2013 Cooperative Agreement for the Co-management of Polar Bears
Post Date
July 29th 2013
Application Due Date
August 5th 2013
Funding Opportunity Number
F13AS00277
CFDA Number(s)
15.608
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Cooperative Agreement
Funding Activity Categories
Education
Environment
Natural Resources
Number of Awards
1
Eligibility Categories
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Funding
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Estimated Total Funding:
$712000
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Award Range:
$1000 - $712000
Grant Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Headquarters Region 7 (Service) intends to award a single source Cooperative Agreement as authorized by 505 DM 2.14 (B) to the Alaska Nanuuq Commission (Commission). This notice is not a request for proposals and the Government does not intend to accept proposals. Award will be made 5 days after this notice. The purposes of this Cooperative Agreement between the Service and the Commission are to: 1) conserve polar bears in Alaska; 2) encourage comanagement of polar bears by involvement of subsistence users through the Commission; and 3) exchange information on polar bear population harvest, status and trends for the development of sound management practices integral to fulfilling the Commissions mission and the Services species oversight responsibilities. The proposed Cooperative Agreement and specific projects will implement Section 119 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), as Amended (16 U.S.C. 1388) which calls for the Service to enter into marine mammal cooperative agreements with Alaska Native organizations. The Service will obtain reports and data pertaining to the implementation of specific projects identified in the Cooperative Agreement. The Commission will obtain information important to subsistence polar bear hunters.
Contact Information
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Agency
Department of the Interior
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Office:
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Agency Contact:
Susanne Miller, Wildlife Biologist, 907-786-3828
susanne_miller@fws.gov -
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