Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS090210
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Habitat enhancement for roundtail chub" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608 Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 2, 2010 and posted on Sep 2, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 7, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Habitat enhancement for roundtail chub opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FWS090210) is a Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement focused on on-the-ground river restoration to improve habitat conditions for the roundtail chub. The project centers on the Navajo River and is designed to use engineered channel and habitat modifications that make the river more supportive of the species across a longer restored reach. The work described is practical, construction-oriented habitat enhancement rather than research, planning, or outreach, and it fits within the Natural Resources funding activity area under CFDA 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
The main purpose is to create and enhance habitat by reshaping and diversifying river features in ways that benefit fish. The specific methods listed include narrowing the active channel to concentrate flow, deepening existing pools to improve depth and refuge, building new pools where needed, and installing more complex in-stream habitat structures using large boulders and root wads. In addition, the project aims to improve side channel and backwater function, which typically helps create slower-water areas and seasonal refuges that can be important for feeding, rearing, and shelter during high flows or temperature extremes. Taken together, these actions are meant to increase habitat complexity and stability, which is often a key limiting factor for native fish in modified or simplified river systems.
This opportunity builds directly on prior restoration completed by the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Using a Service Tribal Landowner Incentive Project grant, the Nation restored about a half-mile reach of the Navajo River in 2009. The new grant opportunity is intended to expand that restoration footprint, with the stated goal of completing a total of 2 miles of habitat work on the Navajo River. That framing suggests a continuation and scaling up of earlier efforts, likely applying similar design approaches and construction techniques across additional reaches to create a more continuous corridor of suitable habitat.
Funding for the award is fixed at $30,000, with the estimated total funding, award ceiling, and award floor all listed as $30,000. Only one award was expected. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means the recipient would not be required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of the award. Eligibility is limited to federally recognized Native American tribal governments, aligning with the project context and the involvement of the Jicarilla Apache Nation in earlier phases of restoration.
Key administrative details show that the announcement was posted and created on September 2, 2010, with an original and current closing date of September 7, 2010, and an archive date of October 7, 2010. Questions or issues accessing the full announcement were directed to Chris Kitcheyan, Supervisory Fish Biologist, reachable by phone at 505-342-9900 (email was referenced but not provided in the source text).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Habitat enhancement for roundtail chub.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is FWS090210.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Fish and Wildlife Service) as a cooperative agreement.
What is the main goal of the project?
The main purpose is on-the-ground river restoration that improves habitat conditions for the roundtail chub by reshaping and diversifying river features to better support the species.
Where will the work take place?
The project is centered on the Navajo River.
What type of work does this grant support?
This grant supports practical, construction-oriented habitat enhancement using engineered channel and habitat modifications.
Does this opportunity fund research, planning, or outreach activities?
No. The description emphasizes that the work is construction-oriented habitat enhancement rather than research, planning, or outreach.
What funding activity area and CFDA program does this fall under?
It fits within the Natural Resources funding activity area under CFDA 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
What specific restoration or habitat enhancement methods are mentioned?
The methods listed include:
- Narrowing the active channel to concentrate flow
- Deepening existing pools to improve depth and refuge
- Building new pools where needed
- Installing complex in-stream habitat structures using large boulders and root wads
- Improving side channel and backwater function (typically creating slower-water areas and seasonal refuges)
Why are side channels and backwaters included in the project design?
The project aims to improve side channel and backwater function because these areas typically provide slower-water habitat and seasonal refuges that can be important for feeding, rearing, and shelter during high flows or temperature extremes.
What is meant by increasing habitat complexity and stability?
The described actions (channel narrowing, pool creation/deepening, adding boulders and root wads, and improving side channels/backwaters) are intended to make the river habitat more varied and resilient. The opportunity notes that habitat complexity and stability are often key limiting factors for native fish in modified or simplified river systems.
How does this project relate to prior restoration work?
This opportunity builds directly on earlier restoration completed by the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Using a Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Landowner Incentive Project grant, about a half-mile reach of the Navajo River was restored in 2009.
What is the overall restoration length goal described in the opportunity?
The new grant is intended to expand the restoration footprint with a stated goal of completing a total of 2 miles of habitat work on the Navajo River.
How much funding is available under this opportunity?
Funding is fixed at $30,000. The estimated total funding, award ceiling, and award floor are all listed as $30,000.
How many awards are expected?
Only one award was expected.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement for this opportunity.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to federally recognized Native American tribal governments.
What is the application timeline listed for this opportunity?
The announcement was posted and created on September 2, 2010. The original and current closing date is September 7, 2010. The archive date is October 7, 2010.
Who is the point of contact for questions or access issues?
Questions or issues accessing the full announcement were directed to Chris Kitcheyan, Supervisory Fish Biologist, reachable by phone at 505-342-9900. An email was referenced but not provided in the source text.
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