Remote Sensing and GIS to Estimate Pinyon Juniper Tree Density and Cover CESU Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	Remote Sensing and GIS to Estimate Pinyon Juniper Tree Density and Cover CESU Project
	CFDA Number:	15.233
	CFDA Description:	Forests and Woodlands
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of the Interior
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BLM-NV-NOI-09-1300
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 11, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jul 11, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 20, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 20, 2009
	Archive Date:	Sep 20, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	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: Information not provided
Grant Description: This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. This project is an add-on to an existing project, SageSTEP, in which BLM is a partner and which has already selected sites and generated the field data. The purpose of this additional research is to evaluate the accuracy of data obtained from remote sensing imagery for characterizing pinyon and juniper tree cover and density. This project will take remote sensing imagery at multiple sites within woodland of varying densities (phases 1 (low tree density), 2 (intermediate) and 3 (high tree density) and compare density estimates obtained remotely with those from NAIP 1 m resolution photos and from extensive ground data already collected by the SageSTEP experimental program. From these comparisons, the cooperator will define resolution thresholds where canopy fuel variables, fire-carrying fuels, and vegetation attributes can be accurately assessed remotely. This information will assist development of the sampling strategy for BLM's National Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring program (AIM).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Susan Kallerskaller@blm.gov
Grants Management Officer [skaller@blm.gov]
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