Fish and Wildlife Service

Description

The Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management, administers the Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program (Catalog of Federal and Domestic Assistance Number 15.636 Alaska Subsistence Management). The Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program (Monitoring Program) is seeking technically sound projects that gather information to manage and conserve subsistence fishery resources in Alaska. The program also is directed at supporting meaningful involvement in fisheries management by Alaska Native and rural organizations and promoting collaboration among Federal, State, Alaska Native and local organizations. The Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program encompasses awards made through Federal financial assistance. This Request for Proposals is the single designated biennial competition through which multiple awards will be made. As in past years, studies that gather, analyze, and report information needed for subsistence fisheries management on Federal public lands in Alaska (National Wildlife Refuges, National Forests, National Parks and Preserves, National Conservation Areas, National Wild and Scenic River Systems, National Petroleum Reserves, and National Recreation Areas) will be considered. For additional information or to request an application package, please conatact Kathy Orzechowski, Fisheries Division, Office of Subsistence Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 121, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, phone: 907-786-3645, fax: 907-786-3612, email: fisheries_resource_monitoring@fws.gov. The application package may also be accessed on the web at http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/fis.cfml?fissel=1, under “Applying for Funding.”

Who can apply

• Unrestricted

Contact

Richard Primmer <br/>Contract Specialist <br/>Phone 907-786-
rich_primmer@fws.gov