Terrestrial Arthropod Inventories for the Alaska NWRS 2014
This project will conduct inventories to document the biodiversity of terrestrial arthropods on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges. Arthropod samples will be collected by Refuge Inventory and Monitoring staff in conjunction with vegetation surveys to provide a better understanding of basic community structure and to establish a baseline with which to monitor the effects of climate change and other stressors on pristine communities.
General information about this opportunity
Last Known Status
Deleted 09/30/2014 (Archived.)
Program Number
F14AS00219 Federal Agency/Office
Agency: Department of the InteriorOffice: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
Cooperative Agreement Number of Awards Available
1 Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
Applicant Eligibility
The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Headquarters Region 7 intends to award one single source financial assistance agreement as authorized by 505 DM 2.14 (B) to the University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks. The amount of this award is $26,118. The period of performance is one year, starting January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. This agreement is to be awarded without competition because the activity to be funded is necessary for the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of, an activity were funding and holding a competition would have a significant adverse effect on continuing or completing the activity. In addition, the University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on a variety of demonstrable factors such as location (Fairbanks, AK); property ownership (collection of over 185,000 databased museum specimens for Alaska); technical expertise (completion of 18 Alaskan biodiversity research projects in remote regions of Alaska); and other such unique qualifications (a draft and fully vouchered (specimen and publication) checklist of over 8,000 arthropod species for the state, a frozen tissue collection of 2,902 cryovials has been assembled, and an NSF-funded full modernization and expansion of the collections infrastructure has been completed). What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
Deadlines
06/13/2014 Other Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Who do I contact about this opportunity?
Headquarters Office
Katherine Smiley, 907-786-3412Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov
Website Address
http://www.fws.gov/alaska/funding_opportunity.htm
E-mail Address
Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov
Financial Information
Obligations
$26,118.00 Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Awards range from $10,000.00 to $30,000.00
