F24AC00665

Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service, will support a large-scale nativeseed collection effort in 2024 and beyond. The overarching objective of this project four-fold: 1) native seedcollection 2) native seed cleaning and storage 3) native seed production, and 4) creation of a native seedequipment network.

GBI s contribution to the overarching project will primarily be the native seed collectioneffort. More specifically, GBI will recruit to hire up to 9 Seeds of Success (SOS) native seed teams (18technicians with 2 technicians per team) per year to conduct seed collecting throughout the Great Basin. Thiscollection work is essential to maintain irreplaceable genetic resources, as the fire-invasion cycleprogressively reduces native plant abundance, including the entire loss of native plant populations in somelocations.

These seed collection efforts ensure that we collect these resources before they are lost. GBI hassubmitted a project budget for this multi-year effort of 1,418,616.00.

The Great Basin Institute

PUBLIC LANDS CORPS ACT (PLC) HIRING AUTHORITY CERTIFICATION REQUIRES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A PROJECT WITH A MINIMUM OF 640 HOURS OF SATISFACTORY PUBLIC SERVICE. BECAUSE PLC HOURS ARE CUMULATIVE FOR PARTICIPANTS, AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEET THE 640-HOUR PUBLIC SERVICE GOAL. HOWEVER, FWS YOUTH CORPS MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT MEET OR EXCEED THE PLC CERTIFICATION GOAL FOR THE PARTICIPANT. IN ADDITION, 120 HOURS OF THE PARTICIPANT S PROJECT MUST OCCUR OR BE IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC OR INDIAN LANDS.PROJECT TYPES MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:WILDLIFE AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT RESTORATIONINVASIVE SPECIES REMOVALTRAIL BUILDING OR MAINTENANCEWILDFIRE OR FUELS MANAGEMENTCLIMATE MITIGATION AND RESILIENCE EMERGENCY AND NATURAL DISASTER RELIEFVISITOR SERVICESDIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONTRANSPORATION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVENESSLAW ENFORCEMENTINFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, FWS YOUTH CORPS MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PLC PARTICIPANT REPORT DETAILING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECT SITES, PLC HOURS EARNED, AND NUMBER OF INTERNS. THE REPORT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS PLACED. INCLUDING DEMOGRAPHICS AND AGE, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED BY PARTICIPANTS TO THE RECIPIENT. FWS PROGRAMS OPERATING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS CORPS ACT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS PROGRAMS COVERED UNDER JUSTICE40 (EXECUTIVE ORDER 14008). FWS STRIVES TO MEET THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT S GOAL OF 40 PERCENT OF THE OVERALL BENEFITS OF CERTAIN FEDERAL INVESTMENTS FLOW TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN MARGINALIZED, UNDERSERVED, AND OVERBURDENED BY POLLUTION. THE CATEGORIES OF INVESTMENTS ARE CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CLEAN TRANSIT, AFFORDABLE AND SUITABLE HOUSING, TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, REMEDIATION OF LEGACY POLLUTION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN WATER AND WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGIES.

15.676 - Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment

FWS Headquarters (HQ) [DOI - FWS]

Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8: Pacific Southwest [DOI - FWS]

Nevada United States

State-Wide

F24AS00129 - Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment (F24AS00129)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 198% from $1,894,223 to $5,651,325.