Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations

 

The Sikes Act attempts to ensure that fish, wildlife and other natural resources that exist on and are associated with military lands in the United States are protected and enhanced. The Sikes Act is written such that conservation activities are promoted while allowing military lands to continue to meet the needs of military operations.

Active 12.005 Department of The Army, Department of Defense B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2021 Assist PACAF installations in meeting installation natural and cultural resource requirements per their established INRMPs. This support benefits the personnel living on and recreating on the installations, ensures tribal partners are engaged when applicable, and protects the wildlife, flora, and cultural sites that are present at the PACAF installations.
Fiscal Year 2022 Snowy Plover Predator management; Fort Greely Hydrological Analysis; Arthropod Study at Arnold AFB; and Snail and Plant Conservation Implementation
Fiscal Year 2023 Historic preservation specialist completed archaeological survey of 1,419 acres on the South Range, West Range, and Cantonment area of Fort Huachuca, Arizona which inventoried cultural resources, documented sites, and isolated artifacts; determined the genetic consistency or variability of the Huachuca water umbel (HWU), a Federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act, in 10 naturally occurring distinct geographic localities on Fort Huachuca, the San Pedro Riparian Natural Conservation Area, and northern Sonora, Mexico, and propagation of HWU material from 8 distinct locations for the purposes of conservation, restoration, and reintroduction; performed non-invasive DNA sampling to monitor population structure via genetic composition of Mexican Spotted Owl (MSO), a federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act, this this project developed new methods for DNA extraction resulting in increasing capacity and reduced cost per sample; performed data recovery for the Historic Property Treatment Plan (HPTP) in consultation with the Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) on Fort Huachuca, Arizona in advance of construction; provided program management to support partnerships with public and private sectors for archaeological survey of archaeological sites potentially impacted by the 2021 Maverick Wildfire, doing an archaeological survey of 1,064 acres on the West Range of Fort Huachuca; conducted population surveys of white-tail deer, mule deer, javelina, turkey, and pronghorn at the appropriate seasons and habitat for each species on Fort Huachuca. 16 U.S.C. 670a-670o, 74 Stat. 1052, as amended, Public Law 86-797
Sikes Act Federal and State agencies having responsibility for the conservation or management of fish and wildlife. Centers for natural lands management, universities, etc. Public in general Requirements will be added to announcements in Grants.gov. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Follow instructions posted on Grants.gov Award procedures will be detailed on Grants.gov postings. review funding opportunities for all relevant deadlines Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Selection criteria will be outlined in each individual announcement To conserve and rehabilitate natural resources on Army military Installations Performance Reports: Will be described on individual Grants.gov postings Not applicable. Will be described on individual Grants.gov postings Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Yearly, based on availability of funding Each year, installations enter data regarding their INRMP, in the Army Environmental Database - Environmental Quality (AEDB-EQ). This data will transition to the Headquarters Army Environmental System (HQAES). This data helps the Army plan how to best comply with its obligations under SAIA and perpetuate its role as an active and effective steward of public land while carrying out its military mission. Additionally, the data provides Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) with the necessary information to complete the Defense Environmental Program Annual Report to Congress (DEPARC). See posting on Grants.gov for available locations Ronnell Booker
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20548 USA
ronnell.booker@civ.mil
Phone: 2027618645 https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/sikes_act 21-2020-0-0-000 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$91,400,000.00; FY 23 est $1,919,000.00; FY 24 est $1,919,000.00; FY 21$34,700,000.00; FY 20$56,700,000.00; FY 19$2,000,000.00; FY 18$500,000.00; - $76, 000 - $25M Will be described on individual Grants.gov postings Fiscal Year 2018 Butterfly Nursery and Monitoring. Lark Habitat Restoration. TES Habitat RX Fire Management. Invasive Species Late Season Treatment. Mazama Pocket Gopher Habitat. Survey Vegetation and Soil. Salmon Enhancement.
Fiscal Year 2019 LATE SEASON NOXIOUS WEED SURVEY CONTROL $149,461 STREAKED HORNED LARK MIGRATION BREEDING $149,997 STREAKED HORNED LARK SEASONAL MONITORING $146,521 STREAKED HORNED LARK HABITAT ENHANCEMENT $64,191 PEAK SEASON WEED MANAGEMENT FOR ESA $149,636 JBLM NATIVE SEED NURSERY PROPAGATION $493,710 RARE PLANT SEED AND PLUG PRODUCTION $97,996 PRAIRIE SEED NURSERY ENHANCEMENT $102,533 PRESCRIBED FIRE FOR ESA SPECIES HABITAT $149,415 MAZAMA POCKET GOPHER HABITAT ENHANCEMENT $76,067 TAYLORS CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLY MONITORING $99,276 RARE AND ENDANGERED BUTTERFLY HABITAT $149,464 SALMON HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AND MONITOR $89,981 CAPTIVE REARING OF TAYLORS CHECKERSPOT $99,274
Fiscal Year 2021 Shoreline Stabilization; Natural Resources Support, Edwards Air Force Base; PACAF Natural and Cultural Resources Support for Alaska and Pacific.
Fiscal Year 2023 Fort Polk Conservation Program; Sustainable Range Study at Fort Stewart and Richardson Training Area; Natural Resources Support activities on Installations.