Central Valley Project Conservation Program and Central Valley Project Improvement Act

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The Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), for grants/cooperative agreements for the following program: The Central Valley Project Conservation Program (CVPCP) and Central Valley Project Improvement Act Habitat Restoration Program (HRP). The main objectives of the CVPCP and HRP for FY 2017 are: (1) protect and restore native habitats impacted by the Central Valley Project (CVP), and (2) stabilize and improve populations of native species impacted by the CVP. Open announcement of grant opportunities through the CVPCP and HRP would facilitate meeting these objectives. A list of projects previously funded by the programs can be found on the website at: www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpcp. For FY 2017, land acquisition projects will receive the highest priority for funding. Successful applicants will enter into a financial assistance agreement with Reclamation. Period of Performance will not exceed 5 years from date of issuance. BOR-MP-16-0004 will post on GRANTS.GOV website, at www.grants.gov, on or about May 17, 2016. The date for receipt of proposals is on September 30, 2016, no later than 3pm. System for Award Management (SAM) applies to this FOA. Prospective recipients must be registered in the SAM database or offeror is ineligible for an award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov. The FOA must be downloaded at the grants.gov website. No paper copy will be distributed. Questions concerning this FOA must be directed, via email or letter, to Teresa E. Brown at tebrown@usbr.gov.

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