BLM-CO Assisted Succession and Assessment in Burn Scars

Funding Opportunity ID: 285164 Opportunity Number: L16AS00205 Opportunity Title: BLM-CO Assisted Succession and Assessment in Burn ScarsOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.231Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: DOI-BLMAgency Name: Department of the InteriorBureau of Land ManagementPosted Date: Jun 20, 2016Close Date: Aug 19, 2016 Last Updated Date: Jun 20, 2016Award Ceiling: $30,500Award Floor: $30,500Estimated Total Program Funding: $30,500Expected Number of Awards: 1Description: Throughout the West, logging and burning have caused many issues in forest communities. Non-native invasive plant species take over the newly burned slash piles, creating holes in the forest floor with no tree regeneration; or, alternatively, seed mixes create a mat of grass that shades out diverse plant regeneration. Logging and leaving slash piles leads to a buildup of dangerous fuels for wildfires, and thus are typically burned in winter to reduce fuel loads. This burning damages the soil and adversely affects the regeneration and successional patterns of the forest community...

Source: Grants.gov - June 21, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding