BLM UT Southwest Utah Urban Plant Studies

The summary for the BLM UT Southwest Utah Urban Plant Studies 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 Bureau of Land Management, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
BLM UT Southwest Utah Urban Plant Studies: Background: Studies have been completed on dwarf bear-poppy (Arctomecon humlis), Holmgren milkvetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum), and Shivwits milkvetch (Astragalus ampullarioides) over a number of years under cooperative agreements. The Utah Native Plant Heritage Program, the Nature Conservancy, the Grand Canyon Trust, and citizen volunteers have taken a strong interest in the preservation of all three plant species addressed by the studies. Their interest and support has resulted in a number of actions taken to protect these plants. The information collected will help measure the level of progress made and identify additional options available for the conservation and recovery of these plants.
Objectives: The primary objective for this project is to continue ongoing, annual monitoring and ecological studies of the endangered dwarf bear-poppy, Holmgren milkvetch, and Shivwits milkvetch in Washington County, Utah. The monitoring and ecological studies completed for these endangered plants will provide important life history data to better understand causes of mortality, growth rates, and reproductive biology. These studies will help identify impacts resulting from rapid adjacent community development. These communities are likely affecting plant pollinators, isolating habitats, and aiding in the spread of exotic plant species which compete with these species. These studies will provide information on the affect domestic herbivores, OHV use, and other surface disturbing activities are having on the populations. The data gained from these studies will help identify management options available for species conservation and recovery.
Public Benefit: These monitoring studies will improve the knowledge of these plants, and their habitat within this growing urban environment (St. George Metropolitan area). This knowledge could help recover these endangered species, which will benefit the public.
Federal Grant Title: BLM UT Southwest Utah Urban Plant Studies
Federal Agency Name: Bureau of Land Management
Grant Categories: Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: L16AS00052
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 319737, 319738
CFDA Descriptions: Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management
Current Application Deadline: May 15, 2016
Original Application Deadline: May 15, 2016
Posted Date: Mar 15, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 15, 2016
Archive Date: Sep 30, 2016
Total Program Funding: $50,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $10,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $5,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Grant Announcement Contact
Grants Management Specialist Melanie Beckstead (801) 539-4169 [email protected]
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Bureau of Land Management 801-539-4178