Youth Wetlands Restoration at INDU - Not a Request for Proposals

Post Date

May 18th 2015

Application Due Date

May 27th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

P15AC00713-NPS

CFDA Number(s)

15.931

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Notification of Intent to fund without Competition

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $60000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $60000

Grant Description

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without competition. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement P15AC00713 Project Title GLRI93: Three Month Youth Team _ Wetland Restoration Recipient WisCorps, Inc Total Anticipated Award Amount $60,000 _ Not to Exceed Cost Share $20,000 Anticipated Length of Agreement 12 months Anticipated Period of Performance 3 months Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority 16 USC 1721-1729 Public Land Corps (PLC) CFDA # and Title 15.931 Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations Single Source Justification Criteria Cited (2) Continuation (4) Unique Qualifications Point of Contact Daniel Mason; Botanist; Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore OVERVIEW Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a National Park surrounded by an urban/industrial complex. In the mid twentieth century, actions to remove wetlands from the dunes adjacent to southern Lake Michigan which included lands of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore were initiated. These actions resulted in thousands of acres of wetland being removed from northwest Indiana. Wetland provides numerous ecosystem services including habitat for rare plants, waterfowl and other life forms. Therefore, it is desired to restore historic wetland to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Work efforts will focus on restoration and enhancement of approximately 300 acres. Objectives of the work effort are eradication of invasive species and establishment of native plant assemblages. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT The youth team will conduct habitat management activities associated with wetland restoration actions. Wetland restoration work will include plant propagation, plant installation, seed collection and site preparation. Site preparation work will include herbicide applications and the use of tools and operating equipment such as hand saws, loppers, pruners, sprayers, and brush cutters to remove undesirable plants. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT Resource management team members conducting Great Marsh restoration will provide support in the form of provision of the necessary knowledge and tools necessary to accomplish the desired restoration tasks. For each restoration task and site location, a member of the resource management team will work with the youth team until the youth team has gain comfort and competence in task execution. All safety issues pertaining to wetland work and use of equipment in wetlands will be discussed in detail. Contact information and communications pertaining to site location in case of an accidental injury will be provided. Daily communications will take place with the youth team leader concerning work actions and needs.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Julie Hendricks
  Lead Grants Management Specialist
  Phone 4026611662

• Agency Mailing Address:

  contact via email

• Agency Email Address:

  julie_hendricks@nps.gov