Fish and Wildlife Service

Description

The Department of the Interior through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management, coordinates the Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program (Partners Program). The Partners Program under the broader category of Alaska Subsistence Management (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 15.636) directly supports and funds fishery biologist, social scientist, and educator positions performing duties within tribal or rural organizations in Alaska. Partner positions work to ensure that the highest priority Federal subsistence information needs are addressed by developing and implementing projects in the Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program (Monitoring Program) and/ or implementing rural student education and internship programs for these projects. They communicate project results to various audiences such as regional organizations and their members, the Federal Subsistence Board, Regional Advisory Councils, and government agencies. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management will award multiple cooperative agreements as a result of the selection made from this request for proposals. The effective start date is January 1, 2012. Both new and existing Partners are eligible to compete for new awards. Applicants may request an application package from the Office of Subsistence Management, Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program, 1011 E. Tudor Road, MS 121, Anchorage, Alaska, 99503; phone number: 907-786-3870; fax: 907-786-3612; email: Palma_Ingles@fws.gov. In addition, the application package may be accessed at the Partners Program webpage at http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/fis.cfml?fissel=7.

Who can apply

• State governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Others

Contact

Richard Primmer <br/>Contract Specialist <br/>Phone 907-786-3611
rich_primmer@fws.gov