BLM OR-WA Malheur County Noxious Weed Partnership

Funding Opportunity Number: L14AS00168 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.230Eligible Applicants County governmentsAgency Name: DOI-BLMClosing Date: Jul 18, 2014Award Ceiling: $258,803Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 20, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The BLM and Malheur County have been involved in a weed management partnership for many years. In 2009, the BLM entered into an Assistance Agreement with the County to expand the work of the partnership and broaden the scope to include inventory and monitoring as well as weed control. BLM is a strong partner and relies on Malheur County to accomplish activities leading to the control/eradication of new and existing noxious weeds, monitoring and follow up on previous years¿ treatments including restoration, inventory and mapping of weed infestations, and public education. The Snake and Owyhee Rivers have designated wild and scenic sections with unique resources which includes critical habitat for several T and E and sensitive plant and animal species including, but not limited to, sage grouse, salmon, bull trout, redband trout, steelhead, bighorn sheep, and Snake River goldenweed. These resources are threatened by the invasion of noxious weeds, especially salt cedar in the river corridors and tributaries. An emphasis would be placed on keeping currently wee...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding