Funding-
Recovery Act - Fish Passage; September 30, 2009
Agency
Department
of the Interior
Description
The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing the
availability of funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 for habitat restoration through the National Fish Passage Program. The
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act authorizes the Secretary of Interior to
provide technical and financial assistance through the National Fish Passage
Program to partners interested in restoring, enhancing, and managing fish and
wildlife habitats. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
additional funding is available for habitat restoration through the National
Fish Passage Program. These Recovery Act funds are available for habitat
restoration projects that address high priority aquatic habitats. Projects must
provide direct benefits to Federal Trust species (i.e., migratory birds,
threatened and endangered species, inter-jurisdictional fish, certain marine
mammals, and species of international concern). It is a goal of the program to
secure at least 50 percent of project costs from non-Service sources, but this
goal applies regionally as a whole, and does not have to be achieved on a
project-by-project basis. If you are interested in requesting assistance for a
potential project under the National Fish Passage Program you must contact your
Regional Coordinator for information about funding and technical assistance
availability. Additional information is available at http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/oppNATIONALFISHPASSAGEPROGRAM-cfda15.608-instructions.doc.
Announcement
Number: RECOVERYACT-FISHPASSAGE-2009
Closing
Date: Sep 30, 2009
Contact
Information
Region
Four Regional Coordinator:
Tripp Boltin
843-819-1229