Factors Affecting The Abundance and Distribution of Largemouth Bass and Splittail In The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Post Date

August 5th 2010

Application Due Date

August 19th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

R10AS20032

CFDA Number(s)

15.512

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Improving Habitat Conditions for Native Fish Species

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $529691

• Award Range:

  $0 - $529691

Grant Description

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to issue a cooperative agreement Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) # 3FC810873) to University of California, Davis, under the authority of catalog for domestic assistance (CFDA) 15.512, Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Public Law 102-575, Section 3406(b)(1). Estimated award date: August 31, 2010. Estimated amount: $529,691.00. Reclamation proposes to provide financial assistance to determine which factors (water temperature, salinity, type and density of aquatic vegetation, proximity to infrastructure, etc.) control the abundance and distribution of predators (largemouth bass) in the Delta and which habitat factors control the abundance and distribution of the native splittail, a possible candidate for listing under the Federal and State Endangered Species acts. (Refer to Notice of Intent to Award announcement no. R10AS20032 for additional information.) A Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed financial assistance based upon Departmental Manual 505 DM 2, paragraph 2.14(B)(2) & (4) is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Mary Sims/Grants Officer, by email at msims@usbr.gov.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Mary Sims
  Contract Specialist
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Mary Sims

• Agency Email Address:

  msims@usbr.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Reclamation - Mid-Pacific Region