Volunteer Based Early Detection Program
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Volunteer Based Early Detection Program: This agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and Invasive Plant Control (IPC) is entered into in support of early detection of new invasive plant infestations on national wildlife refuges. Early detection of new infestations of invaders is acknowledged to be one of the most cost-effective methods for managing invasive plants. Many refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) recognize this and are in need of technical support and tools for implementing the early detection concept with citizen scientists and volunteers. This is a pilot project that will take place in Region 5 and will serve as a model for replication across the NWRS. Justification for Single Source Determination: In accordance with Department of the Interior guidance (505 DM 2.14), the USFWS provides notice of its intent to make a single-source award in the amount of $39,875.00 via a Cooperative Agreement with the Invasive Plant Control, Inc. Competition is not practicable for this project for the following reason. The applicant's Unique Qualifications: Invasive Plant Control (IPC) is uniquely qualified to provide refuges in the northeast (Region 5) with technical support for early detection of new invasive plants. The IPC staff member who will coordinate this project is located in the northeast and has an extensive network of collaborators, including citizen scientists and volunteers, through established partnerships with local organizations, such as the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England, the Nature Conservancy, a variety of local universities, and others. IPC staff is also uniquely qualified due to their specific technical expertise. IPC staff specializes in recruiting and training citizen scientists and volunteers for early detection of invasive plants. Through working with IPC on this project, the NWRS seeks to enhance and strengthen the existing capabilities of individual refuges to utilize citizen scientists and volunteers to practice early detection; and, to develop collaborative networks among refuges that enable identification and tracking of new invaders before they arrive on refuge lands. This will be achieved by facilitating the sharing of information and data through a web-based computer system, conducting workshops to provide refuge staff with new data on emerging early detection species in the region, developing and training citizen scientists and volunteers to work with staff as early detectors within these networks, creating a quick-check laminated field guide and training materials, and training staff to educate and maintain the localized network as part of a National Early Detection Network currently being developed by USGS.
Federal Grant Title: | Volunteer Based Early Detection Program |
Federal Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
Grant Categories: | Environment |
Type of Opportunity: | Earmark |
Funding Opportunity Number: | 93250-9-0134 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 15.649 |
CFDA Descriptions: | SERVICE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (GENERIC TRAINING) |
Current Application Deadline: | Aug 12, 2009 |
Original Application Deadline: | Aug 12, 2009 |
Posted Date: | Aug 11, 2009 |
Creation Date: | Aug 11, 2009 |
Archive Date: | Sep 11, 2009 |
Total Program Funding: | $39,875 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $39,875 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- This is single source funding for Invasive Plant Control for the Volunteer Based Early Detection for National Wildlife Refuges Program, and no other applicant need apply.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Kay Shipp Administrative Officer Phone 703-358-2510
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