King Ranch Fuel Reduction Study

Post Date

April 14th 2015

Application Due Date

April 21st 2015

Notice of Intent to Single Source

Funding Opportunity Number

F15AS00183

CFDA Number(s)

15.652

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Fire - Hazard Fuel Reduction Funding

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $106876

• Award Range:

  $106876 - $106876

Grant Description

Invasive species can alter fire regimes having detrimental consequences to native ecosystems and can also lead to high intensity wildfires that are typically hard to suppress and cause damage to homes, businesses, and other high value resources. This funding opportunity pertains to the conservation and restoration of grasslands located at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. The project will assess the effects of fire intensity and seasonality in grasslands invaded by the exotic grass species Bothriochloa var. ischaemum var. songarica (King Ranch Bluestem), with the goal of reducing wildfire risk. The goal of this funding opportunity is to develop repeatable management actions that will reverse the loss of native grassland species and consequent increase in wildfire risk due to invasion by King Ranch bluestem. Proposals should focus on experimental manipulations that, if successful, could be incorporated into the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge's standard procedures for grassland management.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Michelle Willcox, Program Analyst/Grants Specialist, 505 248-7486
  Michelle_Willcox@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Michelle_Willcox@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  Michelle_Willcox@fws.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov