USARAK SRP | W911KB 21 1 0014

Opportunity Information: Apply for W911KB 21 1 0014

The USARAK SRP (Sustainable Range Program) grant opportunity, Funding Opportunity Number W911KB 21 1 0014, was a Department of Defense offering administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District. It was released on August 12, 2021 and originally closed on September 11, 2021. The opportunity was categorized as a discretionary award and planned to use a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, meaning the government expected to have substantial involvement in the work as it proceeds rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant.

The project focus was an environmental and land-sustainment effort supporting U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK) training lands in Alaska, specifically the Richardson Training Area, Fort Wainwright, and the Donnelly Training Area. The core purpose was to provide Range and Training Land Assessment (RTLA) support under USARAKs Sustainable Range Program. In practical terms, the funded work would help the Army understand and manage how well these training landscapes can handle ongoing and future military use without degrading resources or losing training capacity.

The required tasks centered on assessing and monitoring land conditions and training impacts. This included conducting RTLA assessments to evaluate the capability of training lands to meet multiple-use demands on a sustainable basis. It also included missionscape readiness evaluations and monitoring, which generally refers to measuring how landscape conditions affect the ability to conduct training missions and whether the terrain remains suitable and safe for realistic exercises. The scope additionally called for military exercise monitoring to document and evaluate the environmental effects of training events, along with providing Geographic Information System (GIS) support for the Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) program, which is the Armys framework for managing and sustaining training lands through data-driven planning, monitoring, and rehabilitation.

The overarching objective was sustainability with a dual mandate: keep the land in a condition that supports optimal military training over the long term while protecting key natural and cultural resources. Specifically, the opportunity emphasized safeguarding cultural resources and maintaining soil, water, vegetation, and wildlife in a healthy and diverse state. The intent was not to restrict training outright, but to ensure training can continue without undermining the ecosystems and heritage resources that training lands contain, and without causing long-term damage that would reduce readiness or drive costly restoration.

In administrative terms, the opportunity was listed under CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 12.005 and the funding activity category was Environment. The listing indicated eligibility for individuals, and the agency expected to make one award with an award ceiling of $934,507.

• The Department of Defense, Alaska District in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USARAK SRP" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.005.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 12, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 11, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $934,507.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Individuals.

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