[Federal Register: February 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 22)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fiscal Year 2005 Tribal Landowner Incentive Program; Request for
Grant Proposals
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) are soliciting
project proposals for Federal assistance under the Tribal Landowner
Incentive Program (TLIP). The Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 allocated $
21,694,365 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for conservation
grants to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the
United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American
Samoa, and Tribes under a Landowner Incentive Program. The Service has
targeted $2,126,048 for TLIP.
DATES: Project proposals must be postmarked by April 4, 2005 and
submitted to the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1 in
ADDRESSES).
ADDRESSES: For information regarding collection requirements and
application kit, applicants should contact the Native American Liaison
in the Service's Regional Office for the State in which the proposed
project would occur. The contact information for each Regional Office
is listed in Table 1 below. Information on the TLIP is also available
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of the Native American
Liaison, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3251, Washington, DC 20240, and
electronically at http://grants.fws.gov/tribal.html.
Project proposals should be submitted to the Service's Regional
Office for the State in which the proposed project would occur (see
Table 1 under this section). You must submit one original and two
copies of the complete proposal. We will not accept facsimile project
proposals.
Table 1.--Where to Send Project Proposals and List of Regional Contacts
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States where the project Where to send your project Regional Native American
Service region will occur proposal liaison and phone number
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Region 1............... Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Regional Director, U.S. Scott L. Aikin
Washington, Nevada, and Fish and Wildlife (503) 231-6123
California. Service, Eastside Federal
Complex, 911 NE. 11th
Avenue, Portland, OR
97232-4181.
Region 2............... Arizona, New Mexico, Regional Director, U.S. John Antonio
Oklahoma, and Texas. Fish and Wildlife (505) 248-6810
Service, 500 Gold Avenue,
SW., P.O. Box 1306,
Albuquerque, NM 87103-
1306.
Region 3............... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Regional Director, U.S. John Leonard
Michigan, Minnesota, Fish and Wildlife (612) 713-5108
Missouri, Ohio, and Service, 1 Federal Drive,
Wisconsin. Fort Snelling, MN 55111-
4080.
Region 4............... Alabama, Arkansas, Regional Director, U.S. James D. Brown
Florida, Georgia, Fish and Wildlife (404) 679-7125
Kentucky, Louisiana, Service, 1875 Century or Kyla Hastie
Mississippi, North Blvd, Rm. 410, Atlanta, (404) 679-7133
Carolina, South Carolina, GA 30345.
and Tennessee.
Region 5............... Connecticut, Delaware, Regional Director, U.S. D.J. Monette
District of Columbia, Fish and Wildlife (413) 253-8662
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. David Redhorse
Nebraska, North Dakota, Fish and Wildlife (303) 236-4575
South Dakota, Utah, and Service, 134 Union
Wyoming. Boulevard, Suite 400,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
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Region 7............... Alaska.................... Regional Director, U.S. Tony DeGange
Fish and Wildlife (907) 786-3492
Service, 1011 East Tudor
Road, Anchorage, AK 99503-
6199.
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Request for Proposals: The Service invites submission of grant
proposals for the protection and management of habitat to benefit
federally listed, proposed, or candidate species or other at-risk
species from federally recognized Indian tribal governments (including
Alaska Native Villages). This program supports the efforts of tribal
governments in programs that develop or augment the capacity to manage,
conserve, or protect fish and wildlife species of concern through the
provision of funding and technical support.
For complete application guidelines, please refer to http://grants.fws.gov/tribal.html
or contact the Native American Liaison in
your Fish and Wildlife Service Region (see Table 1 in ADDRESSES). The
Application Kit outlines program requirements, selection criteria, and
award procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact the
Native American Liaison in the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1
under ADDRESSES) or Patrick Durham, Office of the Native American
Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, Mail Stop 3012
MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202/208-4133.
Dated: January 25, 2005.
Marshall Jones,
Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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