Integrating Transportation and Resource Planning to Develop Ecosystem Based Infrastructure Projects

The summary for the Integrating Transportation and Resource Planning to Develop Ecosystem Based Infrastructure 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 DOT Federal Highway Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Integrating Transportation and Resource Planning to Develop Ecosystem Based Infrastructure Projects: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) expects to issue the FY2007 Request for Applications (RFA) for "Integrating Transportation and Resource Planning to Develop Ecosystem Based Infrastructure Projects" in April 2007. Applications will be due 45 days after the RFA is issued. First time users of www.grants.gov are encouraged to begin the registration process now. Applicants will need a DUNS # from Dun and Bradstreet and to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).Selected projects will establish or assist in the efforts to conduct an integrated planning effort and develop ecosystem-based approaches for transportation projects as outlined in Eco-Logical: an Ecosystem Approach to Developing Infrastructure Projects. This document is available at http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/ecological/eco_index.asp. The overall goals of the ecosystem approach to mitigation and Eco-Logical are: to conserve larger, scarce, multi-resource ecosystems; increase habitat connectivity; improve predictability in environmental review and regulatory processes; provide better public involvement to improve transparency and establish greater credibility; and streamline infrastructure planning and development. Example projects may include (but are not limited to) those that: create data and decision support systems to implement the Eco-logical principles and concepts; build GIS maps of important ecological areas that can be used for infrastructure planning; convene multi-agency efforts to establish formal collaboration on conservation and transportation plans; and develop a landscape-level conservation strategy or plan for important habitat and/or resources useful to transportation planning.A fifty (50) percent match to the total project cost is required. The cost share can be satisfied with either cash or in-kind contributions.