[Federal Register: March 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 41)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fiscal Year 2004 Private Stewardship Grants Program; Revision of
Eligibility Requirements, and Proposal Due Date Extension
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; revision of eligibility requirements, and extension of
the due date.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), issued a
Federal Register notice on January 6, 2004 (69 FR 670), announcing the
request for proposals for the fiscal year 2004 Private Stewardship
Grants Program (PSGP). We are now revising the eligibility requirements
to clarify, and correctly notice, that projects on lands owned by
conservation organizations are eligible for funding through the PSGP.
We are also extending the due date for submission of project proposals
for Federal assistance under the PSGP to March 31, 2004.
DATES: Project proposals must be received by the appropriate Regional
Office (see Table 1 in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) no later than March
31, 2004.
ADDRESSES: For additional information, contact the Service's Regional
Office that has the responsibility for the State or Territory in which
the proposed project would occur. The contact information for each
Regional Office is listed in Table 1 under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
below. Information on the PSGP is also available from the Branch of
State Grants, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Room 420, Arlington, VA 22203, or electronically at http://endangered.fws.gov/grants/private_stewardship.html
, or by e-mail from
Privatestewardship@fws.gov.
Send project proposals to the Service's Regional Office that has
the responsibility for the State or Territory in which the proposed
project would occur (see Table 1 under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Program Contact in the appropriate
Regional Office identified in Table 1 under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,
or Don Morgan, Chief, Branch of State Grants (703/358-2061).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Congress appropriated $7.5 million from the Land and Water
Conservation Fund in Fiscal Year 2004 for the PSGP. The PSGP provides
grants and other assistance on a competitive basis to individuals and
groups engaged in private, voluntary conservation efforts that benefit
species listed or proposed as endangered or threatened under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), candidate species, or
other at-risk species on private lands within the United States.
On January 6, 2004, we published in the Federal Register (69 FR
670) a notice announcing the request for proposals for the fiscal year
2004 PSGP. In that notice, we advised potential applicants that a
complete program announcement and request for proposals could be
accessed by visiting Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov). Within the
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complete program announcement and request for proposals (Notice of
Availability of Federal Assistance), potential applicants were provided
with a set of minimum eligibility criteria. One of the eligibility
criteria could be read to exclude projects on lands owned by
conservation organizations from eligibility for funding under the PSGP.
We are now revising the eligibility requirements to clarify, and
correctly notice, that projects on lands owned by conservation
organizations are eligible for funding through the PSGP. Specifically,
section III (Eligibility Information), part 3 (Other), item 2, is
revised now to read as follows: ``The project must be on land that is
privately owned and must entail new or changed management that benefits
the target species. That is, the projects we seek to support should
reflect new starts and should not fund management efforts already in
place or ongoing.''
The January 6, 2004, notice also stated that project proposals must
be received by the appropriate Regional Office within 60 days of the
notice. Due to the need to revise and clarify the eligibility criteria,
and due to substantial interest by the public in participating in this
program, we are now extending the due date for submission of project
proposals for Federal assistance under the Private Stewardship Grants
Program (PSGP) to March 31, 2004.
How To Apply for a PSGP Grant
A complete program announcement and request for proposals may be
accessed by visiting Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov). Grants.gov is the new
single point of entry for posting Federal Government grant and other
assistance opportunities. Potential applicants for the PSGP may access
program overview information, the full text of the announcement, and
the application package for this request for proposals by accessing
Grants.gov and then using the FIND utility (``Find Grant
Opportunities,'' or http://fedgrants.gov/grants/servlet/SearchServlet/)
to access this information. Potential applicants may use the FIND
utility by searching for the PSGP either by entering the title
``Private Stewardship Grants Program'' or by using the PSGP's Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number of 15.632.
Table 1.--Where To Send Project Proposals and List of Regional Contacts
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Regional PSGP
Service region States or territory where Where to send your PSGP contact and phone
the project will occur project proposal number
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Region 1.......................... Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Regional Director, U.S. Heather Hollis
Washington, American Fish and Wildlife (503/231-6241)
Samoa, Guam, and Service, Eastside Federal
Commonwealth of the Complex, 911 NE. 11th
Northern Mariana Islands. Avenue, Portland, OR
97232-4181.
Region 1.......................... California and Nevada..... Office Manager, U.S. Fish Michael Fris
and Wildlife Service, (916/414-6464)
Federal Building, 2800
Cottage Way, Room W-2606,
Sacramento, CA 95825-1846.
Region 2.......................... Arizona, New Mexico, Regional Director, U.S. Mike McCollum
Oklahoma, and Texas. Fish and Wildlife (817/277-1100)
Service, 500 Gold Avenue,
SW., Room 4012,
Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Region 3.......................... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Regional Director, U.S. Peter Fasbender
Michigan, Minnesota, Fish and Wildlife (612/713-5343)
Missouri, Ohio, and Service, Bishop Henry
Wisconsin. Whipple Federal Building,
One Federal Drive, Fort
Snelling, MN 55111-4056.
Region 4.......................... Alabama, Arkansas, Regional Director, U.S. Mike Gantt
Florida, Georgia, Fish and Wildlife (404/679-7081)
Kentucky, Louisiana, Service, 1875 Century
Mississippi, North Boulevard, Suite 200,
Carolina, South Carolina, Atlanta, GA 30345.
Tennessee, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
Region 5.......................... Connecticut, Delaware, Regional Director, U.S. Diane Lynch
District of Columbia, Fish and Wildlife (413/253-8628)
Maine, Maryland, Service, 300 Westgate
Massachusetts, New Center Drive, Hadley, MA
Hampshire, New Jersey, 01035-9589.
New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont,
Virginia, and West
Virginia.
Region 6.......................... Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Regional Director, U.S. Pat Mehlhop
Nebraska, North Dakota, Fish and Wildlife (303/236-7400 ext.
South Dakota, Utah, and Service, P.O. Box 25486, 225)
Wyoming. Denver Federal Center,
Denver, CO 80225-0486.
Region 7.......................... Alaska.................... Regional Director, U.S. Michael Roy
Fish and Wildlife (907/786-3925)
Service, 1011 East Tudor
Road, Anchorage, AK 99503-
6199.
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Authority: This notice is published under the authority of the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2004, H.R. 2691/Pub. L.108-108.
Dated: February 25, 2004.
Craig Manson,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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