The Fish and Wildlife Service is currently accepting applications for its 2023 Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance.
Donor Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $120,000
Details:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) receives funds for implementation of the Yukon River Salmon Agreement with Canada which was reached in March 2001. The Yukon River Salmon Agreement of 2000 authorizes funds for implementation of the Agreement including funds for cooperative research and management projects on the Alaska portion of the Yukon River. The Service administers these funds through financial assistance on a competitive basis for projects/studies/events that advance the scientific community’s and public’s understanding of the biology and management of Chinook and chum salmon in the Yukon River of Alaska. The following is a request for conceptual project proposals of one year in length addressing the needs of the priority Categories and Factors listed below. Applicants are strongly encouraged to develop projects that incorporate local capacity with members of Yukon River communities in which they may be working. Coordinating projects with state and federal regulatory agencies is also recommended, but not mandatory.
The four categories will be used as evaluation criteria for each proposal and are listed in descending order of importance from highest (Priority 1) to lowest (Priority 4). The factors within each category are not prioritized.
- Category: Assess and achieve fishery management objectives (Priority 1).
- Develop and/or improve in-season run size and stock specific estimates at the mouth of the Yukon River.
- Develop or incorporate new methodologies and/or approaches to improve management and research capability.
- Develop and expand the genetic baseline for Alaska Yukon River Basin salmon stocks.
- Identify stock composition of salmon runs through genetic stock identification.
- Monitor salmon escapements by Alaskan Genetic Groupings.
- Category: Build and maintain public support of, and meaningful participation in, salmon resource management (Priority 2).
- Build and maintain community capacity.
- Develop mutual understandings between agencies and the public, best demonstrated by a third party.
- Encourage conservation principles of the salmon resources.
- Encourage stewardship of the resource.
- Promote public values of the salmon resource.
- Category: Improve understanding of salmon biology and ecology (Priority 3).
- Assessment of the quality of escapements (e.g., age/size/sex; health).
- Develop population estimates for Alaskan Yukon River Basin salmon stocks.
- Investigate relationships between salmon and their physical environment.
- Investigate relationships between salmon and other organisms.
- Category: Assess, conserve and restore salmon habitats (Priority 4).
- Habitat monitoring.
- Identify and characterize salmon spawning and rearing habitats.
- Identify and evaluate potential impacts to habitat.
- Identify and monitor key salmon spawning streams/areas (index streams).
- Identify and implement restoration opportunities.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $120,000
- Award Floor: $2,000
Eligibility Criteria
Individuals and organizations submitting proposals should have the necessary technical and administrative abilities and resources to ensure successful completion of studies. Entities submitting proposals may be of Commercial, Individuals, Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit Organizations, State Government, Local Government, Federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Native American tribal organizations, Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Network and/or Federal Entities. United States non-profit, non-governmental organizations must provide a copy of their Section 501(c)(3) or (4) status determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service. Eligible recipients must appear in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing (CFDA) profile.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.