Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery

The Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Programs (Recovery Programs) are partnerships composed of State, Tribal and Federal agencies, water and power interests, and environmental groups working to recover four endangered fish in the Upper Colorado and San Juan River basins while water development proceeds in accordance with federal and state laws and interstate compacts. The Recovery Programs focus on seven elements of recovery: instream flow, habitat restoration, nonnative fish control, information, and education, propagation and genetics, research and monitoring, and program management. To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins.

Federal, Interstate, Intrastate, State and Local governments; Public Institution/Organizations, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and private contractors.

Indian Tribes in the location of the San Juan River Basin and in the Duchesne River Basin, and the general public in the Colorado River Basin.

All discretionary funding opportunities will be posted on www.grants.gov or fedbizopps.gov. The funding opportunity will include the name of the Federal agency, the Funding Opportunity Title of work associated with the project, the application due date, eligible applicants, the federal funding amounts per agreement, the estimated number of agreements to be awarded, and the overall total amount of funding available for awards. All applicants, whether submitting projects under the mandatory or discretionary portions of this authority, will be required to submit a Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance, and Standard Forms 424B or 424D for Assurances must also be submitted. A detailed budget worksheet guide form will be included to assist in preparation of the budgeted amount requested. The Funding Opportunity posting will identify the program description, background and purpose, program objectives, objective or request for proposals, eligible projects, types of projects, and program authority. General provisions and special provisions, along with reporting requirements will be identified to provide applicants with information that must be followed if an award is made. The funding opportunity will identify a point of contact for assistance or consultation for preparing the form.

Upon receipt of applications by the date identified in the announcement(s), the applications will be reviewed to determine if applications are consistent with requirements identified in the announcements. The application/proposal(s) are reviewed by a Federal technical team of experts (along with state and private advisors) against identified criteria. Negotiations, revised applications, or awards will be made based on recommendations from the technical experts. Proposals submitted under the mandatory authority portion of this program will undergo a similar review and screening procedure.