Falcon Gonder Sage-grouse Study

Post Date

February 12th 2008

Application Due Date

February 29th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

NV-NOI-08-0002

CFDA Number(s)

15.231

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

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Land Management's intention to fund the project activities without full and open competetion. This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. CESU's are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000

• Award Range:

  $10000 - $20000

Grant Description

The Falcon Gonder Sage-grouse study is an ongoing 10 year study to look at the effects of a newly constructed transmission line on Sage-grouse. The first five years of the study was conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) under the Great Basin Cooperative Education System Unit (CESU) agreement. This agreement will continue with the UNR under the CESU agreement to complete the last five years of the study.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Susan Kaller
  Grants & Agreements Specialist
  Phone 775-861-6559

• Agency Mailing Address:

  susan_kaller@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  susan_kaller@nv.blm.gov