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- The Region 7 in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Liaison and Staff Support to the State of Alaska" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.636 Alaska Subsistence Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 18, 2009 and posted on Feb 18, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 30, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $420,800.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $450,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Liaison and Staff Support to the State of Alaska" is a federal funding announcement focused on supporting day-to-day coordination between the State of Alaska and the Federal Subsistence Program over subsistence fish and wildlife management. It is rooted in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA), Title VIII, which requires that rural Alaska residents receive a subsistence priority for taking fish and wildlife on federal public lands and waters. This priority reflects the unusual scale of reliance on wild foods in Alaska, where rural residents collectively harvest an estimated 22,000 tons of wild foods per year, a level of dependence that is unmatched elsewhere in the United States.
The need for the project stems from a long-running legal and management conflict between state and federal requirements. Alaska originally implemented a rural subsistence priority, but the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that a rural preference conflicted with the Alaska Constitution, which guarantees equal access to fish and wildlife resources for all residents, whether urban or rural. After unsuccessful attempts to bring state law into alignment with ANILCA, the federal government assumed responsibility in 1990 for managing subsistence hunting, fishing, and trapping by rural residents on federal public lands. Federal authority expanded again in 1999 to include certain fisheries in inland navigable waters where federal reserved water rights apply. These overlapping jurisdictions created a practical reality of "dual management," where state and federal agencies must coordinate closely to responsibly manage the same fish and wildlife populations under different legal mandates.
The announcement explains that dual management is necessary because fish and wildlife do not stay neatly within jurisdictional boundaries. Migratory populations such as caribou herds move across federal and non-federal lands, meaning harvest rules may shift as animals move. To prevent inconsistent regulations from harming conservation goals or creating unnecessary conflict among users, state and federal managers coordinate harvest opportunities, seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means. Beyond setting regulations, dual management also includes determining customary and traditional uses, establishing subsistence use amounts, and sharing harvest and monitoring data so that decisions are based on the best available information. The overall aim is to support conservation, stability, sustained population health, and meaningful public involvement while balancing the federal rural subsistence priority on federal lands with state-managed opportunities that apply more broadly.
A central feature of this grant is that it supports implementation of a December 2008 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF and G) and the Federal Subsistence Program. The MOU serves as the operational framework for coordinated interagency subsistence fisheries and wildlife management consistent with both state and federal statutes. The grant is designed to fund the practical staff work needed to carry out that coordination, particularly the salary and travel costs incurred by ADF and G staff who participate in interagency planning, meetings, regulation development, data exchange, and other cooperative activities that keep dual management functioning.
In terms of structure and eligibility, this is a discretionary grant in the natural resources category, with an expected single award. It is explicitly not competitive: the only eligible applicant is the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, described as the only non-federal entity with management authority over fish and wildlife resources in the state and the specific signatory to the MOU that the grant is intended to support. The funding opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number 701819R140, associated with CFDA 15.636 (Alaska Subsistence Management). The estimated total funding listed is $420,800, with an award floor of $300,000 and an award ceiling of $450,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Key dates included in the notice show it was posted and created on February 18, 2009, with an original and current closing date of March 30, 2009, and an archive date of April 29, 2009. The issuing agency is listed as Region 7. A contact is provided for access issues: Richard Primmer, Contract Specialist, phone 907-786-3611. Overall, the opportunity functions less like an open solicitation and more like a formal mechanism to fund essential coordination staffing so state and federal managers can jointly steward Alaska subsistence resources under a complex split of legal authorities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The grant opportunity is titled "Liaison and Staff Support to the State of Alaska."
What is the main purpose of this funding announcement?
This federal funding announcement supports day-to-day coordination between the State of Alaska and the Federal Subsistence Program for subsistence fish and wildlife management. The funding is intended to cover the practical staff work needed to keep state-federal coordination functioning under a dual management system.
What law is this opportunity based on?
The opportunity is rooted in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA), Title VIII. Title VIII requires that rural Alaska residents receive a subsistence priority for taking fish and wildlife on federal public lands and waters.
Why does Alaska have a federal rural subsistence priority on federal lands?
The notice explains that rural Alaska residents rely on wild foods at an unusual scale, with rural residents collectively harvesting an estimated 22,000 tons of wild foods per year. ANILCA Title VIII reflects this dependence by requiring a rural subsistence priority on federal public lands and waters.
What problem or need does the project address?
The project responds to a long-running legal and management conflict between state and federal requirements. Alaska initially implemented a rural subsistence priority, but in 1989 the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that a rural preference conflicted with the Alaska Constitution's equal access guarantee. After attempts to align state law with ANILCA were unsuccessful, the federal government assumed responsibility in 1990 for managing subsistence hunting, fishing, and trapping by rural residents on federal public lands.
What is meant by "dual management" in this announcement?
"Dual management" describes the practical reality that state and federal agencies must coordinate closely to manage the same fish and wildlife populations under different legal mandates and jurisdictions. The announcement emphasizes this coordination as necessary for responsible management and to avoid inconsistent regulations.
Why is coordination needed if state and federal jurisdictions are different?
The announcement notes that fish and wildlife do not stay within jurisdictional boundaries. Migratory populations (for example, caribou herds) move across federal and non-federal lands, and harvest rules may shift depending on where animals are located. Coordination helps prevent inconsistent regulations from harming conservation goals or creating conflict among users.
What kinds of activities are included in dual management coordination?
Based on the notice, coordinated activities include working together on harvest opportunities, seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means. Dual management also includes determining customary and traditional uses, establishing subsistence use amounts, and sharing harvest and monitoring data so decisions are based on the best available information.
What is the overall aim of the funded coordination work?
The overall aim is to support conservation, stability, sustained population health, and meaningful public involvement, while balancing the federal rural subsistence priority on federal lands with state-managed opportunities that apply more broadly.
What agreement does this grant specifically support?
The grant supports implementation of a December 2008 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and the Federal Subsistence Program. The MOU is described as the operational framework for coordinated interagency subsistence fisheries and wildlife management consistent with both state and federal statutes.
What types of costs is the grant designed to fund?
The announcement states the grant is designed to fund practical staff work needed to carry out coordination, particularly salary and travel costs incurred by ADF&G staff who participate in interagency planning, meetings, regulation development, data exchange, and other cooperative activities supporting dual management.
Is this a competitive grant opportunity?
No. The announcement explicitly states it is not competitive.
Who is eligible to apply?
The only eligible applicant is the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). The notice describes ADF&G as the only non-federal entity with management authority over fish and wildlife resources in the state and the specific signatory to the MOU this grant is intended to support.
How many awards are expected?
The announcement indicates an expected single award.
What is the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total funding listed is $420,800.
What are the minimum and maximum award amounts?
The award floor is $300,000 and the award ceiling is $450,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What type of grant is this?
The announcement describes this as a discretionary grant in the natural resources category.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 701819R140.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.636 (Alaska Subsistence Management).
Which issuing agency/region is listed for this opportunity?
The issuing agency is listed as Region 7.
What are the key dates for this funding opportunity?
The notice was posted and created on February 18, 2009. The original and current closing date is March 30, 2009. The archive date is April 29, 2009.
Who should be contacted for access issues?
The notice provides a contact for access issues: Richard Primmer, Contract Specialist, phone 907-786-3611.
How did federal subsistence management authority expand in 1999, according to the notice?
The announcement states that federal authority expanded again in 1999 to include certain fisheries in inland navigable waters where federal reserved water rights apply.
What does this opportunity function as, in practical terms?
As described in the notice, it functions less like an open solicitation and more like a formal mechanism to fund essential coordination staffing so state and federal managers can jointly steward Alaska subsistence resources under a complex split of legal authorities.
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