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N62473-21-2-0015: Mexican Spotted Owl (MSO) Protected Activity Center (PAC) Thinning Project Sikes Act Cooperative Agreement via the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program in support of Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (NOFS), Flagstaff, AZ

Closed Closed September 16, 2021 Opportunity N62473-21-2-0015 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) (N0001426SF002). Status: Closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left). It is in our archive of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This is intended to be a sole source Cooperative Agreement award per DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS), Part 33, Subpart C, §33.36. Because of their unique national charter under the National Forest Act, National Forest Foundation (NFF) is uniquely qualified to accept and manage funding for the Mexican Spotted Owl Protected Activity Center Thinning Project, as required by the Sikes Act and outlined in the Stewardship Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement #20-SA-11030400-190 between the NFF and the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Coconino National Forest tiered to Master Stewardship Agreement #20-SA-11031600-058.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Basic and Applied Scientific Research awards averaged $670,297; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (80% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The primary objective of the Cooperative Agreement is to ensure that encroachment does not threaten the ability of Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (NOFS) to achieve its mission objectives and support military readiness. Encroachment protection is a cost-effective means to limit incompatible land use and support local conservation efforts. The proposal for this work, submitted by Navy Region Southwest to address installation resiliency encroachment challenges at NOFS, has been validated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and has been identified as a priority project for the United States (U.S) Navy. The intent of the project/funding is to reduce the threat of stand-replacing fires in the vicinity of NOFS and reduce the threat of habitat loss, due to fire, for the Mexican spotted owl (MSO), a federally listed species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This project will support the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) and its overall goals which include restoring the structure, pattern, composition, and health of fire-adapted ponderosa pine ecosystems, reducing fuels and the risk of unnaturally severe wildfires, and providing wildlife and plant diversity. Improving and maintaining these areas will enable NOSF to protect important resources and habitat for the MSO. The project supports the Navy’s mission by supporting the prevention of catastrophic wildfires and protection of water resources. The prevention of erratic, unpredictable fires protects the Navy’s considerable investment over time in the telescopes at NOFS and the Naval Precision Optical Interferometer at Anderson Mesa. Additionally, benefits are realized in the protection of the mission through the reduction of particulate matter and smoke that could obscure the night sky or damage sensitive equipment. This is a voluntary joint initiative between NOSF and the National Forest Foundation (NFF) to manage fuels reduction work located off of NOFS, but within the NOFS Military Influence Area (MIA), in order to mitigate anticipated challenges related to military training, activities, and operations near and adjacent to the installation and ranges. The MSO Protected Activity Center (PAC) Thinning Project is a part of a broader suite of projects captured under the 4FRI Initiative.

Category: Natural Resources.

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