Opportunity ID: 41650
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-CESU-4 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fish and Wildlife Service, CESU Sole-Source Task Agreements under 505 DM 2.14 (4) – Unique Qualifications |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.649 — SERVICE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (GENERIC TRAINING) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 09, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 21, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | For this announcement of Intent to Award discretionary financial assistance to single sources without competition beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for the duration of Service participation in the CESU cooperative agreements (renewable every five years), the justification for award without competition is Department of the Interior’s 505 DM 2.14 (4) Unique Qualifications – The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications. Financial assistance recipients include any university or institution that is a member of a CESU to which the Service is a cooperating partner in the cooperative agreement, and which can satisfy the Service’s needs relative to a specific biogeographic area of concentration, a particular ecosystem type, a particular management regime, a combination of these themes, a special expertise, or a required timeframe to meet regional or program needs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fisheries & Habitat Conservation |
| Description: | Under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666C) and numerous program-specific authorizations (see http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest.htm), the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is providing financial assistance under existing cooperative agreements with a network of cooperators that has been established by the Department of the Interior in accordance with specific authorization from Congress to provide research, technical assistance, and education to resource and environmental managers. These cooperators are named Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESUs), to signify their broad role as providers of research, technical assistance, and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their potential partners. These units are cooperative in that multiple federal agencies and universities and other institutions are among the partners in this program. Ecosystem studies involve the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences needed to address resource issues and interdisciplinary problem solving at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context.
Each CESU is structured as a working collaboration among federal agencies and universities and other participating institutions. CESUs are usually based at universities and focused on a biogeographic region of the country. Universities or other institutions provide space, basic administrative support (secretarial, accounting, equipment), and access to university faculty, students, staff, and resources. Federal agencies contribute research scientists, subject matter specialists, and/or other professionals and other support. CESUs create additional opportunities for interdisciplinary and multi-agency research, technical assistance, and education. CESUs have a biogeographic area of concentration (such as the Colorado Plateau or the Southern Appalachian Mountains), a focus on particular ecosystem types (such as high deserts or urban areas), an emphasis on particular management regimes (such as wilderness and/or multiple use), or a combination of these themes. CESUs may have special expertise useful to the broader CESU Network. They reflect the mission and needs of the participating agencies and the host university and partner institutions. The CESU network is described more fully at http://www.cesu.psu.edu/. Substantial involvement on the part of the Service is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded. Other Information: Agency Contacts: FWS Regional Contacts |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jo Ann Mills
Program Analyst Phone 703-358-2430 Email:joann_mills@fws.gov |
Version History
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| Agency Contact Information: | Jo Ann Mills Program Analyst Phone 703-358-2430 Email: joann_mills@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00007202 | May 22, 2008 | View |
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