Effectiveness Monitoring for Adaptive Management to Conserve Desert Tortoise

Post Date

August 16th 2011

Application Due Date

September 5th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

BLM-L11AS00226

CFDA Number(s)

15.231

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Project open to the Universities under the California Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CA CESU)4

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000

• Award Range:

  $10000 - $100000

Grant Description

BLM proposes to partner with applicant to address pressing questions associated with required mitigation measures (e.g. fencing roads, constructing culverts, rehabilitating disturbed habitat) to offset impacts to desert tortoise and determine how effective these measure are in improving tortoise conditions (e.g. reducing mortality and increasing recruitment). Effectiveness monitoring measures the success of the mitigation effort given the expected outcomes and resulting environmental effects, which can improve agency decision-making by providing feedback on the effectiveness of mitigation actions.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Andralee Holden-Hughes
  Purchasing Office
  Phone 951-697-5254

• Agency Mailing Address:

  judy_holden-hughes@ca.blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  judy_holden-hughes@ca.blm.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov