Shasta Water

Funding Opportunity Number: R14AN00037 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.517Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-BORClosing Date: May 27, 2014Award Ceiling: $117,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 13, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to issue a grant agreement to The Nature Conservancy under the authority of catalog for domestic assistance 15.517, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 661-667e and Department Manual 255 DM 14. The estimated total amount of agreement is $117,000.00. Reclamation proposes to fund this project for the improvement of water quality and in stream flows in the Shasta River Watershed by leasing water from landowners, on a voluntary basis, during strategic times of the year to benefit coho and Fall Chinook salmon. Leasing water will protect cold water rearing habitats for coho during specific times for the year and provide flows to assist in salmon migration to spawning ground and/or refugia. (Refer to the Notice of Intent to Award Announcement No. R14AN20037 for additional information) A Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed financial assistance based upon Departmental Manual 505 DM 2, paragraph 2.14(B)(4) is solely within t...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Environment Source Type: funding