Wetland Reserve Program & Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program for Easement Monitoring and Status Review

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	Federal Grant Title:	Wetland Reserve Program & Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program for Easement Monitoring and Status Review
	CFDA Number:	10.07210.914
	CFDA Description:	Wetlands Reserve Program 10.914 Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
	Federal Agency Name:	California State Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NRCS-6-CA-04
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 16, 2004
	Creation Date:	Jul 10, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 17, 2004 Applications must be received not later than 3:30 p.m. local time. Applications received after that time will not be considered. Proposals will not be accepted by facsimile.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 10, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	5
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$66,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$5,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments County governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The successful applicant will be responsible for making field visits, evaluating and documenting wetland and wildlife applications, assisting with design, installation oversight, and follow up of conservation practices according to NRCS Standards and Specifications. All work will be certified in compliance with NRCS guidelines, evaluating the planned practices by a standard set of evaluation criteria furnished by NRCS, and providing technical assistance to implement these practices when approved by NRCS. The applicant will also need to provide technical assistance to land users who are implementing practices approved in prior year WRP and WHIP contracts where implementation is planned for the current fiscal year and completing follow up compliance reviews. The anticipated workload for the WRP program is approximately 140 to 160 individual easement plans for follow up and compliance reviews. The approximate number of contacts per county for FY2004 is as follows: NRCS AREA 1: Butte (9), Colusa (27), Yolo (14), Glenn (5), Sutter (8), Tehama (2), Yuba (7), Lassen (1), Plumas (1), Shasta (9), Modoc (6), Humboldt (2), Trinity (1), Siskiyou (5); NRCS AREA II: Sonoma (2), Contra Costa (1), Santa Cruz (1), NRCS AREA III; Placer (4), Sacramento (4), San Joaquin (4), Fresno (7), Merced (10), Tulare (15), Kings (3), and Kern (9). The reviews will focus on review of current easement agreements, conservation practice status, and practice maintenance. The anticipated workload for the WHIP is 25 individual plans for follow up and status review. The review will evaluate restoration progress, determine what restoration repairs or enhancement is needed to ensure maximum wetland/wildlife benefits. Program participant contracts shall be selected by NRCS with at least 4 reviews per NRCS Area. Contact Alan Forkey, NRCS State Wetlands Biologist, for historical information on WRP and WHIP agreement concerns and for information existing project contracts at (530) 792-5653. NRCS expects to award from 1 to 5 cooperative agreements estimated to cost between $5,000 and $66,000. The successful applicant(s) will need to provide employee(s), mobile computer equipment, digital camera, telephone, and other required supplies. Vehicles, training and travel costs associated with providing technical services for the WRP and the WHIP programs will be the responsibility of the successful applicant. It is expected that the applicant will work closely with state, area and county NRCS office staff. Qualifications The applicant(s) will need to be certified as a technical service provider (TSP) meeting the NRCS national criteria established for certification in one or more of the category(ies) for which the applicant applies. The following identifies the categories and practices. 1. Categories: Wetlands (Interdisciplinary) Biological Components, Wetlands (Interdisciplinary) Engineering Components, Wetlands with Engineering Required, Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Interdisciplinary Biological, Wildlife and Fisheries Interdisciplinary Engineering. Categories include providing assistance in either a single or all phases of plan development, design, layout, quality assurance inspections, checkout and certification as determined by CA NRCS. 2. Conservation Practices: Wetland Creation (658), Wetland Enhancement (659), Wetland Restoration (657), Dike (356), Structures for water control (587), Hedgerow Planting (422), Restoration and Management of declining Habitats (643), Riparian Herbaceous Cover (390), Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645), Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (644) Shallow Water Management for Wildlife (646), Stream Habitat Improvement and Management (395), Wildlife Watering Facility; and others as deemed necessary and applicable to California NRCS standards.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Miller, Raymond, Contract Specialist, Phone 530.792.5679, Fax 530.792.5795, Email ray.miller@ca.usda.gov ray.miller@ca.usda.gov Miller, Raymond