Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00472
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- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Baseline Invasive Species Community Mapping at Lower Klamath and Tulelake NWRs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.678.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 23, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 28, 2016 This is a Notification of Intent to award a Single Source Award. The recipient has already been selected.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $28,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Baseline Invasive Species Community Mapping at Lower Klamath and Tulelake NWRs" is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) cooperative agreement focused on building a reliable, repeatable land cover mapping foundation to support invasive species management on two National Wildlife Refuges: Lower Klamath and Tulelake. The project is designed to create a baseline map and accompanying procedures that refuge staff and partners can reuse in later years to detect and measure changes in vegetation and land cover over time, with a specific emphasis on improving planning for invasive species treatments.
At the core of the work are three technical deliverables. First, the recipient is expected to produce a Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) that follows USFWS standards for processing land cover data at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. The intent is not just to complete a one-time mapping effort, but to document the full workflow in a way that can be replicated consistently in future monitoring cycles, allowing year-to-year or multi-year comparisons of land cover change. Second, the project must improve and validate the quality of the land cover classification by explicitly evaluating mapping error. That evaluation is expected to use accepted accuracy assessment tools such as error matrices (confusion matrices), kappa coefficients, or similar statistical methods. The goal of this step is to compare candidate classification approaches and select the classification system that performs best, rather than assuming the first classification result is adequate. Third, the project must deliver a final land cover map suitable for management use, specifically as an input to developing strategies for invasive species treatments on the refuge. In practice, that means the map needs to be accurate enough and structured in a way that helps managers identify where invasive plant communities or vulnerable habitats occur and how those areas are distributed across the refuge landscape.
In addition to the mapping and accuracy assessment work, the refuge indicates an expanded objective tied to long-term management evaluation. The opportunity describes an intent to develop a method or protocol, or potentially adopt an existing one, in collaboration with the USFWS Region 8 Inventory and Monitoring Program. This additional component focuses on geospatially capturing invasive species treatment actions and then evaluating how effective different management techniques are. In other words, beyond producing a baseline map, the broader direction is toward building a repeatable, spatially explicit system for tracking what treatment method was applied where, and measuring outcomes over time so that managers can compare techniques and improve decision-making.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity under the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, categorized under Natural Resources (CFDA 15.678). The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, which generally implies substantial agency involvement or collaboration during project execution compared to a standard grant. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The notice is explicitly described as a Notification of Intent to make a single-source award, meaning it was not a competitive open solicitation and the recipient had already been selected at the time of posting. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $28,500. The opportunity was created on September 23, 2016, with an original closing date of September 28, 2016, consistent with the fact that it functioned as a formal public notice rather than a call for new applicants.
The legal authority cited for entering into the award is the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (16 U.S.C. 661). Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a small, targeted cooperative agreement intended to strengthen the technical foundation for invasive species planning and monitoring by standardizing land cover data processing, rigorously assessing classification accuracy, producing a management-ready land cover map, and supporting a broader move toward spatially tracking and evaluating invasive species treatments across refuge lands.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Baseline Invasive Species Community Mapping at Lower Klamath and Tulelake NWRs."
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), within the Department of the Interior.
What type of funding instrument is this?
This is a Cooperative Agreement. This typically indicates a higher level of agency involvement and collaboration during the project than a standard grant.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is intended to build a reliable, repeatable land cover mapping foundation that supports invasive species management. It focuses on producing a baseline land cover map and documenting procedures so the work can be repeated in later years to detect and measure change over time.
Which locations are covered by the project?
The work supports invasive species management on two National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs): Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge and Tulelake National Wildlife Refuge.
Why is repeatability emphasized in this opportunity?
Repeatability is emphasized so that refuge staff and partners can use the same documented workflow in future monitoring cycles. This allows consistent year-to-year or multi-year comparisons of vegetation and land cover changes, which is important for tracking invasive species and planning treatments.
What are the core technical deliverables required?
The opportunity describes three core technical deliverables:
- A Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) that follows USFWS standards for processing land cover data at Lower Klamath NWR.
- An improvement and validation step for land cover classification quality through explicit evaluation of mapping error (accuracy assessment).
- A final land cover map suitable for management use, specifically to support planning for invasive species treatments.
What is the required SOP (Standard Operating Protocol) expected to include?
The SOP is expected to document the full workflow for processing land cover data in a way that aligns with USFWS standards and can be replicated consistently in future monitoring cycles. The intent is to enable consistent reuse rather than a one-time mapping effort.
Is the project only about creating a one-time map?
No. A key goal is to create a baseline map and accompanying procedures that can be reused in later years to detect and measure land cover changes over time.
How does the opportunity require the mapping to be validated?
The opportunity requires explicit evaluation of mapping error to improve and validate land cover classification quality. It anticipates the use of accepted accuracy assessment tools such as error matrices (confusion matrices), kappa coefficients, or similar statistical methods.
What is the purpose of the accuracy assessment component?
The purpose is to compare candidate classification approaches and select the classification system that performs best, rather than accepting an initial classification without testing how accurate it is.
What is the final land cover map supposed to be used for?
The final land cover map is intended to be suitable for management use as an input to developing strategies for invasive species treatments on the refuge. Practically, it should help managers identify where invasive plant communities or vulnerable habitats occur and how those areas are distributed across the landscape.
Does the opportunity mention any longer-term or expanded objectives beyond the baseline map?
Yes. It describes an intent to develop or adopt a method/protocol, in collaboration with the USFWS Region 8 Inventory and Monitoring Program, to geospatially capture invasive species treatment actions and evaluate the effectiveness of different management techniques over time.
What does "geospatially capturing invasive species treatment actions" mean in this context?
In the context provided, it means building a repeatable, spatially explicit approach for recording what treatment method was applied, where it was applied, and then evaluating outcomes over time to compare techniques and improve decision-making.
What is the CFDA number and category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources with CFDA 15.678.
What is the legal authority cited for entering into this award?
The legal authority cited is the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (16 U.S.C. 661).
Is this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice is described as a Notification of Intent to make a single-source award, meaning it was not posted as a competitive open solicitation and the recipient had already been selected at the time of posting.
Who is eligible to receive this award?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
How many awards are expected to be made?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $28,500.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on September 23, 2016, and the original closing date was September 28, 2016. The short window aligns with its function as a formal public notice rather than a call for new applicants.
What does it mean that this is "discretionary" funding?
The opportunity is described as a discretionary funding opportunity, meaning the agency has discretion in making the award under the cited program and authority (as described in the notice).
Why is this described as a small, targeted cooperative agreement?
Based on the information provided, it is targeted because it focuses on specific refuges and specific technical outputs (SOP, accuracy assessment, final management-ready map) and is relatively small in funding level (ceiling of $28,500), with a single expected award.
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