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RESTORE Colorado Applicant Webinar – January 14th 2020

• Welcome and Introductions• Webinar Instructions• NFWF Overview• RESTORE Colorado Overview • Timeline• Funding Availability • Eligibility• Preparing a Proposal• Technical Assistance• Q&A

Webinar is recorded and PDF

will be available as well

• No computer speakers? Click the ‘Use Telephone’

button – a number/pin code will be provided to you.

• All participants muted during webinar.

• Do not hit your hold button.

Questions?

• Questions answered at the end of presentation.

• Input questions into the ‘Questions’ section of

control panel.

• Questions repeated to group and then response

given.

About Us

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit dedicated to conserving and restoring our nation’s native fish and wildlife and the habitats on which they rely.

Created by Congress in 1984, NFWF invests both public and private conservation dollars to achieve its mission.

WHO WE ARE

Chartered by Congress in 1984

30 member Board appointed by Secretary of the Interior

• Includes FWS Director and NOAA Administrator

WHAT WE DO

Sustain, restore, enhance the nation’s natural heritage

Bring collaboration among federal agencies & private sector

Create common ground among diverse interests

HOW WE DO IT

Leverage public funding with private money – average 3:1

On-the-ground conservation projects through grant making

Program Partners

• Large areas of protected land in

Colorado, both public and private that

serve as important habitat for wildlife

• Desire to see restoration and habitat

management at scale

• Common goals among several

agencies – similar approaches have

been successful in other western

states

• Attract diverse new partners

What is Restoration & Stewardship of Outdoor

Resources & the Environment?

• Fund large-scale wildlife habitat restoration and stewardship

projects across habitat priorities on public and private lands

• Fund capacity needs directly related to project implementation

• Single application to pool resource and reduce administrative

and matching burden

• River corridors, riparian

areas and wetlands

• Eastern Colorado

grasslands

• Sagebrush shrublands

• Big game winter range and

migration corridors

• Forest habitat

management

RESTORE Colorado Program Priorities

River corridors, riparian areas, and wetlands

• Enhancement and restoration of hydrology and connectivity for native species including aquatic habitat restoration and fish barrier installation/removal.

• Enhancement and restoration of riparian and wetland habitats, including managing grazing in riparian areas, invasive species removal, and mesic meadow restoration.

Eastern Colorado grasslands

•Enhancement and restoration of large intact tracts of eastern Colorado grasslands focusing on the habitat needs of species of greatest conservation need

•Grassland restoration and improvement through grazing management, invasive species management, prescribed fire or other practices

•Implementation of wildlife friendly grazing practices, including on expiring Conservation Reserve Program lands

•Obstruction/fencing/tree removal to decrease grassland fragmentation.

Sagebrush Shrublands

•Enhancement and restoration of sagebrush rangeland habitat in priority areas for conservation for the Greater and Gunnison sage-grouse.

•Fence removal and modification

•Mesic meadow restoration

•Increasing forage quality and quantity (including management of invasive annual grasses and encroachment of woody species).

Big game winter range and migration corridors

• Improvement of winter range and/or priority migration corridors for elk, deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep and moose within the boundaries of the Colorado Habitat Partnership Program.

• Fence removal and modification

• Transportation corridor enhancement

• Increasing forage quality and quantity (including management of invasive annual grasses and encroachment of woody species).

Forest Health

• Forest management for watershed health and habitat

improvement including evaluation of the effectiveness

of practices for species conservation

• Priority will be given to projects in the Arkansas, the

South Platte or the Upper San Juan watersheds

• Revegetation with native plants in fire-affected

watersheds

• Restoration of age class structure to improve forest

habitat and restore natural fire regimes.

Project Activity Recommended Metric Additional Guidance

River Corridors, Riparian Areas, and Wetlands

Water acquisitions or leases Acre feet of water leased Enter the acre feet of water leased

Fish passage improvements # passage barriers rectified Enter the number of fish passage barriers rectified

Fish passage improvements Miles of stream opened Enter the number of miles of stream opened

Restore stream geomorphology to increase aquatic species habitat

Miles restored Enter instream miles restored.

Remove invasive species that threaten target fish species

Miles restored Enter stream miles from which invasive species are removed.

Reconnect floodplain and reestablish native riparian vegetation

Acres restored Enter the number of acres restored.

Installation of livestock exclusion fencing to protect riparian habitat

Miles of fencing installed Enter miles of fencing installed to improve habitat.

Installation of barriers to prevent the migration of invasive aquatic species

# barriers created Enter the number of barriers constructed to protect fish populations rom invasive species.

Conduct translocation projects for target native fish species

# translocations and/or social attraction projects

Enter the number of reintroduction projects.

Sagebrush/Big Game Winter Range and Migration Corridors

Mesic areas and wet meadows restoration

Habitat Restoration – Mesic area restoration – # structures installed

In the Notes section of this metric please indicate what type of structure is being installed (i.e. beaver analog, one rock dam, etc.)

Mesic areas and wet meadows restoration

Habitat Restoration – Mesic area restored – # acres (private)

Enter the number of acres restored and restoration technique completed on private lands

Mesic areas and wet meadows restoration

Habitat Restoration – Mesic area restored – # acres (public)

Enter the number of acres restored and restoration technique completed on public lands

Habitat Improvement Habitat Improvement – # acres under management plan as a result of grant supported efforts (private)

Specify improvements in Notes section (i.e. grazing plan, infrastructure development etc.) completed on private lands

Habitat Improvement Habitat Improvement – # acres under management plan as a result of grant supported efforts (public)

Specify improvements in Notes section (i.e. grazing plan, infrastructure development etc.) completed on public lands

Habitat Restoration Acres restored on private land

Specify the number of acres restored on private lands. Specify restoration activity in Notes section (i.e. sagebrush plug planting, grass re-seeding, confer removal, etc.)

Scorecards

• Proposal Due Date: Thursday, February 27th, 11:59pm ET/ 9:59 MT

• Review Period: March 2020

• RESTORE Review Committee

make award recommendations: March 2020

• Awards Announced: Late April 2020

• Up to $2.75 million available in funding

• Minimum request $100k

• We anticipate awarding 6 -12 grants

• Grant period of performance 1-3 years

• We anticipate one funding cycle per year

• Match is encouraged but

not required.

• Easygrants: Will include a

match section.

• If you have match

include it

• If you don’t, disregard

this section

•Narrative: To better demonstrate the full scope and community

involvement of this project, please describe any additional funding

sources pledged or committed not previously described in the

matching contributions section of this proposal

Questions?

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Easygrants easygrants.nfwf.org – Registering

• New user? Click on “Register Here.” • Lost your password? Click on “forgot your password” - An email with password

is sent from easygrants@nfwf.org. • Locked out? Contact helpdesk at easygrants@nfwf.org or 202-595-2497.

Easygrants – Creating Username or Organization

• Do not create duplicate accounts.

• Use your professional email address and full legalorganization name.

• Unsure if you already have a user account or if organization is registered in Easygrants? Contact helpdesk at easygrants@nfwf.org or 202-595-2497.

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• Title: (~100 characters)

– short, descriptive name indicating project purpose

• Description: (~500 characters)

– Main activities and methods

– Specific habitat, location or species benefitted

• Abstract: (~1,500 characters)

– Location, activities, outcome/metrics, and partners

– Context and background information

– Explain how outcomes will address a conservation issue

• Activities: Elaborate on the primary activities that will be employed through the grant. Explain how these activities are expected to lead to the outcome(s). Describe how these activities relate to established plans (management, conservation, recovery, etc.) and priority conservation needs in the specific project location.

• Outcome(s): Elaborate on the outcome(s) summarized previously in the application; discuss what makes this outcome(s) achievable and important.

• Tracking Metrics: Indicate how the project will monitor/assess progress on the metrics selected previously in the application. Please note any challenges or limitations anticipated with tracking the metrics.

• Project Team: List key individuals and describe their qualifications relevant for project implementation. (include contractor info if known)

• Leverage: To better demonstrate the full scope and community involvement of this project, please describe any additional funding sources pledged or committed not previously described in the matching contributions section of this proposal

• Other (Optional): Provide any further information important for the review of this proposal

• Program Goals and

Priorities

• Technical Merit

• Budget

• Partnership

• Transferability

• Communication

• Funding Need

• Conservation Plan and Context

• Monitoring

• Long-term Sustainability

• Past Success

• Key Personnel

Budget

• Only the grant amount requested from NFWF

• Itemize all costs in appropriate budget categories.

• No lumping costs i.e., ‘All Salaries: $10,000’

• ‘Total Amount Requested’ in Project Information section must equal the ‘Budget Grand Total’ in Budget section

https://www.nfwf.org/whatwedo/grants/applicants/Pages/budget

-instructions.aspx

How-to input additional information in your Budget

Matching & Leverage Funds

•Match, IF you have it, can be in the form of cash, in-kind contributions of goods and services, and/or donated land value.

•Federal and non-federal funds may be considered as match.

Review ‘Upload Checklist’ and upload relevant files into Easygrants.

Required:• IRS-990• A-133 Audit• GAAP Audit• Board of Trustees, Directors or

Equivalent• GAAP audited financial statements

Strongly encouraged: Project Map

If you don’t have a required document, just upload an explanation on your company

letterhead in place of the required document.

All financial documentation must:

• Represent the same fiscal year period

• Must be the most recent financial information available

• Must be less than two years old

For details on what documents you need to submit and for FAQs regarding financial documents, go here: www.nfwf.org/whatwedo/grants/applicants/Pages/required-financial-docs.aspx

RESTORE Program Page https://www.nfwf.org/restore-colorado/Pages/home.aspx

RFP: https://www.nfwf.org/restore-colorado/Pages/restorecolorado2020rfp.aspx

TipSheet:https://www.nfwf.org/rockymountains/Documents/2020RestoreCOtipsheet.pdf

Technical Assistance / Easygrants Helpdesk:Email: Easygrants@nfwf.orgVoicemail: 202-595-2497Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET, Monday-Friday. Include: your name, proposal ID #, e-mail address, phone number, program you are applying to, and a description of the issue.

Proposal Due Date: Thursday, February 27th, 11:59pm ET/ 9:59 MT

Review Period: March 2020

Awards Announced: Late April 2020

Michael Forsberg

Michael Forsberg

Programmatic Questions Application/Easygrants Questions

Seth Gallagher Daley Burns Program Manager Regional Coordinator Rocky Mountain Regional Programs Phone: 202-595-2440Phone: 303-222-6483 Email: daley.burns@nfwf.orgEmail: seth.gallagher@nfwf.org