San Clemente Bell’s Sparrow Monitoring, San Clemente Island, CA
ID: 352681Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Fort Worth District (DOD-COE-FW)

Award Range

$378K - $2M

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Other

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Feb 29, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Mar 28, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Fort Worth District is offering a cooperative agreement for the San Clemente Bell's Sparrow Monitoring project on San Clemente Island, CA. This funding opportunity is available only for Cooperative Ecosystem Study Units (CESU) under the Californian, Desert Southwest, and Great Basin CESU Units. The project aims to implement and enforce integrated natural resources management plans, with priority given to Federal and State agencies responsible for fish or wildlife conservation or management. The base period of agreement will be 18 months, with the possibility of up to four 18-month follow-on periods based on project needs and funding availability. The anticipated funding for the base period is approximately $378,130, with additional funding potentially available for optional tasks and follow-on work in subsequent years. Interested organizations must submit a Statement of Interest by 12:00 P.M., Central Time, on March 28, 2024. For more information and submission, contact Sandy Justman, Grants Specialist, at sandra.justman@usace.army.mil or Kathy Mitchell, Environmental Agreements PM, at kathy.s.mitchell@usace.army.mil. This project is in accordance with the 10 USC 670c-1, Sikes Act.

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