Purposethe recipient will conduct a project to conserve habitats for a federally listed endangered species

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $333,092 Project Grant under the Central Valley Project Conservation Program (CFDA 15.564) to Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Berkeley, California. The purpose of the grant is to conduct a project to conserve habitats for a federally listed endangered species, with the public benefit of protecting the species population and assisting with their recovery. The key activities to be performed under the grant include project management, obtaining a title report, negotiating and preparing a conservation easement document, engaging an appraiser, preparing a management plan, completing environmental assessments, finalizing the conservation easement purchase, and installing livestock grazing management infrastructure. The project objective is to permanently conserve habitats for a CVP-impacted federally listed endangered species in order to facilitate the species' recovery and preservation for public enjoyment.

The public purpose and benefit for doing so is to protect the species population and assist with their recovery so as to preserve them for the continued and future enjoyment of the public. The project is being undertaken to facilitate a benefit to the public, and is not primarily for the benefit of reclamation or the recipient.activities to be PERFORMED1)project MANAGEMENT2)obtain title report 3)negotiate and prepare the conservation easement DOCUMENT4)engage appraiser for conservation easement appraisal 5)prepare management plan with monitoring PROTOCOLS6)complete phase 1 ESA and baseline conditions REPORTS7)finalize escrow and purchase of the conservation easement 8)install livestock grazing management infrastructureoutcomethe objective of the cvpcp is to provide funds for the conservation of native habitats and other actions to compensate for impacts to threatened and endangered species from CVP operations. Providing funds to vnlc to permanently conserve habitats for federally listed CVP-impacted species at dirrane ranch meets the purposes and objectives of the cvpcp and reclamations 7(a)(1) responsibilities under the endangered species act.beneficiary: the public