Development of Powell River, VA Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Case Strategy

Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00265 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.658Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Jun 23, 2015Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 18, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: THIS IS NOTICE INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE AND THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. This is a notice of intent to award a Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) for the purpose developing a case strategy of Powell River, VA Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration. Virginia Tech has a history of conducting research in the Powell River watershed through long-term water quality monitoring projects in the headwaters and surveys of trust species in the lower watershed. Virginia Tech recently performed baseline water and sediment chemistry monitoring in a central reach of the Powell River and a major tributary where trust species have likely been extirpated. In addition to experience specific to the Powell River, Virginia Tech currently has the staff, materials and technical expertise available for this ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding