Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS DMBM AHDP 2012 0002
Apply for FWS DMBM AHDP 2012 0002
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Avian Health and Disease Surveillance and Monitoring Support" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.655 Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 9, 2012 and posted on Jan 9, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education State governments County governments Special district governments City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Avian Health and Disease Surveillance and Monitoring Support opportunity is a FY 2012 discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Division of Migratory Birds, under the Southwest Avian Health and Disease Program in Region 2. Its central goal is to fund practical, field-oriented work that strengthens the conservation of migratory birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, specifically within Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. This four-state area is highlighted as a key wintering and stopover region for migratory birds, where habitat conditions, immune status, and disease prevalence can strongly influence population health and long-term conservation outcomes.
USFWS is looking for proposals that build the region's capacity to understand, detect, and respond to avian health and disease issues. Priority project themes include establishing baseline health measures for bird populations, identifying existing and emerging diseases (with emphasis on viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic threats), and clarifying how disease emerges through the interaction of the classic epidemiological triad: a susceptible host, a capable disease agent, and a suitable environment. Beyond surveillance, the program is also intended to support projects that translate findings into management actions, guidance, and on-the-ground responses, with an explicit focus on preparedness and prevention rather than reacting only after major outbreaks occur.
The program was created in 2011 in response to several growing pressures on wild birds and the systems they depend on. The announcement points to habitat fragmentation and land-use change associated with human population expansion, as well as increasing risks from zoonotic and emerging diseases connected to globalization and the movement of organisms and products. Climate change is also framed as a complicating factor, potentially shifting migratory timing and site fidelity, introducing new disease transmission opportunities, and adding stressors that can weaken birds and make outbreaks more likely or more severe. In practice, the grant program aims to integrate avian health and disease work into routine migratory bird management so that disease considerations become a standard part of conservation decision-making.
Proposals are expected to align with the USFWS Avian Health and Disease Program National Strategic Plan, and applicants are encouraged to explicitly map their project to the plan's priority areas. The announcement emphasizes integrating health surveillance into existing field efforts (for example, banding operations and surveys), expanding investigations of regionally specific disease problems, and collecting baseline data to better interpret future changes. It supports work on infectious diseases (viruses, bacteria, fungi) and non-infectious issues (parasites, biotoxins, contaminants), including targeted pathogen surveillance and studies involving both indigenous and exotic disease concerns. Additional emphasis areas include assessing disease links to climate change (such as impacts on reservoirs and vectors and on species adaptation strategies) and evaluating human-driven changes that can elevate disease risk, including urban, suburban, and agricultural influences like water quality issues, contaminants, and habitat fragmentation. The program also flags the importance of preventing invasive species introductions and reducing the risk of disease transmission associated with field activities and human movement between sites.
The application itself is structured like a short project proposal package with specific required sections. Applicants must provide a project title, identify the principal investigator with full contact information, and list any co-investigators. The narrative should include background and justification (species, location, and the health issue being addressed), clear objectives, and a description of any ongoing management activities tied to the project along with the management actions that might follow from the results. The methods section should be detailed enough for reviewers to see exactly how objectives will be met, including what types of samples will be collected, how many, where, what health parameters or pathogens will be analyzed, and what additional information will be gathered through the project or related efforts. Applicants must also describe laboratory or other analytical work and briefly explain the data analysis approach. Proposals should include literature cited, partnerships and collaborator roles (including any contracted labs or agencies), and a detailed line-item budget that can cover items such as salary, travel, supplies, equipment, lab analysis, and even aviation-related costs when relevant (helicopter/airplane time, fuel, food, and contracts).
Funding for FY 2012 was estimated at about $200,000 total, with an expectation of roughly six awards, though the announcement notes this amount could change depending on the final federal budget and the timing of congressional allocation. Individual awards can be as high as $50,000, with typical grant sizes reported in the $10,000 to $30,000 range, and an award floor listed at $5,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity, which lowers barriers for smaller entities or projects that can deliver useful surveillance or baseline data without large institutional matching funds.
Eligibility is broad and includes federal, state, and local government agencies; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). The program encourages prospective applicants to contact the regional coordinator, Daniel P. Collins (Migratory Game Bird Coordinator, USFWS Region 2), before submitting, with the intent of refining project ideas and ensuring alignment with program needs and the national strategic plan.
Applications were to be submitted as Microsoft Word files by email to dancollins@fws.gov, with a deadline of March 15, 2012, and mail submission allowed for materials not easily transmitted electronically. Non-federal applicants were also required to include the SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance form. Awardees must provide reporting, including an annual progress report due March 1, 2012, using formats distributed by the coordinator later in the year. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.655 (Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation), and it is categorized as a discretionary grant under the natural resources activity area, focused on strengthening regional avian disease surveillance, monitoring, and management capacity in the USFWS Southwest region.
Avian Health and Disease Surveillance and Monitoring Support (FY 2012) - FAQs
What is the Avian Health and Disease Surveillance and Monitoring Support opportunity?
It is a FY 2012 discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Division of Migratory Birds, under the Southwest Avian Health and Disease Program in Region 2. It funds practical, field-oriented work intended to strengthen conservation of migratory birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
What is the main goal of this grant program?
The central goal is to build the region's capacity to understand, detect, and respond to avian health and disease issues by supporting surveillance, baseline health measurement, disease identification (including emerging diseases), and work that translates findings into management actions focused on preparedness and prevention.
Which geographic area does this program focus on?
The program focuses on Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona (USFWS Region 2), described as a key wintering and stopover region for migratory birds.
Which birds are the focus of the funded work?
The focus is on migratory birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, particularly those using the four-state Region 2 area as wintering and stopover habitat.
What kinds of projects are prioritized?
Priority themes include establishing baseline health measures, identifying existing and emerging diseases (including viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic threats), and clarifying disease emergence using the epidemiological triad of host, agent, and environment. Projects are also expected to connect findings to management actions and on-the-ground responses.
Is the program more focused on outbreak response or prevention?
The announcement emphasizes preparedness and prevention, aiming to integrate avian health and disease considerations into routine migratory bird management rather than reacting only after major outbreaks.
What disease and health topics can be included?
The opportunity supports work on infectious diseases (viruses, bacteria, fungi) and non-infectious issues (parasites, biotoxins, contaminants). It also supports targeted pathogen surveillance and studies involving both indigenous and exotic disease concerns.
Does the program support projects related to climate change and disease risk?
Yes. The announcement specifically highlights assessing disease links to climate change, including impacts on reservoirs and vectors and on species adaptation strategies, as well as how shifting migratory timing or site fidelity could change transmission opportunities.
Does the program support work related to human land-use and development impacts on disease?
Yes. It emphasizes evaluating human-driven changes that elevate disease risk, including urban, suburban, and agricultural influences such as water quality issues, contaminants, and habitat fragmentation.
Are projects expected to integrate with existing field efforts?
Yes. The announcement encourages integrating health surveillance into existing field work such as banding operations and surveys, and expanding investigations of regionally specific disease problems while building baseline datasets.
What does it mean to align with the National Strategic Plan?
Proposals are expected to align with the USFWS Avian Health and Disease Program National Strategic Plan, and applicants are encouraged to explicitly map their project to the plan's priority areas.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes federal, state, and local government agencies; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated for this opportunity.
How much total funding was available for FY 2012?
Total FY 2012 funding was estimated at about $200,000, with a note that the final amount could change depending on the federal budget and timing of congressional allocation.
How many awards were expected?
The program expected to make roughly six awards, subject to available funding.
What is the maximum award amount?
Individual awards can be as high as $50,000.
What is the typical award size?
Typical grant sizes are reported in the $10,000 to $30,000 range.
Is there a minimum award amount?
Yes. The award floor is listed at $5,000.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.655 (Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation).
What is the application deadline?
Applications were due March 15, 2012.
How should the application be submitted?
Applications were to be submitted as Microsoft Word files by email to dancollins@fws.gov. Mail submission was also allowed for materials not easily transmitted electronically.
Who is the point of contact for this opportunity?
The announcement encourages applicants to contact Daniel P. Collins, Migratory Game Bird Coordinator, USFWS Region 2, before submitting. The submission email provided is dancollins@fws.gov.
Is pre-submission contact encouraged, and why?
Yes. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the regional coordinator before submitting to refine project ideas and help ensure alignment with program needs and the national strategic plan.
What format should the proposal take?
The application is structured as a short project proposal package with required sections, submitted as a Microsoft Word file.
What information must be included about the project team?
Applicants must provide a project title; identify the principal investigator with full contact information; and list any co-investigators.
What should be included in the project narrative?
The narrative should include background and justification (species, location, and the health issue being addressed), clear objectives, and a description of any ongoing management activities tied to the project along with the management actions that might follow from the results.
How detailed do the methods need to be?
Methods should be detailed enough for reviewers to understand exactly how objectives will be met, including what samples will be collected, how many, where they will be collected, what health parameters or pathogens will be analyzed, and what additional information will be gathered through the project or related efforts.
Do applicants need to describe laboratory and data analysis plans?
Yes. Applicants must describe laboratory or other analytical work and briefly explain the data analysis approach.
Are citations required?
Yes. Proposals should include a literature cited section.
Do partnerships and collaborator roles need to be described?
Yes. Proposals should describe partnerships and collaborator roles, including any contracted labs or agencies.
What budget format and cost categories are expected?
A detailed line-item budget is required. The announcement notes that budgets can cover items such as salary, travel, supplies, equipment, lab analysis, and aviation-related costs when relevant (including helicopter/airplane time, fuel, food, and contracts).
Are non-federal applicants required to submit any federal forms?
Yes. Non-federal applicants were required to include the SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance form.
What reporting is required if an award is made?
Awardees must provide reporting, including an annual progress report due March 1, 2012, using formats distributed by the coordinator later in the year.
How does the program describe the conservation need behind this opportunity?
The program was created in 2011 in response to pressures including habitat fragmentation and land-use change tied to human population expansion, growing risks from zoonotic and emerging diseases connected to globalization and movement of organisms/products, and climate change effects that can shift migration patterns and create new disease dynamics.
Does the program mention invasive species and disease transmission risks from field work?
Yes. The announcement flags the importance of preventing invasive species introductions and reducing the risk of disease transmission associated with field activities and human movement between sites.
What type of grant is this categorized as?
It is categorized as a discretionary grant in the natural resources activity area, focused on strengthening regional avian disease surveillance, monitoring, and management capacity in the USFWS Southwest region.
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