Construction of a school ship dock and fishing pier at the Refuge Gateway.

Post Date

May 21st 2013

Application Due Date

November 30th -0001

NA

Funding Opportunity Number

F13AS00177

CFDA Number(s)

15.658

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development
Education
Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance under justification 505DM 2.14B 4.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $123471

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

A school ship dock and world-class fishing pier will be constructed at the Refuge Gateway in Trenton, Michigan. As the future site of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge's (Detroit River IWR) Visitors Center, the Refuge Gateway will welcome thousands of projected annual visitors to the Refuge. This project is led by Wayne County, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (IWRA), and US Fish and Wildlife Service along with numerous other partners. The boat dock and fishing pier will extend 775' into the Detroit River to provide a free, universally accessible, shore-based fishing experience. The project includes a boardwalk, fishing pier, floating dock, seating areas, shade structures, and interpretive signage. Areas accessible from the boardwalk include shallow waters rich with panfish for youth and family fishing, and deepwater access for experienced fishermen. The shore-based entrance to the boat dock and fishing pier will allow the public to fish in water depths currently only available to those with a personal watercraft. This facility will also give the Michigan Sea Grant's Great Lakes school ship a docking location on the river, allowing for educational programming to use river and Refuge as a living laboratory for metropolitan area school children.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  John Hartig, Refuge Manager, Detroit River IWR, 734.692.7608
  John_Hartig@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  John_Hartig@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  John_Hartig@fws.gov

• More Information:

  http://grants.gov