Contaminants, Age, and Growth Studies for Sturgeon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta, CA

Post Date

February 28th 2011

Application Due Date

March 31st 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

AFRP1103

CFDA Number(s)

15.648

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $200000

• Award Range:

  $200000 - $200000

Grant Description

Funding is available through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (AFRP) to develop information that will help manage and conserve white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) that inhabit the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta in California. Specifically, funding is available to: determine the effects of contaminants on growth and reproductive success; study the effects of several methods of fin ray removal on growth and survival; and develop current age and growth information and compare that to results from other studies. Submissions should include the following: 1)a proposed study design; 2)a description of the proposed methodology and feasibility (technical and permitting); 3)a proposed budget, split by task and year; 4)a timeline based on funding being available on or before August 2011; 5)expected deliverables, including a final report, digital data set, photos, and permit copies; 6)any cost share or in-kind and the expected amount and source; and 7)information to demonstrate the applicants ability to design and implement the study including similar previous projects

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