REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - 2005 

Supplemental Forms:
Cover Sheet
RFP Budget

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking to fund projects through NOAA’s Community-Based Restoration Program.  The goals of the WCS-NOAA partnership are 1) To restore, rehabilitate, and/or enhance living marine resources of the Bronx River and their habitats (such as tidal marshes, mud flats, subtidal waters and riverine floodplain, channel and riverbanks) in order benefit diadromous fisheries resources in particular, and 2) To enhance public education about and/or encourage community involvement in projects pertaining to potential diadromous fish reintroduction and passage along the Bronx River.

This WCS-NOAA partnership has been established specifically to benefit the lower Bronx River ecosystem.  The geographical scope of this grant is the coastal waters and bordering lands of the lower Bronx River within the 16th Congressional District of New York.  Priority will be given to those projects that relate directly to potential diadromous fish reintroduction and passage in the Bronx River.  More specifically, we actively seek projects that 1) Result in actual on-the-ground restoration of living marine resource habitats and conservation of riverfront sites that directly benefit current or potential diadromous fish populations, and/or 2) Promote public education and outreach addressing diadromous fish reintroduction to the river.  Projects that create or enhance partnerships amongst different organizations are especially welcome and encouraged.

Projects funded through this 3-year partnership will foster broad-based participation by and benefits to the local community.  The partnership promotes a collaborative process involving citizen groups, non-governmental organizations, businesses, and government agencies to develop strategies and implement projects for the benefit of the lower Bronx River ecosystem and the local community living along and benefiting from the river.  Over time, this organizational cooperative is expected to strengthen ongoing working partnerships and create new relationships and innovative approaches towards living marine resource habitat restoration and land conservation involving the lower Bronx River community.

For further information, please contact Ms. Marla Krauss, Associate Manager for WCS/NOAA Regional Partnership for the Wildlife Conservation Society at (718) 741-8136 or mkrauss@wcs.org