[Pollinator] Fiscal Year 2010 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Announcement for Program Funding (APF)

Wed Apr 7 10:59:33 PDT 2010

Thanks to Doug Holy for forwarding the below:

Pollinator Habitat

The objective of this sub-category is to offer the opportunity for projects
to help address

present technology, data, management, planning, and implementation needs in
regard to the

enhancement of pollinator habitat.

Technology Needs

. Document the effectiveness and economy of alternate pest control methods
in

agricultural crops (e.g., ground application versus aerial application of
pesticides,

provision of habitat for "beneficial" insects) to protect pollinators and
their

habitats;

. Develop guidelines and management strategies for establishing and
maintaining

the foraging and nesting needs for specific pollinators and other beneficial
insects;

. Develop guidelines and management strategies for the provision of quality

foraging and "resting" areas for the European honey bee during or after
their

being transported to provide pollination services; and

. Estimate and document the effects upon pollinator populations and health
due to

the conversion to biofuel feedstock or agricultural production of lands
presently

enrolled in CRP or other conservation easement programs.

Field Data for Conservation Planning

. Establish demonstration plantings of NRCS-recommended pollinator habitat

seed/plant mixes to determine if these mixes are providing the expected
pollinator

habitat while also performing the intended conservation function;

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. Document regional time of bloom of native plants and non-invasive,
non-native

plants in addition to monitoring the specific pollinators foraging upon
these

plants;

. Document the benefits to other wildlife species of improving pollinator
habitat;

. Demonstrate effective methods of establishing and maintaining the most

beneficial pollinator-friendly plant materials for specific regions of the
Nation;

and

. Develop regional, crop-specific guidance specifying the vegetative
species,

landforms, and necessary acreage to support appropriate populations of
managed

and wild pollinators per unit area (e.g. acres) of pollinated crops (i.e.,
describe the

components of the landscape).

Conservation Practice Standards Modifications

. Evaluate the following NRCS conservation practice standards using a large

diversity of flowering plants in order to document if the revised practice

standards do benefit pollinators while also meeting the main purpose of the

conservation practice:

o 332-Contour Buffer Strips

o 342-Critical Area Planting

o 393-Filter Strip

o 412 - Grassed Waterways

o 528-Prescribed Grazing

o 580 - Streambank and Shoreline Protection

Conservation Planning Needs

. Develop region-specific "recipes" of pollinator-friendly plant species to
fulfill

specific pollinator needs in both natural and agricultural situations;

. Develop strategies to integrate pollinator habitat management into the
agricultural

working lands matrix to promote holistic, ecosystem-based conservation plans

that support the full suite of ecosystem services;

. Develop region-specific and crop/orchard-specific plans that address the
nesting

and foraging needs of crop/orchard-specific pollinators; and

. Develop region-specific and crop/orchard-specific metrics that define and

establish measurable units of pollinator habitat that can be used to develop

pollinator trading/banking programs.

Thank you,

    Doug 

Doug Holy
National Invasive Species Specialist & 
   NHQ DC Pollinator Contact
USDA-NRCS
P.O. Box 2890
Washington, DC  20013-2890
Phone: 202-720-9096
Email:  <mailto:doug.holy at wdc.usda.gov> doug.holy at wdc.usda.gov 

Overnight mail delivery:
NRCS Mailroom 0103-S
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC  20250  

Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:28 AM
Subject: Fiscal Year 2010 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Announcement
for Program Funding (APF)

Good Day! The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the
availability of approximately $25 million in fiscal year 2010 to fund
projects designed to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative
conservation approaches and technologies through its Conservation Innovation
Grants (CIG) in fiscal year 2010. Please find a copy of the APF and optional
template attached. The deadline to submit pre-proposals is April 26, 2010.
Pre-proposals are required. 

2010 CIG news release link:
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true
<http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&co
ntentid=2010/04/0172.xml> &contentid=2010/04/0172.xml

Please find other useful links below.

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)-
<http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cig/index.html>
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cig/index.html

Grants.gov- <http://www07.grants.gov/index.jsp>
http://www07.grants.gov/index.jsp

Approved Standard SF-424 Forms-
<http://www07.grants.gov/agencies/approved_standard_forms.jsp>
http://www07.grants.gov/agencies/approved_standard_forms.jsp

Thank you,

Gregorio Cruz-CIG

1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 5233-S
Washington, DC 20250
(202) 720-2335
(202) 720-4265 fax

CIG is part of Science & Technology Deputy Area

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