Stanislaus River Steelhead Acoustic Tracking Study

Post Date

March 30th 2010

Application Due Date

June 1st 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

AFRP-1004

CFDA Number(s)

15.648

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are limited to those institutions, organizations or individuals with a background in fishery biology. Eligible applicants should possess experience and qualifications in surgically implanting acoustic receivers in fish; collecting acoustic telemetry data; CFTC data management and reporting; applying for ESA section 10 permits and/or obtaining applicable scientific collecting permits from the California Department of Fish and Game, and work experience in monitoring fish in streams and rivers of California. Applications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies cannot be considered.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $30000

• Award Range:

  $30000 - $30000

Grant Description

Funding is available through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Anadromous Fish Restoration Program for monitoring movement of age 1+ steelhead downstream migrants from the Stanislaus River (Stanislaus County), California. Anticipated project start date would be in Fiscal Year 2011. Work may commence as early as January 1, 2011 with an expected completion date of September 30, 2011.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Dwight (Ike) Luginbill
  Grants/Agreements Assistant
  Phone 209-946-6400 X340

• Agency Mailing Address:

  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Email Address:

  Dwight_Luginbill@fws.gov