Santa Clara River Field Studies and Habitat Restoration Program: Fillmore Unified School District, CA

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	Federal Grant Title:	Santa Clara River Field Studies and Habitat Restoration Program: Fillmore Unified School District, CA
	CFDA Number:	15.658
	CFDA Description:	Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWSVENTURA-1103
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 18, 2011
	Creation Date:	May 18, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 02, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 02, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 02, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	55,550
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	55,550
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	55,550
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The Santa Clara River Field Studies and Habitat Program is one of the restoration projects under the Santa Clara River ARCO Oil Spill Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment that will be funded with oil spill settlement monies under the NRDAR program.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Santa Clara River Field Studies and Habitat Restoration Program is to educate students on the importance of habitat restoration and conserving biodiversity. Funding will allow Fillmore Unified School District to bus students to the Santa Clara River where students will have a hands on experience restoring riparian habitat and connecting with the Santa Clara River ecosystem. Fillmore Unified School District staff will develop the SCR Field Studies Program and implement the program at the FUSD owned Farm Property. School groups of approximately 100 students will participate in 2-five hour field study programs on the Santa Clara River at the Fillmore Unified School District Farm Property. Kindergarten, 3rd grade, 6th grade and 9th grade levels (36 classes and 1320 students) will participate in the program in 2012, 2013 and 2014. SCR Field Studies Program topics will include habitat restoration, land sea connection, listed species recovery stories, how students can help keep common species common, water conservation, pollution (oil spills), phenology, pollinators, native plant and animal species and the SCALE Program (spatial literacy). The resulting habitat restoration will help to compensate for the natural resource injuries from the ARCO oil spill.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Dwight (Ike) Luginbill Grants/Agreements Assistant Phone 209-946-6400 x340

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Dwight_Luginbill@fws.gov]
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