Ongoing Habitat Monitoring/Restoration/Weed Control/Native Plant Rearing Efforts at Defense Fuel Support Point, San Pedro, CA

Post Date

January 19th 2013

Application Due Date

February 19th 2013

Proposals are due by 1600 Local Time on 19 February 2013.

Funding Opportunity Number

N62473-13-R-BCCG

CFDA Number(s)

12.300

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $104300

• Award Range:

  $None - $104300

Grant Description

The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement (Agreement) is to continue the ongoing habitat monitoring, habitat restoration, weed control, and native plant rearing efforts for the Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly and Coastal California Gnatcatcher for Defense Fuel Support Point, San Pedro, California as follows. All work will be consistent with the 2010 Biological Opinion. a. Habitat monitoring, with primary focus on the Palos Verdes blue butterfly (PVB) host plant deerweed. b. Habitat enhancement, particularly removal of exotic pest plant species such as ice plant and disturbance/scraping of potential habitat to increase deerweed populations. c. Native plant seed collection and plant propagation for habitat restoration. d. Propagation of suitable host plant material for the PVB rearing program (conducted under a separate cooperative agreement.) e. Provide reports which document the current yearуs efforts and place them into a historical context with previous yearsу work, long term goals, and regulatory guidance.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Office of Naval Research

• Agency Contact:

  Linda Protocollo
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 619-532-1159

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Cooperative Agreement Administrator

• Agency Email Address:

  linda.protocollo@navy.mil

• Location:

  NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND