2009
	Archive Date:	Nov 01, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,944,178
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$3,944,178
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$3,944,178
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This is a notice of intent to award Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) up to $4,097,632 under justification 505 DM2.14 (B4). The Water Resources Development Act of 1976, Public Law 94-587 and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-666 authorizes and directs the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Office (LSRCP) to work with other State and Federal agencies, Indian tribes to develop and implement a program to rear sufficient numbers of Chinook and Steelhead smolts so a sufficient number of adults return back to the Snake River basin to compensate for fish losses. IDFG is uniquely qualified as they manage the LSRCP facilities in the state Idaho.
Grant Description: Facilitate the cooperation of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Office (LSRCP) and Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) in accomplishing the purposes and objectives of the LSRCP within the state of Idaho. It provides for specified interchange of services, personnel, equipment, facilities and funds in order to accomplish LSRCP objectives through operation and maintenance of the following sites (hereafter referred to as Facilities): McCall, Sawtooth, Magic Valley, and Clearwater Fish Hatcheries and South Fork, East Fork, Crooked River, Red River and Powell satellite facilities. IDFG will operate and maintain the aforementioned fish facilities with the goal of rearing sufficient numbers of Chinook salmon and steelhead smolts to return 8,000 summer Chinook, 31,432 spring Chinook and 25,260 steelhead adults back to the Snake River basin to compensate for lower Snake River project fish losses.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Margaret Anderson Coop Agreements Specialist Phone 208-378-5299

Work [margaret_m_anderson@fws.gov]
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