9403

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9403
• Author: Office, C. U. P. C. A.
• Title: Upper Colorado River Basin Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Program
• USFW Year: 2002.
• USFW - Doc Type: Fiscal Years 1994-1998.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Section 314 of CUPCA defines the standards (see box) for selecting proposals to
be funded. Consistent with CUPCA, the Department has focused the Program on
those ecosystems in the upper Colorado River basin that have substantial potential
for producing fish, wildlife and recreation benefits.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
All Federal, state and local
government agencies, as well
as private groups and
individuals are eligible to
receive funding support under
the Program. Typically,
recipients have been Federal
natural resource agencies
(Fish and Wildlife Service,
Bureau of Land Management,
Forest Service, Bureau of
Reclamation), state fish and
wildlife agencies, and Indian
tribes. In addition, grants have
been awarded to non-
governmental conservation
groups such as The Nature
Conservancy, and to other
private entities. Criteria for
evaluating proposals and
ranking applications for funding
have been developed by the
CUPCAO consistent with the
legislative guidance for the
Program. See Appendix D.
Public lands and waters
receive priority consideration
for Program expenditures.
However opportunities to
Program purposes established by CUPCA are to:
implement projects with private entities that generate other types of public benefits,
such as public access for recreation and education are also considered.