Bubbling Ponds Hatchery, razorback sucker production

Post Date

September 8th 2015

Application Due Date

September 15th 2015

Original posting was done on 9/1/2015.

Funding Opportunity Number

R15AC00015

CFDA Number(s)

15.538

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a notice of intent to award no competition is being sought.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1445000

• Award Range:

  $1445000 - $1445000

Grant Description

The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) is a federal and non-federal partnership responding to the need to balance use of lower Colorado River (LCR) water resources and the conservation of native species and their habitats in compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This is a long-term (50-year) program to conserve at least 26 species of plants and animals (including razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus (RASU)) along the LCR from Lake Mead to the Southerly International Boundary with Mexico through the implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). RASU is listed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) as a species of special concern and was listed federally in 1991 as endangered under the ESA. This project is for the principal purpose of maintaining viable RASU populations in the lower Colorado River and associated drainages pursuant to goals set forth in the LCR MSCP. Objectives include annual production of between 5,000 and 15,000 RASU, transportation and stocking of RASU throughout LCR drainages, and ongoing hatchery maintenance and repair.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Shawna Thompson
  Grants Officer
  Phone 7022938570

• Agency Mailing Address:

  smthompson@usbr.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  smthompson@usbr.gov