Lake Sturgeon Restoration Funds

Funding will be provided to develop infrastructure in support of Maumee River Lake Sturgeon Rearing Facility. Applicants should be familiar with obtaining construction permits and have the ability to construct a concrete pad, provide sanitary, fencing, potable water supply, and electricity at the site of the facility. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the Toledo Zoological Society without competition under justification 505DM 2.14.B.1 and 4. Competition for the award is not practical as this grant is part of a larger project to restore the lake sturgeon population in the Maumee River. A streamside rearing facility for lake sturgeon will be located on property owned by the Toledo Zoological Society. The Toledo Zoological Society has the voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability (funds already received), and the technical expertise (5 full-time aquarists) to receive these funds without competition. The rearing facility will also be a part of an exhibit developed by the Toledo Zoological Society for public outreach.