Notice of Intent: Successional changes in arthropod assemblages during watershed restoration and fire management

Funding Opportunity ID: 291966 Opportunity Number: P17AS00091 Opportunity Title: Notice of Intent: Successional changes in arthropod assemblages during watershed restoration and fire managementOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.945Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAdditional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: DOI-NPSAgency Name: Department of the InteriorNational Park ServicePosted Date: Feb 22, 2017Close Date: Mar 03, 2017 Last Updated Date: Feb 22, 2017Award Ceiling: $106,000Award Floor: $0Estimated Total Program Funding: $106,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Description: The Valles Caldera National Preserve (VALL) and the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest are currently undergoing a landscape restoration project, funded under the USFS Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) and the DOI Resilient Landscapes Program. The goals of both programs are to restore natural fire regimes to the forest and grassland watersheds on the Preserve. Large-scale restoration efforts involve forest thinning to reduce fuel loads, and prescribed and managed fires to further eliminate fuels and allow for natural fire regimes to return to the landscape. Fires can have varying impacts on the floral and faunal com...
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