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California State Duck Stamp Project Proposal Solicitation Notice FY 2024-25

Grantor:
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Portal ID:
50409
Status:
Forecasted
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The goals of the Stamp Project are to protect, preserve, restore, enhance, and develop migratory waterfowl breeding and wintering habitat, evaluate habitat projects, and conduct waterfowl resource assessments and other waterfowl related research.

 

 

 

Description:

To achieve these goals the Department has adopted the following four objectives:

-Identify activities which are needed for the conservation and maintenance of California's waterfowl habitat on public land.-Develop and fund project-specific strategies to protect, enhance, maintain or restore significant waterfowl habitat on public land.-Develop and fund project-specific strategies to conserve waterfowl populations.-Develop, administer, and fund a grants program for waterfowl conservation.

To accomplish the objectives, the Department is authorized to award grants (and contracts where necessary) for waterfowl conservation purposes (acquisition, restoration, enhancement, creation and research) to nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, state departments and federal agencies (Fish and Game Code § 3702). The organizations must have the specific capacity (waterfowl habitat enhancement, restoration, creation and or research experience to deliver the objectives).

Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

·       Enhance/restore/maintain wintering or nesting habitat for CA waterfowl species

·       Restoring or creating brood ponds/summer water for CA waterfowl species

·       Enhancing or restoring fall and spring use areas for CA waterfowl species

·       Establishing islands and loafing bars

·       Levee repair, replacement of water control structures, pump repair and installation

·       Fence installation to control and/or manage livestock or wildlife and/or to enhance upland habitat for waterfowl nesting and goose forage.

·       Removal of nonnative invasive plant species and restoration (active or passive) of native and other desirable wetland or upland vegetation

·       Research to obtain population parameters of species/subspecies/population

·       Investigations of limited resources for specific species or subspecies such as eelgrass for Black brant

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit

The organizations must have the specific capacity (waterfowl habitat enhancement, restoration, creation and or research experience to deliver the objectives).

Eligible Geographies:

Statewide. Projects may occur on state and federal lands.

Important Dates

The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
June 30, 2024
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Up to 3 FYs
Anticipated Open Date
Fall 2023

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
See Notes Below
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No

Available Funding Notes:

Up to $2,002,000 may be available, contingent upon Governor's budget.

The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

The California State Duck Stamp (Stamp Project) was created by legislation in 1971 (Fish and Game Code §3702)

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

State funds are available for grants or contracts (if on state lands).

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Melanie Weaver, 1-916-502-1139, waterfowlmgmt@wildlife.ca.gov

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