OpportunityTitle: Protected Species Cooperative Conservation
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are state agencies that have   entered into an agreement with NMFS pursuant to section 6(c) of the   ESA. The terms ``state&apos;&apos; and ``state agency&apos;&apos; are used as defined in   section 3 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1532). Currently eligible state   agencies are from the following states: Delaware, Florida, Georgia,   Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North   Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and   Washington. Any state agency that enters into a section 6(c) agreement   with NMFS prior to the application deadline (September 17, 2008) is   also eligible to apply. States may apply for funding to conduct work on   federally listed species that are included in their ESA section 6   agreement and any species that has become a candidate species by the   grant application deadline. States may not apply for funding to conduct   work on federally listed species that are not covered in their ESA   section 6 agreement unless said species is added to the agreement by   the grant application deadline. Federal agencies or institutions are   not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. In   addition, NOAA and NMFS employees shall not provide assistance in   writing applications, write letters of support for any application, or   otherwise confer any unfair advantage on a particular application.   However, for activities involving collaboration with current NMFS   programs, NMFS employees can write a letter verifying that they are   collaborating with the project.
Description: This solicitation announces that a minimum of $330K and a maximum of $780K may be available for distribution under the FY 2009 PSCC program, in award amounts to be determined by the proposals and available funds; actual funding availability for this program is contingent upon Fiscal Year 2009 Congressional appropriations. As funds have not yet been appropriated for this program, there is no guarantee that sufficient funds will be available to make awards for all qualified projects. Publication of this notice does not oblige NOAA to award any specific grant proposal or to obligate any available funds. There is no set minimum or maximum amount, within the available funding, for any award. There is also no limit on the number of applications that can be submitted by the same applicant. Multiple applications submitted by the same applicant must clearly identify distinct projects, and single applications should not include multiple, unrelated projects. Project proposals accepted for funding with a project period over one year do not have to compete for the additional years of funding. However, funding for the additional years is contingent upon the availability of funds and satisfactory performance and is at the sole discretion of the agency.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Application Download issues
GrantorContactText: Steve  Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-713-0926
CloseDateExplanation: Proposals submitted through Grants.gov must   be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 17, 2008;   proposals submitted by mail must be postmarked by September 17, 2008.