Deadline: 15-Jun-22
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Navy (DON), is soliciting proposals to advance the conservation, restoration, and enhancement of Guam’s forest and savanna habitats to establish conditions to improve the baseline status of federally listed threatened and endangered species.
The Guam Habitat Conservation Initiative aims to protect, restore, and enhance targeted native limestone forest, ravine forest, and savanna habitats to support conservation and recovery of federally listed and at-risk species.
Program Priorities
- All proposals must specifically address how proposed projects will directly and measurably contribute to the accomplishment of Program goals.
- Further information on the Program goals and budget can be found in the Guam REPI Habitat Conservation Initiative Implementation Plan (2022-2027), which guides the strategies in this RFP.
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The Program will award grants to projects that address the following priorities:
- Establish forest and habitat health baseline conditions
- Site design and permitting
- Prevent forest and habitat degradation by invasive ungulates
- Invasive plant management
- Establish and maintain native plants
- Reduce wildfire risks to forests and habitat
- Conduct a proof-of-concept study to transition non-native acacia to native vegetation
- Increase community and agency engagement
Funding Information
- The Guam Habitat Conservation Initiative will award up to $3.2 million in grants.
Geographic Focus
- To be eligible for funding, projects must occur within the priority project areas.
- Priority project locations include focal geographies (Masso and Taguan), and prospective geographies (Pagat and Anao).
- Proof-of-concept study(s) to assess the feasibility and process to transition non-native acacia forest to native vegetation at a landscape-scale may occur outside of the priority project areas, but must occur on Guam.
Eligibility Criteria
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Eligible and Ineligible Entities
- Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, U.S. Federal government agencies, state and territorial government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, and educational institutions.
- Ineligible applicants include international organizations, businesses, or unincorporated individuals.
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Ineligible Uses of Grant Funds
- Equipment: Applicants are encouraged to rent equipment where possible and cost-effective or use matching funds to make those purchases. NFWF acknowledges, however, that some projects may only be completed using NFWF funds to procure equipment. If this applies to your project, please contact the program staff listed in this RFP to discuss options.
- Federal funds and matching contributions may not be used to procure or obtain equipment, services, or systems (including entering into or renewing a contract) that uses telecommunications equipment or services produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities) as a substantial or essential component, or as critical technology of any system. Refer to Public Law 115-232, section 889 for additional information. NFWF funds and matching contributions may not be used to support political advocacy, fundraising, lobbying, litigation, terrorist activities or Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
- NFWF funds may not be used to support ongoing efforts to comply with legal requirements, including permit conditions, mitigation and settlement agreements. However, grant funds may be used to support projects that enhance or improve upon existing baseline compliance efforts.
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For more information, visit https://www.nfwf.org/programs/guam-habitat-conservation-initiative/guam-habitat-conservation-initiative-2022-request-proposals