Please read the instructions below to submit a complete, clear, and responsive concept proposal. All files should be submitted electronically one of two ways: 1) via email to ; or 2) via USB or CD and mailed or hand delivered to 1450 Halyard Drive, Suite 6, West Sacramento, CA 95691. The concept proposal should not exceed ten pages (not including the application form, budget, and support letters). Concept Proposal Application Form The form (please see Appendix C) should be completed with additional pages for the items listed below. Please use at least 11-point standard font, single line spacing with one-inch page margins. The following information will be scored using the concept proposal evaluation criteria. a. Applicant Information Applicant must list its organizational/agency name, address, the primary contact’s name and contact information, and the organization’s federal tax ID number. Applicant must also identify the type of organization it is. b. Project Information Applicant must provide specific information about the project. Name, location (county, city/community, and any information that is more specific to the project site), proposed start date, and the estimated completion date. Project Description and Organizational Capacity Provide a clear, detailed description of the project proposed for Conservancy funding. Include: Location of project, Specific need for the project, The project’s goals and objectives, Specific tasks that will be undertaken, Work products or deliverables, and Experience and qualifications of all parties working on the project. State Priorities/Project Benefits Demonstrate that the project will multiple benefits that are aligned with state priorities. Describe how the project’s outcomes are consistent with the following: Proposition 1 California Water Action Plan The Conservancy’s enabling legislation The Conservancy’s strategic plan The Plan Applicable recovery plans and other related efforts Category 1 projects should describe the consistency of the specific, on-the-ground project for which planning is being conducted. Projects selected to submit a full proposal will be required to substantiate this consistency. Also, describe how climate change considerations are being taken into account. For planning projects, note how climate change will be considered as part of the planning process. For implementation projects, describe any risks posed by climate change and how the project has
denuded channels in the Delta to improve habitat for migratory fish species. life history more frequently than under baseline and reference conditions. By 20XX, fish on or adjacent to the project site will have higher food consumption, resulting in higher condition factor and growth rate relative to baseline and reference conditions. setback and graded. 1,000 linear feet of channel margin habitat is planted with mixed riparian and upland scrub species. Post-planting surveys indicate 85% survival of woody and vegetation. Task 4 October 2019 June 2020 Establish 1,000 linear feet of vegetation on the of levees on Twitchell Island to enhance the habitat value of the levees. By 20XX, 1,000 linear feet of vegetation has been established and provides a corridor of functional channel margin habitat. By 20XX, abundance and diversity riparian species at the project site has increased X% over baseline. Objective Outcome Outputs Related Tasks Output Completion Dates Definition: A specific action that supports the attainment of the project’s goal. Definition: The benefits or long-term ecosystem and/or watershed changes that are sought from undertaking the project. Definition: Products/deliverables expected to be achieved through the completion of the proposed project to meet the identified ecosystem and/or watershed outcomes. Instructions: Identify which tasks (as identified in the Schedule and List of Deliverables) are related to the outputs. Instructions: Note completion dates within the 3-year duration of the grant agreement.
Example 3. Category 2 Implementation Project: Upland Conservation Easement Acquisition Protect 1,200 of upland habitat in perpetuity through the purchase of a conservation easement. Conservation values of 1,200-acre property are maintained at or above baseline conditions as documented by annual easement monitoring. Conservation easement is purchased for 1,200-acre ranch in Solano County. Easement monitoring plan is established and on-going monitoring is funded through an endowment. 2, 4, 5 Task 3 December 2019 December 2019