[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5694-5695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2091]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Fiscal Year 2005 Tribal Landowner Incentive Program; Request for 
Grant Proposals

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) are soliciting 
project proposals for Federal assistance under the Tribal Landowner 
Incentive Program (TLIP). The Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 allocated $ 
21,694,365 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for conservation 
grants to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the 
United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, and Tribes under a Landowner Incentive Program. The Service has 
targeted $2,126,048 for TLIP.

DATES: Project proposals must be postmarked by April 4, 2005 and 
submitted to the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1 in 
ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: For information regarding collection requirements and 
application kit, applicants should contact the Native American Liaison 
in the Service's Regional Office for the State in which the proposed 
project would occur. The contact information for each Regional Office 
is listed in Table 1 below. Information on the TLIP is also available 
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of the Native American 
Liaison, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3251, Washington, DC 20240, and 
electronically at http://grants.fws.gov/tribal.html.
    Project proposals should be submitted to the Service's Regional 
Office for the State in which the proposed project would occur (see 
Table 1 under this section). You must submit one original and two 
copies of the complete proposal. We will not accept facsimile project 
proposals.

                     Table 1.--Where to Send Project Proposals and List of Regional Contacts
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                          States where the project   Where to send your project      Regional Native American
     Service region              will occur                   proposal               liaison and phone number
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Region 1...............  Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon,      Regional Director, U.S.     Scott L. Aikin
                          Washington, Nevada, and     Fish and Wildlife          (503) 231-6123
                          California.                 Service, Eastside Federal
                                                      Complex, 911 NE. 11th
                                                      Avenue, Portland, OR
                                                      97232-4181.
Region 2...............  Arizona, New Mexico,        Regional Director, U.S.     John Antonio
                          Oklahoma, and Texas.        Fish and Wildlife          (505) 248-6810
                                                      Service, 500 Gold Avenue,
                                                      SW., P.O. Box 1306,
                                                      Albuquerque, NM 87103-
                                                      1306.
Region 3...............  Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,    Regional Director, U.S.     John Leonard
                          Michigan, Minnesota,        Fish and Wildlife          (612) 713-5108
                          Missouri, Ohio, and         Service, 1 Federal Drive,
                          Wisconsin.                  Fort Snelling, MN 55111-
                                                      4080.
Region 4...............  Alabama, Arkansas,          Regional Director, U.S.     James D. Brown
                          Florida, Georgia,           Fish and Wildlife          (404) 679-7125
                          Kentucky, Louisiana,        Service, 1875 Century      or Kyla Hastie
                          Mississippi, North          Blvd, Rm. 410, Atlanta,    (404) 679-7133
                          Carolina, South Carolina,   GA 30345.
                          and Tennessee.
Region 5...............  Connecticut, Delaware,      Regional Director, U.S.     D.J. Monette
                          District of Columbia,       Fish and Wildlife          (413) 253-8662
                          Maine, Maryland,            Service, 300 Westgate
                          Massachusetts, New          Center Drive, Hadley, MA
                          Hampshire, New Jersey,      01035-9589.
                          New York, Pennsylvania,
                          Rhode Island, Vermont,
                          Virginia, and West
                          Virginia.
Region 6...............  Colorado, Kansas, Montana,  Regional Director, U.S.     David Redhorse
                          Nebraska, North Dakota,     Fish and Wildlife          (303) 236-4575
                          South Dakota, Utah, and     Service, 134 Union
                          Wyoming.                    Boulevard, Suite 400,
                                                      Lakewood, CO 80228.

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Region 7...............  Alaska....................  Regional Director, U.S.     Tony DeGange
                                                      Fish and Wildlife          (907) 786-3492
                                                      Service, 1011 East Tudor
                                                      Road, Anchorage, AK 99503-
                                                      6199.
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    Request for Proposals: The Service invites submission of grant 
proposals for the protection and management of habitat to benefit 
federally listed, proposed, or candidate species or other at-risk 
species from federally recognized Indian tribal governments (including 
Alaska Native Villages). This program supports the efforts of tribal 
governments in programs that develop or augment the capacity to manage, 
conserve, or protect fish and wildlife species of concern through the 
provision of funding and technical support.
    For complete application guidelines, please refer to http://grants.fws.gov/tribal.html or contact the Native American Liaison in 
your Fish and Wildlife Service Region (see Table 1 in ADDRESSES). The 
Application Kit outlines program requirements, selection criteria, and 
award procedures.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact the 
Native American Liaison in the appropriate Regional Office (see Table 1 
under ADDRESSES) or Patrick Durham, Office of the Native American 
Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, Mail Stop 3012 
MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202/208-4133.

    Dated: January 25, 2005.
Marshall Jones,
Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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