Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge System 2009

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The Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), National Wildlife Refuge System, administers the Service’s Challenge Cost Share (CCS) program. Congress authorized funding for the CCS program in1988. The Refuge System Administration Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to administer this program. The CCS funds are congressionally appropriated monies designated for the protection and conservation of wildlife resources. This is a federal matching funds program which leverages federal dollars with non-federal sources. In addition to money, these federal dollars can be matched with in-kind valuation assigned to non-federal contributions such as labor, equipment use, material and supplies. The non-federal matches may be contributed by State and local governments, private individuals, private organizations, business enterprises, and charitable groups. Service policy provides that no more than 50 percent of the total cost to implement the project may come from federally funded sources. The CCS program encompasses awards made through federal assistance (grants and cooperative agreements). This “call for proposals” is the single designated annual competition posted through the federal financial assistance portal, www.grants.gov (proposal # 701819R006). Multiple awards may be made under this announcement. The National Wildlife Refuge System - Alaska invites the submission of new proposals in support of Alaskan natural resource management and science camps, both as components of the 2009 CCS program. A few proposals will also be accepted for the winter (October through February) of Fiscal Year 2010. Project proposals must demonstrate a strong relationship between a non-federal group and an Alaska U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office. This is the initial announcement for this funding opportunity. The CCS program is an annual funding source set up on the federal fiscal year schedule; therefore, the objectives and work identified in the proposals selected for award under this announcement must be completed no later than September 30, 2009. Proposals must be delivered to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office at 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK by 4:00 PM on December 12, 2008. Proposals may be mailed to the address below and must display a postmark earlier than December 12, 2008:Brian Anderson Challenge Cost Share Coordinator Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuge System 1011 East Tudor Road, MS#235 Anchorage, AK 99503 Projects will be considered on or in the proximity of all 16 National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. The following is a list of examples of projects that were awarded funding under the 2008 CCS program: Library Visit by Author Shelly Gill Yukon Delta $700 Baikal Sedge Research in Wilderness Area Koyukuk $4,000 Monitoring Mulchatna Caribou Distribution Togiak $8,200 Visitor and Interpretive Services Kenai $16,500 Breeding Ecology and Habitat of Rusty Blackbird Tetlin $25,000

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