Response of wildlife to cattle grazing on Red Rock Lakes NWR

Post Date

September 29th 2011

Application Due Date

September 30th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-R6-CATTLEGRAZINGREDROCKLAKE

CFDA Number(s)

15.655

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a notice of intent to award this agreement as a single source agreement to the University of Montana.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $56500

• Award Range:

  $1000 - $56500

Grant Description

This synopsis is the full announcement. The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: 1)Investigate the response of small mammal abundance, survival, and community composition to the frequency of cattle grazing in wet meadow habitats on Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (hereafter Refuge). 2)Investigate the relationship between breeding season occupancy of cranes and curlews to habitat attributes affected by cattle grazing (e.g., litter depth, vegetation density, and height). 3)Provide refuge-specific recommendations regarding the response of small mammals, cranes and curlews to the current grazing program for development of a refuge habitat management plan. This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B 1, which allows for award without competition to an applicant based on unique qualifications.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Andrea Meyer
  Grants Management Specialist
  Phone 303-236-5412

• Agency Mailing Address:

  E-Mail

• Agency Email Address:

  andrea_meyer@fws.gov