Powder River Basin Sage Grouse Land Cover

Post Date

August 14th 2008

Application Due Date

August 28th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

WY-NOI08-9015

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

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $275000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $275000

Grant Description

The Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, intends to award a cooperative agreement with the University of Montana to conduct research concerning impacts of coal bed natural gas development on sage grouse demographics and landscape change. The primary purpose of this agreement is to develop conservation planning tools to permit the development of coal bed natural gas while conserving sage grouse. The current 2008-2009 proposal will classify SPOT-5 imagery for the Buffalo Field Office for assessment of sage grouse. The anticipated length of the project is a 12-18 month period. The BLM will consider continued funding for the project upon (a) the recipient showing progress satisfactory to the BLM toward program goals and the determination by the BLM that continuation of the program would be in the best interest of the Government or (b) the availability of funds. The total project period for this award will not exceed 18 months.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Ilze Karklins-Powers
  Grants & Agreements Specialist
  Phone 307-775-6293

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Management Officer

• Agency Email Address:

  Ilze_Karklins-Powers@blm.gov