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Opportunity Summary:

The Adaptive Science grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00190) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) discretionary funding program offered through a cooperative agreement to support applied, management-relevant science that helps the Service make stronger conservation and regulatory decisions. It is grounded in several major wildlife laws, including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. In practical terms, those statutes collectively shape USFWS responsibilities to conserve migratory birds, fish and wildlife resources, and threatened and endangered species, and they also create a need for defensible scientific information when the Service issues guidance, biological opinions, and other recommendations that affect land and water management.

At the core of the announcement is USFWS use of a science-based, adaptive framework called Strategic Habitat Conservation. This approach follows adaptive management principles: set clear, broad-scale conservation objectives; use population and habitat data along with ecological modeling to predict outcomes; implement targeted conservation or management actions; and then monitor and assess results to determine whether actions are working and what should be adjusted. The opportunity emphasizes measurable outcomes for fish and wildlife populations, not just data collection for its own sake. In other words, the work being supported is meant to directly inform where habitat conservation and related management actions will be most effective, especially under changing environmental conditions.

The announcement also highlights a specific need for focused, applied science aimed at high-impact questions related to threats facing fish and wildlife. The intent is to generate information that managers can use when mitigation or management is required to keep species at healthy, sustainable, desired levels. This includes producing science that can stand up to scrutiny, since USFWS decisions often have regulatory consequences and may need to be defended based on the best available science. The grant therefore targets research and development in natural resources, science, and technology that supports decision-making, improves predictions of how populations respond to environmental change, and strengthens monitoring and assessment tied to real management actions.

Administratively, the opportunity anticipated a single award and listed an award ceiling of $236,190, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The total estimated funding in the listing is shown as $0, which can occur in archived postings or where final funding amounts depend on appropriations and award decisions, but the ceiling indicates the maximum size of the expected agreement. Eligibility was limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project compared with a standard grant, often through coordination on objectives, methods, deliverables, or the application of findings.

Key dates in the posting show it was published on May 20, 2014, with a closing date of May 25, 2014, and an archive date of May 30, 2014, meaning it was a short-window solicitation and is now archived. For full announcement access, the listing pointed applicants to Grants.gov, and provided a program contact: Anna Marie York (703-358-1881, AnnaMarieYork@fws.gov).

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