BLM AK Copper River Weed Management Area and Watershed Initiatives

Funding Opportunity Number: L15AS00192 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.231Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-BLMClosing Date: Aug 22, 2015Award Ceiling: $150,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 23, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: This agreement is being established to support watershed and natural resource protection and enhancement in the 26,500 square mile drainage of the Copper river and the Copper Basin Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA). Watershed and natural resource protection and enhancement may include invasive plant management within the Copper Basin Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA), fish habitat restoration and monitoring, watershed education, and cultural heritage of the Copper River watershed on both BLM-managed lands and on adjacent properties. By managing and supporting watershed and natural resource protection for the 26,500 square miles drainage of the Copper River on a landscape level, managers and regional decision makers will be encouraged to think and act on a watershed scale when planning for resource management and economic development.

Source: Grants.gov - June 23, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding