Recovery Act - High Desert District Rawlins Field Office WLCI - Muddy Creek Enhancements

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	Federal Grant Title:	Recovery Act - High Desert District Rawlins Field Office WLCI - Muddy Creek Enhancements
	CFDA Number:	15.231
	CFDA Description:	Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Land Management
	Category of Funding Activity:	Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Recovery Act project
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	L10AS00114
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 28, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 04, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 10, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 10, 2010
	Archive Date:	Aug 31, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$8,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$8,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$8,000
	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: This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Land Managements intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition due to the unique qualifications of the recipient. The UCEPC has a similar climate to the Rawlins Field Office project area and exclusively grows 100% native plants for restoration and reclamation projects.
Grant Description: A. Project Background Information: The Muddy Creek watershed is important habitat for BLM sensitive fish and birds, multiple big game species, and for ESA listed fish species downstream in the mainstem Yampa and Colorado River ecosystems. Livestock grazing, drought, energy development and associated surface disturbances contribute to riparian, erosion, and stream channel stability conditions that are the focus of fisheries, rangeland and watershed restoration efforts. B. Project Objective:Improved shrub communities would increase soil and water holding capacity, provide resident and migratory songbird habitat, create shade and cover for aquatic species, and provide more stable water temperatures. Dogwood, water birch, golden currant, and willow seedlings would be planted to enhance riparian areas. Serviceberry and chokecherry saplings would be planted in upland sites to enhance wildlife habitat. C. Statement of Joint Objectives/Project Management Plan: This project would enhance the publics wildlife and fisheries habitats by increasing the abundance, diversity and age class distribution of woody riparian and mountain shrubs in the Muddy Creek watershed. D. Period of Project: June 2010 through May 2012
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Ilze J Karklins-Powers, Grants Management Officer, 307-775-6293 ipowers@blm.gov
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