BLM WY Seed Collection

Post Date

June 9th 2010

Application Due Date

June 16th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

L10AS00037

CFDA Number(s)

15.231

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $600000

• Award Range:

  $10000 - $600000

Grant Description

A. Project Background Information: The goals of this follow the four major components of the Department of Interior's GPRA Strategic Plan for 2007-2012 (Resource Protection, Resource Use, Recreation Opportunities and Serving Communities). These goals further implement the JZ performance measures within the Bureau's Operating Plan. Project allows BLM to achieve seed collection work accomplishments while at the same time benefitting the community and Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partners or other non-profit organizations and their missions. B. Project Objective: The objective of this agreement is to document a cooperative effort between a CESU or other non-profit partner and BLM to increase native seed collections available for evaluation, increase, and production; and to increase long-term storage of diverse collections of native plant germplasm. C. Period of Project: 5 years

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Ilze J Karklins-Powers, Grants Management Officer, 307-775-6293
  ipowers@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  ipowers@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  ipowers@blm.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov