Evaluation of Grazing Treatments on Lake Mason NWR for Greater Sage Grouse Population and Habitat Management

Post Date

August 29th 2014

Application Due Date

September 6th 2014

This Single Source Award is being awarded to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications

Funding Opportunity Number

F14AS00421

CFDA Number(s)

15.655

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

This Single Source Award is being awarded to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications

Number of Awards

3

Eligibility Categories

Other

This Single Source Award is being awarded to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (1) Unsolicited Proposal and (4) Unique Qualifications

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $98478

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $150000

Grant Description

The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: Implement a study design and data collection will follow procedures established by the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and leverage data already collected in Montana to permit (1) refuge-wide density and/or occupancy estimates for Greater sage grouse, (2) habitat composition that sage grouse require at Lake Mason, (3) establish long-trend monitoring at local and regional scales for Greater Sage Grouse, and (4) provide robust estimates despite variability in sampling intensity from year to year, 5) evaluate and process historic grazing systems data for private and federal lands surrounding the Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Bridget Nielsen, 406-557-6145
  bridget_nielsen@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  bridget_nielsen@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  bridget_nielsen@fws.gov

• More Information:

  None