Treatment of Noxious Weeds in Cooperation between U.S.F.W.S. and Counties in the Mountain-Prairie Region (MT/WY/CO/UT/NE/KS/ND/SD)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Treatment of Noxious Weeds in Cooperation between U.S.F.W.S. and Counties in the Mountain-Prairie Region (MT/WY/CO/UT/NE/KS/ND/SD)
	CFDA Number:	15.652
	CFDA Description:	Undesirable/Noxious Plant Species
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-R6-NOXIOUSWEEDS
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 12, 2010
	Creation Date:	Apr 12, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 30, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$175,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$35,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$3,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The purpose of this agreement is to provide through the Federal Noxious Weed Act, P.L. 93-629, Section 15, as amended " cooperative agreements with State agencies to coordinate the management of undesirable plant species on Federal lands."Financial assistance to facilitate the coordination and sharing of resources for treatment of noxious weeds throughout watersheds associated with National Wildlife Refuge System Lands. The FWS has responsibility to eradicate, contain, and prevent the spread of noxious weeds on refuge system lands and outside their boundaries. Cooperation between USFWS and Counties will result in operational efficiencies in resource management when working with an intermingled land ownership goals. Agreements shall: 1) prioritize and target undesirable plant species of group of species to be controlled or contained within a specific geographic area; 2) describe the integrated management system to be used to control or contain the targeted undesirable plant species or group of species; and 3) detail the means of implementing the integrated management system, define the duties of the FWS and the Counties in prosecuting that method, and establish a timeframe for the initiation and completion of the tasks specified in the integrated management system. Matching funds will not be required but encouraged.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Andrea Meyer Grants Officer

Email [andrea_meyer@fws.gov]
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