Deadline: 31-Aug-23
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) seeks qualified Contractor(s) to provide technical field support to applicants associated with the:
- Long Island Sound Futures Fund to develop a pipeline of nutrient, sediment, and stormwater pollution prevention projects outside the coastal zone in Connecticut and in the states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont in the Long Island Sound watershed boundaries.
- Northeast Forests and Rivers Fund to develop a pipeline of aquatic connectivity, fish passage and riparian and instream habitat, forest health and grassland restoration projects in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont plus the Lake Champlain, Saint Lawrence and Upper Hudson watersheds in New York in the NFRF boundaries.
Scope
- The purpose of the contemplated contract is to:
- Conduct outreach and offer technical assistance to prospective applicants to develop proposals which reflect NFWF and grant program funding priorities and requirements.
- Identify potential partnerships (local, federal, state) in the region to advance engagement of potential applicants.
- As needed, for a limited subset of potential applicants (6), provide enhanced technical assistance to inform development of project proposals which reflect best practices in pollution prevention and habitat restoration based upon the priorities within each grant program. For example, applicants may require enhanced assistance to determine appropriate practices, permitting, timing and cost for an agricultural or urban/suburban/exurban nitrogen reduction project. This assistance may be provided by your existing program staff or by engaging subcontractors.
- Participate in team meetings with NFWF team and other potential field liaisons, generally on a bi-weekly schedule.
- Provide accurate and detailed information about site visits, contacts, outreach, etc. to inform NFWF funder reports.
- Support NFWF staff in implementing grantee oversight activities, including site visits, to assist grantees who need additional guidance with reporting requirements or potential compliance issues.
- Conduct occasional site visits upon grant completion to perform post-project monitoring assessments; obtain lessons learned or NFWF program feedback; collect photo documentation; provide guidance regarding projects’ long-term maintenance and stewardship plans; and, to scope potential next phases of projects with grantees.
- Facilitate peer-to-peer learning among grantees through field tours, site visits, workshops or webinars, and other venues.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and local, state and Indian tribal governments.
- By submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation, the offeror warrants and represents that it does not currently have any apparent or actual conflict of interest, as described herein. In the event an offeror currently has, will have during the life of the contemplated contract, or becomes aware of an apparent or actual conflict of interest, in the event an award is made, the offeror must notify NFWF in writing in the Proposal, or in subsequent correspondence (if the issue becomes known after the submission of Proposal) of such apparent or actual conflicts of interest, including organizational conflicts of interest.
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