OpportunityTitle: NWO-FY17-SIKES ACT-LRAM-ITAM-SRP
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: See FOA/Announcement
Description: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issues this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to determine if an interested Institution of Higher Education/Non-Profit Educational Institution is qualified to enter into a cooperative agreement, with a period of performance not to exceed (NTE) five (5 ) years, with the Corps to collect, analyze, and apply environmental and cultural resource data; and implement land rehabilitation and maintenance for optimal management of public lands under control of the Department of Defense within a nationwide, including Alaska, Hawaii, and US Territories. The DoD manages military installations and DoD public lands and must manage those lands in accordance with all environmental laws, including the Sikes Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Clean Air Act (CAA). Compliance with these laws requires accurate, current data on the status of environmental resources on military installation and the application of the data in management decisions. Collecting, analyzing, and applying this data also supports the objectives of the Legacy Resource Management Program. The applicant must be able to work with the Corps to determine common management goals in support of this program. The primary areas of research and support to be addressed under this agreement are: 1. Sustainable Range Program(SRP) 2. Integrated Training Area Management(ITAM) 3. Information management 4. Planning and support 5. Training Requirements and Integration (TRI) 6. Sustainable Range Awareness (SRA) 7. Range and Training Lands Assessment (RTLA) 8. Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance (LRAM) 9. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 10. Environmental Compliance
GrantorContactEmailDescription: stephanie.a.rostermundt@usace.army.mil
GrantorContactText: Stephanie Rostermundt &lt;br/&gt;Grants Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 402-995-2083