Daily Archives: November 6, 2015

ADOT kicks off master plan study for Grand Canyon airport

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PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation, owner and operator of the Grand Canyon National Park Airport, is starting a two-year process to update the airport’s master plan, a document that guides its development.

Arizonans are welcome to be part of this process by providing questions, concerns and other comments to ADOT’s study team.

Airport master plans, required by the Federal Aviation Administration, set the short-, intermediate- and long-term development goals. The update for Grand Canyon National Park Airport will evaluate the facility’s capabilities and role, forecast future aviation demand and plan facility improvements to meet that demand over the next 20 years.

“Our plan will focus specifically on maintaining safety and security for the airport and planning for incremental development that meets future aviation demand and helps the airport be self-sufficient while remaining flexible as things change,” Grand Canyon Airport Manager Michael Thomas said.

The master plan will also evaluate environmental requirements and ways to remain environmentally sustainable.

Those wishing to provide questions, concerns and other comments for the study team to address can do so in three ways:

  • Online at azdot.gov/gcnairportmasterplan
  • Mail to Grand Canyon Airport Master Plan Study, c/o Coffman Associates, 4835 E. Cactus Rd., Ste. 235, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
  • Over the phone at 1-800-574-6334

Public workshops will also be held throughout the study period. Those begin next year.

Invasive Plant Grant program for the Arizona State Forestry Department

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Arizona State Forestry with funding provided by the USDA Forest Service is soliciting proposals from $10,000 to $20,000 to treat invasive and noxious plant invasions that threaten forested or woodland areas.

  • Funds are awarded on a cost matching-basis, and this program requires 50% (1:1) match from a non-federal source.
  • Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate partnerships (especially with a Cooperative Weed Management Area) and projects adjacent to National Forest System (NFS) lands or that will compliment NFS projects.
  • Applications are due November 13, 2015.

Attached for your information, use and distribution are the grant Information and Guidelines, Q&A sheet and Application Form. The documents have also been posted on our website at https://azsf.az.gov/grants/forest-health/ipg.

This program is directed to units of local government, non-profit organizations 501(c)3, and public educational institutions. Individuals working in partnership with their neighborhood association may also apply if they work with one of the previously stated groups.

For questions regarding this grant program, please contact John Richardson at 602-771-1420.

Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program – 2016 Request for Proposals is Open

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On November 3, 2015 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced an RFP for this public-private partnership, funded in part by EPA’s Wetlands and Urban Waters Programs and the US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and in conjunction with the Urban Waters Federal Partnership.

Approximately $2.1 million in combined total funding will be available to support projects such as stormwater management, addressing water scarcity, source water protection as well as wetlands, riparian, forest and water quality protection and restoration projects in local communities especially underserved communities across the country. In 2016, the Urban Waters Federal Partnership will give special consideration to projects which directly advance priorities of the 19 Urban Water Federal Partnership designated locations. For more information the priorities of the 19 designated locations, go to: http://www2.epa.gov/urbanwaterspartners/news-about-urban-waters#projectbackgrounds.

The geographic boundaries of the designated locations can be found in the RFP on the NFWF website.

NFWF will host a webinar for potential applicants on November 18, 2015. This RFP closes February 3, 2016.

For more information go to www.nfwf.org/fivestar.