SACRAMENTO, Calif.
- The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announce the availability of approximately $2.1 million in grants for projects that
improve conditions for federally-imperiled species and their habitats impacted by the federal Central Valley Project. The CVP, owned and operated by
Reclamation, is one of the world’s largest water storage and conveyance systems.
The grants are funded by the Fiscal Year 2017 Central Valley Project Conservation Program and Central Valley Project Improvement Act Habitat Restoration
Program. The CVPCP and CVPIA HRP have established 16 specific Priority Actions related to CVP-impacted species, their habitats and corresponding geographic
areas.
Each of the Priority Actions is supported by a threatened or endangered species recovery plan that provides strategies and guidance on how the species
could be restored to a healthy and viable status. Applicants are requested to submit proposals that support these Priority Actions.
The 2017 grants continue 22 years of funding projects. This year, four categories of projects are being solicited for funding: land protection (fee title
and conservation easement); habitat restoration; research; and species captive propagation and reintroduction.
State or local government agencies, private organizations, individuals and educational institutions are eligible to apply for grants. Applications for
grants will close on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Federal agencies wanting to apply are encouraged to contact the program managers named in the announcement to
discuss potential projects and the proposal submission process.
Instructions for submitting a proposal and background information on the programs is available at www.grants.gov.
Applicants may search for the Funding Opportunity Announcement by Funding Opportunity Number BOR-MP-16-0004.
Additional information about the CVPCP and HRP may be found at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpcp/. For questions,
please contact Daniel Strait, Manager, Reclamation’s CVP Conservation Program and CVPIA Habitat Restoration Program, at 916-978-5052 or dstrait@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
