<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System in the Northeast announces a Federal financial assistance opportunity (cooperative agreement). We are seeking applicants who can perform non-lethal bumble bee inventories on four National Wildlife Refuges, as well as analyze existing bee inventory data and provide habitat management recommendations. The work will be performed in fiscal year 2018 and the award amount is $50,000. </span></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">The opportunity can be found on <a href="http://grants.gov/" target="_blank">grants.gov</a> (search for opportunity number</span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"> F17AS00253). Applications will be accepted until <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">August 14, 2017</span></span>. Please feel free to forward this announcement to other qualified colleagues or interested parties. </font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">For further information, see <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> For questions about how to apply, see the contact information in the announcement at <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a>. Specific questions about the project needs can be addressed to <a href="mailto:rebecca_longenecker@fws.gov">rebecca_longenecker@fws.gov</a></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">--Dolores</font></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><span style="font-size:x-small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Dolores Savignano, Ph.D.</font></span></div><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><span style="font-size:x-small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline">National Pollinator Conservation Coordinator</div><br></font></span></div><div><div><font size="1" face="verdana, sans-serif">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service </font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="1" face="verdana, sans-serif">Falls Church, VA 22041-3803</font></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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