January 22, 2019

USACE Funding Opportunity: Willamette Valley Project – ESA listed species

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST
PACIFIC NORTHWEST CESU
NUMBER W912HZ-19-SOI-0005
PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN FY 2019
Project Title: Decision support and analysis of alternatives to address effects of the Corps’ Willamette Valley Project on ESA listed species

Full Announcement is available W912HZ-19-SOI-0005.

The US Army Corps of Engineers (Portland District) plans to review alternatives under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) for continued operations and maintenance of the Willamette Valley Project (WVP) in accordance with authorized project purposes; while addressing Endangered Species Act (ESA) obligations for Threatened Upper Willamette River (UWR) spring Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), UWR winter steelhead (O. mykiss), and bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). Simultaneously, the Portland District is continuing to implement actions to address a 2008 biological opinion from the National Marine Fisheries Service on the ongoing operations and maintenance of the WVP.

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for studies to be sponsored by the US Army Corps of Engineers (Portland District) and the Engineer Research and Development Center to provide research monitoring and evaluation services in the Willamette River Basin.

The estimated level of funding for FY19 is approximately $100,000.00 to the successful Recipient/Awardee. Additional funds of $250,000/yr for 4 additional years may also be available for follow on work providing the potential funding of $1,100,000 over 5 years to the successful Recipient/Awardee.

Timeline for Review of Statements of Interest: Review of Statements of Interest will begin after the SOI has been posted on the CESU website for 10 working days.

Posted: 1/22/2019