Capacity Building for Monarch Butterfly Restoration

Funding Opportunity ID: 286880 Opportunity Number: F16AS00270 Opportunity Title: Capacity Building for Monarch Butterfly RestorationOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Community DevelopmentEducationEnvironmentNatural ResourcesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.649Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAdditional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: DOI-FWSAgency Name: Department of the InteriorFish and Wildlife ServicePosted Date: Aug 02, 2016Close Date: The recipient has been selected.Last Updated Date: Aug 02, 2016Award Ceiling: $250,000Award Floor: $1Estimated Total Program Funding: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Description: The North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) migration is one of natureâ¿¿s most spectacular natural phenomena. The geographic range of the monarch includes areas in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. The species occurs in a variety of habitats across the lower 48 states including cities, gardens, farms and rangelands, prairies, meadows, and along roadsides where it searches for milkweed (Asclepias spp.), the monarch caterpillarâ¿¿s only larval food source, and nectar plants. The monarch population has declined to a fraction of its previous size. In the mid-1990s, up to one billion monarchs migrated in the fal...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Community Development Education Environment Natural Resources Source Type: funding