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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Karuk Tribe Technical Assistance for the Development of an EIS Analysis of the Klamath Agreements for the Secretarial Determination Process" 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 Jul 16, 2010 and posted on Jul 16, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent. The opportunity has been awarded to the Karuk Tribe and no other applications will be reviewed.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Notice of Intent, this opportunity has been awarded to the Karuk Tribe.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.608 (Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance), funds technical assistance by the Karuk Tribe to support environmental review work tied to the federal "Secretarial Determination" process for the Klamath River Basin agreements. The broader federal context is a long-running, highly contentious set of disputes in the Klamath Basin over limited water supplies, fisheries declines, and competing community needs involving tribes, farmers, fishermen, conservation groups, and multiple state and federal agencies. Alongside those conflicts, PacifiCorp pursued hydropower relicensing for the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project, but later entered an agreement in principle with interested parties to consider removal of the lower four dams. The Secretary of the Interior must ultimately decide whether dam removal would meaningfully advance salmonid fishery restoration and serve the public interest. That decision is to be informed by best-available science, including biological information and modeling comparing two main management alternatives (dam removal versus retention) over a 50-year planning horizon beginning in 2020.
The practical purpose of the funded work is to ensure that the environmental compliance documents prepared under NEPA and CEQA (an EIS/EIR) accurately and credibly analyze impacts to the Karuk Tribe, drawing on ethnographic and cultural expertise. The Bureau of Reclamation contractor developing the compliance documents will produce the administrative draft EIS/EIR and responses to public comments, and the Karuk Tribe role supported by this grant is to review those deliverables and help develop and strengthen the Karuk Tribe ethnographic section. In other words, the award is aimed at improving the rigor and completeness of the tribal impact analysis within the formal environmental review that will inform the Secretary's decision.
The scope of analysis expected from the Karuk Tribe contribution is broad and specific, focused on identifying baseline conditions and then comparing how those conditions could change under implementation of the Klamath Agreements versus a no-action alternative. The required topic areas include the Karuk Tribe's history; potentially impacted trust assets; Karuk traditions; cultural beneficial uses of affected resources; Karuk language resources and oral tradition; fishing history; Karuk diet and health; economic impacts on the Tribe; and the Karuk Eco-Cultural Resource Management Plan. The emphasis is on researching each topic enough to describe current conditions clearly and to evaluate how dam removal or retention and related basin actions could affect cultural practices, subsistence and commercial fishing connections, health and diet outcomes, economic well-being, and the Tribe's ability to steward and manage eco-cultural resources consistent with Karuk priorities.
The work products are straightforward and tied directly to document development: assisting with drafting the EIS/EIR ethnographic sections related to the Karuk Tribe, and reviewing and commenting on drafts of the EIS/EIR and supporting studies as appropriate. The timeline is driven by the Secretarial Determination schedule, with work beginning immediately at the time of posting. The draft EIS/EIR was expected to be released for public review in March 2011, with the final EIS/EIR anticipated in November 2011, meaning the most intensive drafting and review would occur before the March release date.
Administratively, the announcement is a Notice of Intent rather than an open competition. It states the award has already been made to the Karuk Tribe and that no other applications will be reviewed. The funding instrument is a discretionary grant with no cost-sharing or matching requirement, and it lists an award floor and ceiling of $25,000, indicating a single fixed award amount. The opportunity was posted and created on July 16, 2010, by the Fish and Wildlife Service. A contact is provided for access issues related to the full announcement (Misty Bradford, Cooperative Agreements Assistant, 530-842-5763).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant under CFDA 15.608 (Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance) to fund technical assistance by the Karuk Tribe. The funded work supports environmental review activities tied to the federal "Secretarial Determination" process for the Klamath River Basin agreements.
Which agency is issuing the grant?
The grant opportunity is issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
What is the CFDA program number and name?
The opportunity is under CFDA 15.608, titled "Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance."
What is the broader decision or process this work supports?
The funded assistance supports the federal Secretarial Determination process, where the Secretary of the Interior must decide whether removal of the lower four dams on the Klamath River would meaningfully advance salmonid fishery restoration and serve the public interest.
How does dam removal relate to the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project?
PacifiCorp pursued hydropower relicensing for the Klamath River Hydroelectric Project, but later entered an agreement in principle with interested parties to consider removal of the lower four dams. The Secretarial Determination is the federal decision point informed by environmental review and best-available science.
What alternatives are being analyzed in the environmental review?
The environmental review is described as comparing two main management alternatives: dam removal versus dam retention. The comparison is expected to be informed by biological information and modeling.
What is the planning horizon for the analysis?
The decision is to be informed by analysis over a 50-year planning horizon beginning in 2020.
What environmental compliance documents are involved?
The work is tied to environmental compliance documents prepared under NEPA and CEQA, described as an EIS/EIR (Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report).
What is the practical purpose of the funded work?
The practical purpose is to help ensure the NEPA/CEQA compliance documents (EIS/EIR) accurately and credibly analyze impacts to the Karuk Tribe by incorporating ethnographic and cultural expertise into the tribal impact analysis.
Who is preparing the main EIS/EIR documents?
A Bureau of Reclamation contractor developing the compliance documents is expected to produce the administrative draft EIS/EIR and responses to public comments.
What is the Karuk Tribe expected to do with the grant funding?
The Karuk Tribe role supported by the grant is to review the contractor deliverables (including drafts of the EIS/EIR and supporting studies) and help develop and strengthen the Karuk Tribe ethnographic section within the EIS/EIR.
What kinds of work products are expected?
The work products described include assisting with drafting the EIS/EIR ethnographic sections related to the Karuk Tribe and reviewing and commenting on drafts of the EIS/EIR and supporting studies as appropriate.
What topic areas are expected to be covered in the Karuk Tribe contribution?
The scope is described as broad and specific, including: Karuk Tribe history; potentially impacted trust assets; Karuk traditions; cultural beneficial uses of affected resources; Karuk language resources and oral tradition; fishing history; Karuk diet and health; economic impacts on the Tribe; and the Karuk Eco-Cultural Resource Management Plan.
What is meant by "baseline conditions" in this context?
The grant description emphasizes identifying and describing current (baseline) conditions clearly for the covered topic areas, then evaluating how those conditions could change under implementation of the Klamath Agreements versus a no-action alternative.
What impacts is the ethnographic analysis expected to address?
Based on the description, the analysis is expected to evaluate how dam removal or retention and related basin actions could affect cultural practices, subsistence and commercial fishing connections, health and diet outcomes, economic well-being, and the Tribe's ability to steward and manage eco-cultural resources consistent with Karuk priorities.
Is this an open, competitive funding opportunity?
No. The announcement is a Notice of Intent rather than an open competition, and it states the award has already been made to the Karuk Tribe. No other applications will be reviewed.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is described as a discretionary grant.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
How much funding is provided?
The award floor and ceiling are both listed as $25,000, indicating a single fixed award amount of $25,000.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
The opportunity was posted and created on July 16, 2010.
When does the work start?
The timeline is driven by the Secretarial Determination schedule, and the work is described as beginning immediately at the time of posting.
When were the draft and final EIS/EIR expected?
The draft EIS/EIR was expected to be released for public review in March 2011, and the final EIS/EIR was anticipated in November 2011.
When is the most intensive period for drafting and review?
The description indicates the most intensive drafting and review would occur before the March 2011 public release of the draft EIS/EIR.
Who is the contact for issues accessing the full announcement?
The contact listed for access issues is Misty Bradford, Cooperative Agreements Assistant, at 530-842-5763.
What is the Klamath Basin context mentioned in the opportunity?
The grant description places the work within long-running and highly contentious disputes in the Klamath Basin involving limited water supplies, fisheries declines, and competing community needs. The parties mentioned include tribes, farmers, fishermen, conservation groups, and multiple state and federal agencies.
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