Ecoregional (Southern Rockies) Native Plant Program Grant

Post Date

February 10th 2015

Application Due Date

February 16th 2015

This Single Source Award is being issued in accordance with DOI Policy 505 DM2.14B. (See Additional Information in Eligibility Section).

Funding Opportunity Number

F15AS00097

CFDA Number(s)

15.608

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Information and Statistics
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source Grant agreement to Synergy Ecological Restoration Inc. (John Giordanengo, Executive Director) for the purpose of establishing a sustainable Ecoregional Native Plant Program Network (Network) to assist the unmet demand for ecotypic seed and other plant materials in the Ecoregion (Southern Rockies) for the seed network partnersк habitat restoration needs.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $50000

• Award Range:

  $5000 - $50000

Grant Description

1. The Network will develop and sustain a body of at least 40 contributing Ecoregion partners by December 31, 2015. 2. The Network will provide 5 percent of the estimated native seed market with ecotypic seed in five years (by 2020) to Ecoregion partners. 3. The Network will develop and sustain a network of 3 growers outside the Ecoregion, and 5 growers within the Ecoregion by December 31, 2017. 4. The Network will develop guidelines, standards, and a program of certification to help growers meet market requirements and attain operational efficiencies for the production of native seed by December 31, 2015. 5. The Network will develop a research program to fill knowledge gaps in the Ecoregionкs ecotypic seed industry. The Network will develop an educational program to transfer Ecoregional research information to network partners and support adaptive management, all by December 31, 2016. 6. The Network will develop an online Ecoregional database to track species specific data, statistics on seed managed by the network, participating growers, partner needs, and research programs by December 31, 2015. 7. The Network will develop a brand, a marketing plan, and a system of provenance that is endorsed and/or supported by the Ecoregion partners by December 31, 2016. 8. The Network will develop a system of production and distribution that provides ecotypic seed on the open market at competitive cost relative to comparable cultivars by 2020. 9. The Network will facilitate the production and marketing of the following quantities of ecotypic seed: Year 1 (0 lbs.), Year 2 (300 lbs.), Year 3 (6,500 lbs.), Year 4 (8,000 lbs.), and Year 5 (10,000 lbs.) 10. Each year, the Network will complete all administrative and fiscal responsibilities and complete a final report for this project proposal. Including covering 85 percent of expenses (excluding R and D) by royalty and partnership fees by year.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Pam Sponholtz, Project Officer, 303 236-4216
  pamela_sponholtz@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  pamela_sponholtz@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  pamela_sponholtz@fws.gov

• More Information:

  https://grants.gov