[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 191 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25178]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Application Notice Describing an Opportunity of Federal Funding 
of Proposals Submitted Under the State Partnership Program (SPP) for 
Fiscal Year 2001

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pre-proposal Applications are invited for projects dealing 
with invasive species issues under the FY2001 State Partnership Program 
(SPP).
    The purpose of the FY 2001 SSP is provide support through grants 
and cooperative agreements to states and tribal agencies in the eastern 
United States whose primary focus is on gathering, analyzing, and 
distributing biological science information needed for natural resource 
management decision-making relating to invasive species. This program 
requires complementary study participation and interaction between 
State/Tribal institutions, including public universities, museums, and 
natural resource agencies, and Science Centers or Cooperative Research 
Units of the USGS, Eastern Region. For contact information relating to 
potential study cooperation and participation by scientists from the 
USGS Biological Resources Division, Eastern Region, Science Centers (6 
Centers) and Cooperative Research Units (16 Units) access the following 
web sites: For Science Centers: http//biology.usgs.gov/pub_aff/centers.html and for Cooperative Units: http://biology.usgs.gov/coop/
    Proposals involving the support and cooperation of multiple State 
parties as well as multiple Federal, private, or other entities are 
strongly favored. Respondents are encouraged to show linkages to other 
resource agencies, in addition to USGS, that have jurisdiction over 
public lands or public trust biotic resources and to the science 
information needs of other Department of the Interior bureaus and other 
Federal agencies. Proposals must demonstrate a commitment to 
information exchange and technology transfer.

Eligibility Requirements

    Applicant Eligibility: State, Tribal, and/or U.S. Territories and 
Possessions that conduct natural resource studies and associated 
information management. No Federal or private agencies may apply.

Application and Award Process

    Pre-proposal Submission: Eligible institutions may request a Pre-
proposal Solicitation Package, including instructions on the SPP and 
how to submit an application, from the USGS, Eastern Regional Office 
(see address below). Pre-proposals must be submitted to USGS by State/
Tribe institutions only, but must include information on participating 
USGS Science Center or Cooperative Research Unit.
    Full-proposal Evaluation and Award: Full proposals will be 
requested in writing by the USGS from institutions that have submitted 
pre-proposals of high merit and who have met all of the pre-proposal 
requirements as detailed in the Pre-proposal Solicitation Package. 
Detailed specifications will be provided when the request for full 
proposals is made. After meeting all submission requirements, full 
proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by a technical review team. 
Projects will be individually scored and prioritized, and award 
recommendations forwarded to the USGS contracting office for award.

DATES: Completed pre-proposals must be submitted to the USGS, Eastern 
Regional Office and be postmarked no later than November 1, 2000. Full 
proposals will be required by January 15, 2001. Notification of awards 
will be made by February 1, 2001.

Application Information: A Pre-Proposal Solicitation Package, including 
a SPP Factsheet that gives examples of projects that have received 
funding in the past, may be requested from the USGS, Eastern Regional 
Office at the following address:

Dr. Gary D. Brewer, State Partnership Program Coordinator, USGS 
Biological Resources Division, Eastern Regional Office, 1700 Leetown 
Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430, Telephone: 304-724-4507, Fax: 304-724-
4505, E-mail: [email protected]

    Authority: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 70 Stat. 1119, as 
amended, 16 U.S.C. 742a-742j; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 
1958, 16 U.S.C. 661-667e.

The Office of Management and Budget Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance Number is 15.808.
    Dated: September 8, 2000.
David P. Bornholdt,
Acting Regional Chief Biologist.
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