Plant Propagation for NPS Southwest Exotic Plant Management Team
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Plant Propagation for NPS Southwest Exotic Plant Management Team: Two recently released national conservation strategies have complementary needs and objectives: the National Seed Strategy (released by the Department of the Interior in 2015), National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators (released by President Obamaâ¿¿s Pollinator Health Task Force in 2015). The purpose of the proposed project is to coordinate the implementation of these strategies in the Arizona and New Mexico. The National Seed Strategy addresses issues restoring native plant communities on a landscape scale. The goals of the Strategy are to 1) identify seed needs and ensure the reliable availability of genetically appropriate seed, 2) identify research needs and conduct research to provide genetically appropriate seed and to improve technology for native seed production and ecosystem restoration, 3) develop tools that enable managers to make timely, informed seeding decisions for ecological restoration, and 4) develop strategies for internal and external communication. The National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators takes a comprehensive approach to addressing impacts on pollinator health, including pest and pathogen threats, habitat loss, floral resource limitations, and pesticide exposure. This Strategy lays out current and planned federal actions to achieve several goals including restoring or enhancing seven million acres of land for pollinators over the next five years and increasing the eastern population of monarch butterfly. A critical component of this Strategy is to advance the science underpinning the governmentâ¿¿s land management and regulatory decisions. The Strategy also promotes: 1) research to understand, prevent, and recover from pollinator losses; 2) expansion of public education programs and outreach; 3) increasing and improving pollinator habitat; and 4) developing public-private partnerships across all these activities. The National Seed Strategy overlaps with the Pollinator Strategy in several ways, but most importantly by improving the supply and use of pollinator-friendly seed mixes in land management, restoration, and rehabilitation actions nationwide. Successful restoration depends on an adequate supply of appropriate native plant materials, improved research, and the engagement of communities and youth in restoration activities. In Arizona and New Mexico, native plant materials are vitally needed for rehabilitating millions of acres of land impacted by wildfire, erosion, development, and invasive species. In addition, native plant materials are in demand for countless public and private restoration projects attempting to improve habitat for wildlife, promote the health of pollinators, and offset exotic species invasions. Planting a diversity of native species not only provides food, shelter and breeding resources for pollinators and other wildlife, it is also critical to building resistance against invasive species and increasing resilience to climate change. The current demand for native seed in the southwest greatly exceeds the supply. The limited native plant materials available on the open market are mostly non-local and genetically and ecologically inappropriate for this region. In Arizona and New Mexico, seed sources for forbs are rare or nonexistent, as are producers prepared to grow these native species for seed production.
Federal Grant Title: | Plant Propagation for NPS Southwest Exotic Plant Management Team |
Federal Agency Name: | National Park Service (DOI-NPS) |
Grant Categories: | Natural Resources |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00252 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 15.954 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | June 15th, 2017 |
Original Application Deadline: | June 15th, 2017 |
Posted Date: | May 15th, 2017 |
Creation Date: | May 15th, 2017 |
Archive Date: | June 16th, 2017 |
Total Program Funding: | $30,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $30,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $10,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | May 15th, 2017 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities - 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 - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- http://www.grants.gov
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Todd Wilson
[email protected]
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