[ECOLOG-L] [NCSE] Adaptation 2009 Announcement
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NCSE's Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) recently convened Adaptation 2009: Safeguarding Fish, Wildlife and Natural Systems in the Face of Climate Change. This innovative conference made an important contribution to advancing the dialogue about how natural resource management and conservation will need to be transformed to meet the challenges of climate change. Participants included more than 130 professionals working on management, policy and research related to wildlife and climate change. These leading thinkers and doers came from across the U.S., representing a broad diversity of expertise and balanced participation by non-governmental organizations, federal and state agencies, academia, and the private sector. The conference website is available at http://ncseonline.org/WHPRP/NWF/Adaptation2009/ and includes background information on the conference, available presentations and audio, as well as a short summary report. ___ NCSE mailing list n...@list.ncseonline.org http://list.ncseonline.org/mailman/listinfo/ncse
[ECOLOG-L] [WHPRP] 2010 Multistate Conservation Grant Program - LOIs Due 5/6/09
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please post or forward to interested colleagues ANNOUNCEMENT Request for Letters of Intent: 2010 Multistate Conservation Grant Program Now Available at: http://www.fishwildlife.org/multistate_grants.html The Multistate Conservation Grant Program (MSCGP) is soliciting Letters of Intent (due by midnight EDT Wednesday, May 6, 2009) for the 2010 cycle of this competitive grant program. For more application information please review the attached guidelines or visit the MSCGP website. The MSCGP is intended to address regional or national level priorities of state fish and wildlife agencies. It was established in 2000 by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, which amended the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. Up to $6,000,000 is available each calendar year for one to three year projects (CFDA Number 15-628). The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Association) and the USFWS cooperatively administer the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. The Association solicits Letters of Intent and invites full proposals from eligible applicants and recommends to the USFWS a priority list of projects to be funded. The USFWS selects projects from the priority list and awards and manages grants. Organizations eligible to apply include: a state or group of states, a non-governmental organization, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for the purpose of conducting the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Projects must benefit at least 26 states, or the majority of states in a USFWS region or a regional association of state fish and wildlife agencies. Projects must also benefit sport fish, wild birds and/or wild mammals. The MSCGP will fund projects in 2010 that address the below seven National Conservation Needs (NCNs): Subject 1 Integration of fish and wildlife needs as the conservation provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill are implemented. (Submitted by the Agricultural Conservation Committee) Subject 2: Outdoor heritage - participation, recruitment, and retention in hunting, fishing, and conservation related recreational activities. (Submitted by the Angler/Boating Participation and Hunting and Shooting Sports Committees) Subject 3: Regional Climate Change Workshops for State Fish Wildlife Managers on current information and tools for management of fish and wildlife. (Submitted by the Climate Change Committee and The Midwestern Association of Fish Wildlife Agencies) Subject 4: State Fish and Wildlife Agency Coordination and Administration. (Submitted by the Executive Committee) Subject 5: A National Fish and Wildlife Health Initiative. (Submitted by the Fish Wildlife Health Committee) Subject 6: Formation and Operations of Fish Habitat Partnerships to Facilitate National Fish Habitat Action Plan Implementation. (Submitted by the Fisheries/Water Resources Policy Committee) Subject 7: Protect State Wildlife Agencies' Authority to Sustainably Manage Wildlife Resources in Concert with Federal Actions Required by International Treaties and Conventions (Submitted by the International Relations Committee) Based upon submitted Letters of Intent, the most competitive applicants will be invited to submit full proposals. Projects will be selected in September at the Association's Annual Meeting and recommended to USFWS for funding by October 1, 2009. Funds for selected projects will be available starting January 1, 2010. If you require further information, please contact Christina Zarrella, MSCGP Coordinator at: czarre...@fishwildlife.org or 202-624-7821. Christina Zarrella, M.Sc. Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordinator Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 444 North Capitol St, NW, Suite 725 Washington, DC 20001 DC office: 202-624-7821 phone 202-624-7891 fax Visit: blocked::http://www.fishwildlife.org/ http://www.fishwildlife.org ___ WHPRP mailing list wh...@list.ncseonline.org http://list.ncseonline.org/mailman/listinfo/whprp
[WHPRP] WHPRP 2008 Pre-RFP Announcement
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===1106360768== This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Research Grant Program To Strengthen Wildlife Habitat Protection=20 The second annual Request for Proposals (RFPs) by the Wildlife Habitat = Policy Research Program (WHPRP) will be issued on November 2, 2007 by = the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). The RFPs = will be posted on the WHPRP website (http://ncseonline.org/WHPRP) and = also distributed via email to the wildlife habitat conservation = community (including this list). The program is supported by a four year = grant by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF). Application to the WHPRP is open to everyone and begins with composing = Letters of Intent due to NCSE by December 3, 2007 (see website for = instructions). Three applicants for each grant will be invited to submit = full proposals to be reviewed by an independent panel of experts, who = will evaluate the technical quality and practical value of each = submission, managed by the American Institute for Biological Sciences = (AIBS). Grants will be made only for the projects specifically defined in the = RFPs and will cover a variety of research areas with the general goal of = improving the basis for implementation of the statutory State Wildlife = Action Plans. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of this = conservation challenge, the program will support research in law, = economics, social sciences, natural sciences, and public policy. =20 The RFPs research topics include: - Analysis of the efficiency of land conservation spending for priority = habitats - Examining time sensitivity of priority habitats - Evaluating hazard mitigation policy applied to coastal and floodplain = habitats - Developing a research framework for climate and wildlife habitat = policy and management - Investigating the impacts of bio-energy production on conservation of = wildlife habitat - Using State Wildlife Action Plan priorities to direct and shape = policies as well as direct expenditures at multiple levels of government In total, the WHPRP will offer about six RFPs ranging in size from = $100,000 to $150,000 to be conducted over 12 or 18 month periods = beginning in April of 2008. Please distribute this announcement to any colleague you feel may be = interested. If you would like to be removed from the WHPRP listserv OR = did not receive this announcement directly and would like to be added to = the WHPRP listserv to ensure you receive our call for proposals, please = contact Cheryl Horton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 202.207.0007. =20 - Cheryl Horton Center for Science Solutions National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) (202) 207-0007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --===1106360768== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ___ WHPRP mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.ncseonline.org/mailman/listinfo/whprp --===1106360768==--
