Llano Seco Ranch Water Conveyance Improvement Project

Post Date

December 31st 2015

Application Due Date

January 4th 2016

This is a Notice of Intent to award a single source financial assistance award in the amount $25,000. The Recipient has already been selected.

Funding Opportunity Number

F16AS00066

CFDA Number(s)

15.608

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $25000

• Award Range:

  $25000 - $25000

Grant Description

Funding of this award is in direct support of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento national Wildlife Refuge Complex (SNWRC) and Ducks Unlimited, Inc.(DU) to conduct a topographic survey, prepare a preliminary engineering design, prepare a joint NEPA/CEQUA document , and identify necessary permits needed to support the Llano Seco Ranch Water Conveyance Project (Project). The Project will replace approximately 1,730 linear feet ft of siphon, upgrade 51,100 linear feet of conveyance canal, and replace multiple water control structures to provide reliable water to 4,500 acres of wetlands and 2,700 acres of agricultural land on Llano Seco Ranch (LSR), SNWRCДккs Llano Seco Unit, and California Department of Fish and WildlifeДккs (CDFW) Llano Seco Unit. DU will be responsible for completing a topographic survey, preparing a preliminary engineering design, and preparing a joint NEPA/CEQA Document in coordination with SNWRC and other stake holders. This award is made under the authority of: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended 16 U.S.C. 742a-742j; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661); and National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 1997.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Grants Management Specialist Patrick Schulze 503 736-4471
  patrick_schulze@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  patrick_schulze@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  patrick_schulze@fws.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov