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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NRCS-LA-10-01
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Nov 03, 2009
Creation Date:
Nov 03, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Dec 04, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Dec 04, 2009
Archive Date:
Jan 03, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
3
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$3,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$3,000,000
Award Floor:
$100,000
CFDA Number(s):
10.072
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Wetlands Reserve Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Louisiana State Office
Description
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Louisiana is requesting applications to provide planning, design and implementation of restoration activities on eligible Wetlands Reserve Program and Emergency Watershed Protection – Floodplain Easement properties. The objective of WRP/EWP-FPE is to provide technical and financial assistance to landowners in planning, designing and implementing wetland and associated upland restoration plans that maximize wildlife habitat in wetland systems, as well as provide water quality improvements, reduced soil erosion, reduced impacts of flooding and provide wildlife habitat opportunities for threatened and endangered species. Applicants will be responsible for assisting landowners by providing technical assistance necessary to develop and implement WRP/EWP-FPE restoration plans, while at the same time improving and protecting wetland habitat for environmental benefits. Performance may include any part or all operations necessary to perform engineering surveys, preliminary and final engineering designs, inspection, and construction management activities for various wetland restorations, enhancement and creation practices; and other related conservation practices that meet NRCS standards and specifications.
Applications are being requested from eligible government or non-government organizations, tribes, or individuals for competitive consideration of cooperative agreement awards with a base year and up to four, one-year option periods.
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