Restoration of Trumpeter Swans in Pacific Flyway

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	Federal Grant Title:	Restoration of Trumpeter Swans in Pacific Flyway
	CFDA Number:	15.655
	CFDA Description:	Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-R9-MBM-9714
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 04, 2011
	Creation Date:	Apr 04, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 09, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 09, 2011
	Archive Date:	May 09, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	40,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	40,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	40,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE, AND THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to award a grant agreement to the Wyoming Wetlands Society under authority of CFDA 15.655 and the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 USC 742a-742j). The Wyoming Wetlands Society is the only organization with the knowledge, facilities, and expertise to raise Trumpeter Swans in captivity for release back into the wild to restore Trumpeter swans to their historic breeding areas in the Greater Yellowstone area and throughout the Pacific Flyway. The Wyoming Wetlands Society maintains a captive breeding facility in the Greater Yellowstone Region and is the only producer of Trumpeter swans in the area whose swans have been genetically tested and approved for release under our cooperative management plan for this population. The cooperative management plan is a product of the Pacific Flyway Council and the Service have committed to the restoration management actions in the plan via participation in the development of the plan and in our EA on swan hunting in the Pacific Flyway. The Society raises the swans and releases them in areas approved by the Pacific Flyway Council
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Robert Trost Pacific Flyway Representative 503-231-6162

robert_trost@fws.gov [robert_trost@fws.gov]
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