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

The summary for the Santa Clara River Field Studies and Habitat Restoration Program: Fillmore Unified School District, CA grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Fish and Wildlife Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

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

Federal Grant Title:	Santa Clara River Field Studies and Habitat Restoration Program: Fillmore Unified School District, CA
Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Other
Funding Opportunity Number:	FWSVENTURA-1103
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	15.658
CFDA Descriptions:	Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 02, 2011
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 02, 2011
Posted Date:	May 18, 2011
Creation Date:	May 18, 2011
Archive Date:	Jul 02, 2011
Total Program Funding:	$55,550
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$55,550
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$55,550
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	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 Announcement Contact: Dwight (Ike) Luginbill Grants/Agreements Assistant Phone 209-946-6400 x340

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