Notice of Intent to Award

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THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE, AS This is a Notice of Intent to award a Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (a US non-profit organization (501c3) based in Gainseville, FLA), for the purpose of implementing a Neotropical Migratory Bird Restoration Project. Specifically, the cooperator will work with up to 5 farmers in the Toledo district in southern Belize to convert farmland under traditional agricultural practises to shade-grown cacao. BFREE will assist farmers with planting cacao and other cover species to create a sustainable, diversified forest beneficial to a variety of overwintering neotropical migrants. This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B(4), which allows for award without competition to an applicant who is uniquely qualified to perform an activity based on location. This activity is being carried out to restore neotropical migratory birds impacted from contamination resulting from the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site and as described in the “Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site, July, 2012”. This Restoration Plan was prepared by the Natural Resource Trustees for the Site (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs) and was made available for public review and comment for 60 days. Substantial involvement on the part of the Service is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded. In particular, the Service will be responsible for assisting with the restoration design, oversight and review. Final approval from the Service will be necessary before yearly implementation of restoration activities.

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