Pulling Together Initiative
Request for Proposals
The Pulling Together Initiative seeks proposals that will help
control invasive plant species, mostly through the work of
public/private partnerships such as Cooperative Weed Management
Areas.
Application Procedures
Applicant Eligibility
PTI applications are accepted from private non-profit (501)(c)
organizations, federally recognized Tribal governments, local, county,
and state government agencies, and from field staff of federal
government agencies. Individuals and for-profit businesses are not
eligible to receive PTI grants, but are encouraged to work with eligible
applicants to develop and submit applications to PTI.
PTI applications must provide a 1:1 non-federal match for their
grant request. NFWF does not fund political advocacy or
litigation of any kind, shortfalls in government agency budgets, general
administrative overhead, or indirect costs.
Proposal Eligibility
PTI grants provide an opportunity to initiate working
partnerships and demonstrate successful collaborative efforts such as
the development of permanent funding sources for Weed Management
Areas.
To be competitive, a project must:
• prevent, manage, or eradicate invasive and noxious plants
through a coordinated program of public/private partnerships; and
• increase public awareness of the adverse impacts of
invasive and noxious plants.
Successful PTI projects:
• Focus on a particular well-defined area, such as a
watershed, ecosystem, landscape, county or Weed Management Area.
• Target a specific and measurable conservation outcome.
• Are supported by private landowners, state and local
governments, and the regional/state offices of federal agencies.
• Have a project Steering Committee composed of local
cooperators who are committed to working together to manage invasive and
noxious plants across their jurisdictional boundaries.
• Have a clear long-term weed management plan which is based
on an integrated pest management approach using the principles of
ecosystem management.
• Include a specific, ongoing, and adaptive public outreach
and education component.
Special consideration for funding will be given to projects
that:
• Address invasive species threats impacting one of
the NFWF Keystone Initiative focal topics including for
example:
o Eastern North America Early Successional Habitat (Wildlife and
Habitat, Birds)
o Prairie Couteau Grasslands (Wildlife and Habitat)
o Sky Islands Grasslands (Wildlife and Habitat)
o Gunnison sage-grouse (Birds)
o Southeastern Grasslands (Birds)
o Seabirds (Birds)
o Shortgrass Prairie (Birds)
o Colorado River Fishes (Fish)
• Address invasive plant management through an Early
Detection/Rapid Response approach.
For additional information about each of these Keystone Initiatives,
please visit our web site, www.nfwf.org/keystones.
From there you can find more information about each of our Keystone
Initiatives: Bird Conservation, Fish Conservation, Marine and Coastal
Conservation and Wildlife and Habitat Conservation.
Application Procedures
PTI Applications must complete the online pre-proposal application form
at www.nfwf.org/grantapplication.
The pre-proposal form deadline is June 30, 2009.
Applicants that are invited to submit a full proposal will receive
instructions via e-mail for accessing the full proposal form. Full
proposals are due on September 30, 2009.
Project Timetable
• June 30, 2009 – Pre-proposal deadline.
• September 30, 2009 – Full proposal
deadline.
• January 29, 2010 – Formal announcement of award
recipients.
Program Contacts
For information regarding the PTI program or online Easygrants
application procedure, please contact Teal Edelen at 202-595-2436.
For questions directed to our federal agency partners, please
contact:
APHIS - Alan Tasker at 301-734-5708
BLM - Gina Ramos at 202-452-5084
FWS - Michael Lusk at 703-358-2110
Forest Service - Michael Ielmini at 202-205-1049
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