Opportunity Information: Apply for F14AS00254
Apply for F14AS00254
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges Mammals Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608 Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 23, 2014 and posted on Jun 23, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $38,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $38,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Headquarters Region 7 intends to award a single source financial assistance agreement as authorized by 505 DM 2.14 B to Seth Newsome Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Department of Biology, Albuquerque, New Mexico. This notice is not a request for proposals and the Government does not intend to accept proposals.
[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal:
Opportunity Summary:
The Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges Mammals Program grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00254) was a discretionary grant issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the broad activity area of Environment and Natural Resources. The project focus was scientific support for refuge mammal research, specifically the processing and laboratory analysis of biological samples to conduct stable isotope work aimed at understanding carnivore diets in Alaska. Stable isotope analysis is commonly used in wildlife ecology to infer long-term feeding patterns and trophic relationships by measuring naturally occurring isotopic signatures in animal tissues, which can reflect what prey items were consumed and, in some cases, how diet varies across seasons, habitats, or individual animals.
The work described in the announcement centered on handling and analyzing multiple tissue types collected from carnivores, including vibrissae (whiskers), hair, muscle, bone, and any additional tissues needed to meet the study objectives. These tissues differ in how they record dietary information over time. For example, whiskers and hair can preserve a timeline of diet as they grow, while muscle can represent more recent dietary intake, and bone can integrate signals over longer periods. The grant therefore supported the technical capacity to prepare these materials appropriately and run stable isotope measurements that would allow the Mammals Program to interpret diet composition and ecological interactions relevant to refuge management.
Funding for the opportunity was fixed at an estimated total of $38,000, with an award ceiling and floor both set at $38,000, indicating a single, set-size award rather than a range. The program anticipated making one award, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The announcement was tied to CFDA number 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance, which aligns with USFWS assistance efforts that support conservation science and management needs.
Eligibility was not open competition. The notice explicitly stated it was not a request for proposals and that the government did not intend to accept proposals. Instead, USFWS Region 7 intended to make a single-source financial assistance award, authorized under 505 DM 2.14 B, to Seth Newsome, Ph.D., at the University of New Mexico, Department of Biology. In practical terms, this means the agency had already identified the intended recipient based on specialized expertise or other justifications allowed under the cited authority, and the posting functioned as a public notice of intent rather than a competitive funding call.
Key dates associated with the posting were: Posted and Created on June 23, 2014; an original and current closing date of July 15, 2014; and an archive date of September 30, 2014. Additional announcement information was referenced through a USFWS Alaska funding opportunity webpage. For access issues or questions about the notice, the listed contact was Katherine Smiley (907-786-3412; KatherineSmiley@fws.gov).
FAQs: Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges Mammals Program (F14AS00254)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for the Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges Mammals Program. It is identified by Funding Opportunity Number (FON) F14AS00254 and falls under the broad activity area of Environment and Natural Resources.
What is the main purpose of the project described in the notice?
The project focus is scientific support for refuge mammal research, specifically the processing and laboratory analysis of biological samples to conduct stable isotope work. The goal of that stable isotope work is to better understand carnivore diets in Alaska.
What is stable isotope analysis, in the context of this grant?
Stable isotope analysis is a method commonly used in wildlife ecology to infer long-term feeding patterns and trophic relationships. It works by measuring naturally occurring isotopic signatures in animal tissues. Those signatures can reflect what prey items were consumed and, in some cases, how diet varies across seasons, habitats, or individual animals.
What kinds of biological samples or tissues are included?
The notice describes handling and analyzing multiple tissue types collected from carnivores, including vibrissae (whiskers), hair, muscle, bone, and any additional tissues needed to meet the study objectives.
Why does the project include multiple tissue types (whiskers, hair, muscle, bone)?
Different tissues can record dietary information over different time windows. The notice explains that whiskers and hair can preserve a timeline of diet as they grow, muscle can represent more recent dietary intake, and bone can integrate dietary signals over longer periods. Using multiple tissues helps the Mammals Program interpret diet composition and ecological interactions relevant to refuge management.
What work would the funding support?
The grant supports the technical capacity to prepare carnivore tissue samples appropriately and run stable isotope measurements. The resulting data would support interpretation of carnivore diet composition and related ecological interactions relevant to management of the refuges.
How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding is $38,000.
Is there a funding range, or is it a set award amount?
It is a set award amount. The award ceiling and award floor are both listed as $38,000, indicating a single, fixed-size award rather than a range.
How many awards did the program anticipate making?
The notice states that the program anticipated making one award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The announcement is tied to CFDA 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
Was this an open, competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice explicitly states it was not a request for proposals and that the government did not intend to accept proposals. It was posted as a public notice of intent to make an award rather than a competitive call.
Who was the intended recipient of the award?
USFWS Region 7 stated its intent to make a single-source financial assistance award to Seth Newsome, Ph.D., at the University of New Mexico, Department of Biology.
What does "single-source" mean in this notice?
In practical terms, it means the agency had already identified the intended recipient (rather than soliciting proposals from multiple applicants). The posting functions as a public notice of intent to award, not as an open competition.
What authority was cited for making the single-source award?
The notice indicates the single-source financial assistance award was authorized under 505 DM 2.14 B.
What were the key dates for this posting?
The notice lists these key dates: Posted and Created on June 23, 2014; closing date of July 15, 2014 (original and current); and an archive date of September 30, 2014.
Where was additional information referenced?
Additional announcement information was referenced through a USFWS Alaska funding opportunity webpage.
Who is the contact person for questions or access issues?
The listed contact is Katherine Smiley. Phone: 907-786-3412. Email: KatherineSmiley@fws.gov.
Which agency issued the opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), specifically referencing USFWS Region 7 in connection with the intended award.
What wildlife or ecological topic is being studied?
The study topic described is carnivore diet in Alaska, investigated through stable isotope measurements from carnivore tissues.
How does this project relate to refuge management?
The notice explains that the stable isotope measurements would allow the Mammals Program to interpret diet composition and ecological interactions relevant to refuge management.
Browse more opportunities from the same agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Browse more opportunities from the same category: Environment Natural Resources
Next opportunity: OJJDP FY 2014 Enhancements to Juvenile Drug Courts
Previous opportunity: National Park Service Aquatic Invertebrate Monitoring
USGrants.org Applicant Portal:
Are you interested in learning about about how to apply for this government funding opportunity? You can create a free applicant account and receive instant access to our applicant portal that many business owners like you have benefited from.
Apply for F14AS00254
[Watch] how do funding administrators access proposals?
Applicants also applied for:
Applicants who have applied for this opportunity (F14AS00254) also looked into and applied for these:
| Funding Opportunity |
|---|
| North Fish Creek Watershed Restorations Apply for F14AS00253 Funding Number: F14AS00253 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Sherman Mine 1990 Reclamation under the jurisdiction Bureau of Land Management in Colorado. Apply for L14AS00209 Funding Number: L14AS00209 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $150,000 |
| Environmental Management within the Framework of Economic Growth Apply for PRMPD 14 GR 001 WHA 07152014 Funding Number: PRMPD 14 GR 001 WHA 07152014 Agency: U.S. Mission to Paraguay Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Updating PRISM Climate Maps for Alaska (using 1981 2010 data) and Developing Monthly Time Series Maps for Temperature and Precipitation Apply for P14AS00186 Funding Number: P14AS00186 Agency: National Park Service Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Garfield County Noxious Weed Management within BLM jursidition in Colorado. Apply for L14AS00255 Funding Number: L14AS00255 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $15,000 |
| FA BLM New Mexico Socorro and Catron County Integrated Weed Management Program Apply for L14AS00251 Funding Number: L14AS00251 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $500,000 |
| Gunsight Pass Road AML Site Reclamation under the jurisdiction Bureau of Land Management in Colorado. Apply for L14AS00259 Funding Number: L14AS00259 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $350,000 |
| NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD Patterns and Trends of Lead Concentrations in Bald Eagle Nestlings and Fish in the Upper Midwestern U.S. Apply for P14AC01178 Funding Number: P14AC01178 Agency: National Park Service Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $60,000 |
| Abandoned Mine Lands Support for San Luis Valley in Colorado. Apply for L14AS00300 Funding Number: L14AS00300 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $250,000 |
| Trash Site Clean up on public lands in Rio Blanco County Colorado. Apply for L14AS00302 Funding Number: L14AS00302 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Apply for R14AS00065 Funding Number: R14AS00065 Agency: Bureau of Reclamation Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $1,000,000 |
| Migratory Bird Joint Ventures Gulf Coast JV Fiscal Year 2014 Apply for F14AS00381 Funding Number: F14AS00381 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Dressing Point Island Restoration Apply for F14AS00383 Funding Number: F14AS00383 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| Northern Arizona University CESU Biocrust Restoration Project. Apply for L14AS00312 Funding Number: L14AS00312 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $80,000 |
| Mountain Landscape Studies Project in Colorado. Apply for L14AS00313 Funding Number: L14AS00313 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $100,000 |
| Education, Interpretation, Visitor Services and Resource Protection for BLM Anasazi Heritage Center Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Apply for L14AS00314 Funding Number: L14AS00314 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $75,000 |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Apply for R14AS00070 Funding Number: R14AS00070 Agency: Bureau of Reclamation Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $525,000 |
| Construction of a school ship dock and fishing pier at the Refuge Gateway in Trenton, MI Apply for F14AS00406 Funding Number: F14AS00406 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $59,500 |
| Notice of Intent for one Archaelogical intern with SCA Apply for P14AS00282 Funding Number: P14AS00282 Agency: National Park Service Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $5,102 |
| Wildlife Without Borders Global Program (WHMSI) Apply for F14AS00416 Funding Number: F14AS00416 Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service Category: Environment Natural Resources Funding Amount: $77,528 |
Grant application guides and resources
It is always free to apply for government grants. However the process may be very complex depending on the funding opportunity you are applying for. Let us help you!
Apply for Grants
Premium leads for funding administrators, grant writers, and loan issuers
Thousands of people visit our website for their funding needs every day. When a user creates a grant proposal and files for submission, we pass the information on to funding administrators, grant writers, and government loan issuers.
If you manage government grant programs, provide grant writing services, or issue personal or government loans, we can help you reach your audience.
Subscribe to Leads
Request more information:
Would you like to learn more about this funding opportunity, similar opportunities to "F14AS00254", eligibility, application service, and/or application tips? Submit an inquiry below:
Don't forget to subscribe to our grant alerts mailing list to receive weekly alerts on new and updated grant funding opportunities like this one in your email.