BLM CA Vegetation Mapping for Wildlife Habitat

Funding Opportunity Number: L14AS00166 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.231Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-BLMClosing Date: Jul 23, 2014Award Ceiling: $125,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 23, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Central Coast Region and adjacent San Joaquin Valley are important regions of California for long-term conservation and management of wildlife and plant resources. In particular, the Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area CPNA, encompassing the Panoche, Griswold, Tumey and Ciervo Hills, is the northernmost extremus for a host of plant species, including Mormon tea Ephedra californica, chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei and San Joaquin woolly threads Monolopia congdonii as well as several San Joaquin Valley endangered vertebrates, including blunt-nosed leopard lizard Gambelia sila and giant kangaroo rat Dipodomys ingens). The CPNA was designated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a core recovery area for the leopard lizard, giant kangaroo rat, woolly threads and the endangered San Joaquin kit fox. The designation is established in the Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley USRP. To manage the CPNA and meet conservation goals, the BLM in cooperation with recipents a...

Source: Grants.gov - June 23, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding