[Federal Register: November 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 211)] [Notices] [Page 66458-66459] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr02no05-121] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Fiscal Year 2006 Tribal Wildlife Grants; Request for Grant Proposals AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of request for proposals. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are soliciting project proposals for Federal assistance under the Tribal Wildlife Grants program (TWG). The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 authorized an appropriation of $68,174,000 (subject to potential rescission to meet other important national priorities) for wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and Tribes under provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. The Act further specified that the Service use $5,971,000 of the funds for a competitive grant program available to federally recognized Indian Tribes. This allows the Secretary, through the Director of the Service, to manage a separate Tribal grant program not subject to the provisions of the formula-based State Wildlife Grants program, or other requirements of the State Wildlife Grants portion of Public Law 107-63. DATES: Project proposals must be postmarked by January 31, 2006 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 TWG 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, fax (202) 501-3524 and electronically at http://grants.fws.gov/tribal.html. Send your project proposal 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. [[Page 66459]] Table 1.--Where To Send Project Proposals and List of Regional Contacts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- States where the project Where to send your Regional Native American liaison Service region will occur project propsal and phone number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) 245-6810 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 Wisconsin. Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4080. Region 4................. Alabama, Arkansas, Regional Director; U.S. Kyla Hastie Florida, Georgia, Fish and Wildlife (404) 679-7133 Kentucky, Louisiana, Service, 1875 Century Mississippi, North Blvd., Rm. 410, Carolina, South Atlanta, GA 30345. Carolina, 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, Hampshire, New Jersey, MA 01035-9589. New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Region 6................. Colorado, Kansas, Regional Director; U.S. David Redhorse Montana, Nebraska, Fish and Wildlife (303) 236-4575 North Dakota, South Service, 134 Union Dakota, Utah, and Boulevard, Suite 400, Wyoming. Lakewood, CO 80228. Region 7................. Alaska.................. Regional Director; U.S. Sue Detwiler Fish and Wildlife (907) 786-3868 Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503-6199. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Request for Proposals: The Service invites submission of grant proposals from federally recognized Indian tribal governments (including Alaska Native Villages) for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. This program supports the efforts of federally recognized Tribal governments in projects that develop or augment the capacity to manage, conserve, or protect fish and wildlife resources through the provision of funding and technical support. For complete application guidelines, please refer to http://www.fws.gov/grnts/tribal.html of 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. Dated: October 24, 2005. Paul Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks. [FR Doc. 05-21691 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-M