Habitat Enhancement by Youth Crews

Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00106 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationEmployment, Labor and TrainingEnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.676Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Mar 12, 2014Award Ceiling: $60,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Mar 05, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this federal assistance is to restore and manage native habitat on federal lands, adjacent nonfederal lands and areas of interest in support of the USFWS youth program located throughout the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. To accomplish this goal, the recipient intends to provide youth crews to restore both native grassland, oak savannas, wetland, riparian, and forest habitat; in addition to other stewardship services such as invasive species removal, hazardous fuel reduction, fence line removal, tree cutting and or planting, habitat mapping and installation of parking lots and gates to provide for and direct public access. These actions will help conserve and protect native plants and animals for not only their benefit, but also for the public good derived from such conservation efforts. Through the activities provided through this Agreement, the Service will be better able to manage grassl...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Source Type: funding