Influence of land-use practices on site occupancy of monarchs, Dakota skippers and other prairie dependent butterflies

Post Date

March 24th 2015

Application Due Date

March 31st 2015

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6 intends to award a single source financial assistance agreement as authorized by 505 DM 2 to North Dakota State University.

Funding Opportunity Number

F15AS00141

CFDA Number(s)

15.608

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6 intends to award a single source financial assistance agreement as authorized by 505 DM 2 to North Dakota State University.

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

Other

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6 intends to award a single source financial assistance agreement as authorized by 505 DM 2 to North Dakota State University. This notice is not a request for proposals and the Government does not intend to accept proposals.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $54441

• Award Range:

  $1000 - $50000

Grant Description

Tasks to be performed under this award: We intend to initiate a study on prairie restoration and potential effects on butterfly species such as the monarch, Dakota skipper, and regal fritillary. We will examine detection probability, occurrence, and tie in our restoration practices. Information from this effort will inform restoration strategies that will preserve and help in the recovery process of prairie butterflies.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Cami Dixon, 701.752.4218, ext. 9
  cami_dixon@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  cami_dixon@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  cami_dixon@fws.gov

• More Information:

  None