Youth development through environmental stewardship and education on National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming

The summary for the Youth development through environmental stewardship and education on National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Youth development through environmental stewardship and education on National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming
	CFDA Number:	15.649
	CFDA Description:	Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)
	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-YOUTHDEVELOPMENTTHROUGHENVIRONMEN
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 07, 2011
	Creation Date:	Mar 07, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 14, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 14, 2011
	Archive Date:	Apr 13, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	750,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	4,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Federal, State and local government agencies; Federally-recognized Tribal governments; private nonprofit institutions/organizations; public nonprofit institutions/ organizations.
Grant Description: This synopsis is the full announcement. The purpose of the agreement is to cooperate with a youth corp to accomplish habitat conservation, facilities management, invasive species management, and environmental restoration projects within the landscape of National Wildlife Refuge system in Montana, western North Dakota, and northern Wyoming. The partnership will develop responsible citizenship and productive community involvement by our youth today. The agreement will provide personal development of young adults and foster them to become an inspiration of individual action within the environmental community. Matching funds will not be required but will be encouraged. Need budget bid for use of a 5-6 member youth corp crew, with crew leader(s) for forty hours of work in various activities from fencing, to spraying noxious weeds, gps mapping, cutting trees, or other miscellaneous projects. Travel costs must be included in bid price. Camping required for lodging and associated equipment must be provided.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Andrea Meyer Grants Management Specialist Phone 303-236-5412

email [andrea_meyer@fws.gov]
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