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Opportunity Summary:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and Aquatic Conservation grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00400) is a discretionary federal funding notice issued by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under CFDA 15.608. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means the agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out, such as coordinating on technical approaches, providing input on methods, or participating in project oversight as compared to a standard grant.

This notice is specifically a notice of intent to make a single-source award rather than a competitive solicitation. In practical terms, it signals that the agency planned to fund one identified recipient without opening the opportunity to broad competition. The intended recipient is the Pueblo of Taos, a federally recognized Tribal government. The listing also notes eligibility for "Others" with a reference to additional eligibility information, but the core purpose of the notice is to document the planned direct award to the Pueblo of Taos.

The project purpose is focused on native fish conservation in northern New Mexico waters: the Rio Lucero and Rio Pueblo. The planned work is to identify barriers that impede the dispersal of native fishes in these rivers. Barrier identification typically involves locating and characterizing features that limit fish movement, which can include culverts, diversion structures, small dams, perched road crossings, channel modifications, or natural constraints that have become more restrictive due to altered flows or sediment conditions. Understanding where these barriers are and how they affect connectivity is a foundational step for restoring fish passage, improving habitat connectivity, and supporting the long-term persistence of native fish populations by allowing access to spawning areas, refuges during drought or high temperatures, and recolonization pathways after disturbances.

The total anticipated award amount is 63,000, with an award ceiling of 63,000 and an expected number of awards of one, aligning with the single-source intent. The opportunity record shows a creation date of August 10, 2016, and an original closing date of August 15, 2016, reflecting a short public notice window consistent with announcements that primarily document an agency's intent to proceed with a non-competitive cooperative agreement.

Overall, the opportunity is a targeted, one-recipient cooperative agreement aimed at supporting fish and aquatic conservation through on-the-ground assessment work. By funding a barrier identification effort on the Rio Lucero and Rio Pueblo, the project is positioned to generate actionable information that can guide future restoration, fish passage improvements, and collaborative management decisions between the Pueblo of Taos and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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