SRLCC-Colorado participation and coordination among State and Federal Partners for landscape conservation activities

Post Date

October 4th 2011

Application Due Date

October 5th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-R6-COLORADOLANDSCAPECONSERVATION

CFDA Number(s)

15.664

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 to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources under the Fish and Wildlife Land Conservation Cooperatives. See attached competition and selection process document.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $20000

• Award Range:

  $1000 - $20000

Grant Description

This synopsis is the full announcement. The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: The SRLCC is providing $20K to the State of Colorado in association with the Colorado River Basin Study and the Colorado-New Mexico DSS landscape projects to support salary for meetings or other technical assistance which will allow State personnel to participate in mutually agreed upon SRLCC activities. Likely outcomes would be: An assessment of the current infrastructure on the Colorado River and the capability of that infrastructure facing these water supply challenges. Identification of solutions for water demand - water conservation, changes in reservoir operations, desalinization and water supply augmentation. Data integration needs ╔к_ Identifying and prioritizing geospatial data best suited for seamless integration across state lines; Geospatial data compatibility potential ╔к_ Examining the underlying tabular data formats, attributes, etc. and assessing the potential compatibility between like data layers; Data generalization protocols ╔к_ Considering how data can be generalized to meet the needs of pilot DSSs as well as to facilitate seamless integration across state lines and across jurisdictions. This agreement is being awarded under the following authority: Section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262) as amended. The project was competed through the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperatives program.

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