2007 Request for Initial Proposals for Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Projects

The summary for the 2007 Request for Initial Proposals for Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Projects 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 Div of Contracting Facilities Mgt, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

2007 Request for Initial Proposals for Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Projects: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) receives funds for implementation of the Yukon River Salmon Agreement reached with Canada in March 2001. The Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 authorizes funds for implementation of the Agreement including funds for cooperative research and management projects on the Yukon River in Alaska. The Service administers these funds through grant agreements, purchase orders, and contracts on a competitive basis for projects/studies that advance the scientific communitys understanding of and management of Chinook and chum salmon in the Yukon River in Alaska. This is a call for initial project proposals of one year in length. Successful applicants will be asked to submit full proposals. The initial project proposals will be evaluated by the U.S. Section of the Yukon River Panel (Panel). Authors of selected initial proposals will be notified by the Service to submit full proposals for final review. The Panel reserves the right to ask questions for clarification and conduct negotiations with promising proposal authors prior to final selection. The Panel reserves the right to eliminate from consideration any proposals whose author does not provide clarification in a timely manner, if and when clarification is sought. Panel recommendations on project selections will be forwarded to the Service for consideration of funding. The Service will then develop and award the financial assistance or contractual documents funding the final proposals that meet all federal requirements and for which funding is available. Currently the source of general funding is appropriated funds directed to the Service. The funds shall be used for cooperative Chinook and chum salmon research and management projects in the portion of the Yukon River drainage located in the United States that are recommended by the Panel after review for scientific and technical merit. (1) Applicant eligibility, priorities for funding, initial proposal format and required proposal content, submittal instructions, ranking criteria, and a technical point of contact to whom questions should be directed are available online at the website link provided below. (2) There is no "bidder's list" to get on, nor is there a solicitation package to request. The entire solicitation package may be accessed on http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/fieldoffice/fairbanks/pdf/RFP-RM_2007.pdf or by registering, enrolling, and using the Grants.govAPPLY component. (3) Ultimately, successful appliants will need to obtain or provide the following before an award can be put in place: Social Security or Tax ID number, DUNS Number, proof of active registrant status in CCR, see www.ccr.gov, and be willing to receive fund transfers by electronic means to your financial institution. (4) The FWS Region 7 Federal Assistance Specialist will analyze successful projects to ascertain whether funding will be provided through financial assistance awards or procurement instruments in accordance with the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977.