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- The DOI-NPS in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bat Occupancy in the South Snake Range" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 03, 2016 and posted on Mar 03, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 04, 2016. (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 $45,244.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Bat Occupancy in the South Snake Range" (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00054) is a Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DOI-NPS) discretionary funding announcement that would be awarded as a cooperative agreement. It supports a collaborative project focused on building and carrying out a bat occupancy monitoring program paired with a public outreach component in the South Snake Range, including work conducted in Great Basin National Park. The overall intent is conservation-driven: improving understanding of bat presence, distribution, and potentially trends in occupancy while engaging partners and the public through coordinated outreach.
The project is structured around close coordination between personnel from GBI and NPS, with the partners working together on essentially all phases of the effort, from program development through field implementation and data handling. The monitoring approach described is hands-on and multi-method, combining techniques commonly used in bat research and management. Fieldwork includes mist netting to capture bats for identification and biological data collection, radio telemetry to track movements and roost use, and acoustic data collection with subsequent analysis to document species activity and presence. The project also includes Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) implantation, which allows researchers to uniquely mark individual bats and detect them again at roosts or monitoring stations, improving the ability to study site use and return rates over time.
Beyond field sampling, the grant emphasizes the less visible but critical parts of a monitoring program: data entry, data management, and the implementation of quality control and quality assurance procedures. That language signals an expectation that the recipient will maintain organized, reliable datasets and follow consistent standards so that results can be trusted and compared across seasons or partner efforts. In practical terms, this often means establishing standardized protocols, ensuring metadata and documentation are complete, and applying routine checks to reduce errors in both field records and digital databases.
The opportunity also anticipates coordination beyond NPS and GBI. Travel may be required to meet with subject matter experts, attend meetings and symposiums, and participate in collaborative research, training, and outreach with other agencies and partners, specifically naming the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This suggests the work is meant to fit into a broader regional effort where methods, findings, and outreach messaging can be aligned across jurisdictions and land management units.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA 15.931. The announcement listed an award ceiling of $45,244, with one expected award. The posting and creation dates were March 3, 2016, and the application closing date was March 4, 2016, indicating a very short application window at the time it was published. Eligibility was limited to nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, which is a specific applicant pool and would have excluded many standard 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
In short, this grant supported a single, partner-driven cooperative agreement to design and implement bat occupancy monitoring and outreach in and around Great Basin National Park and the South Snake Range, using a combination of capture, tracking, acoustic monitoring, and individual marking, backed by strong data management and interagency collaboration.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Bat Occupancy in the South Snake Range (P16AS00054)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Bat Occupancy in the South Snake Range".
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P16AS00054.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding announcement.
What type of award is expected?
The announcement indicates the award would be made as a cooperative agreement.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is conservation-driven and focuses on building and carrying out a bat occupancy monitoring program paired with a public outreach component in the South Snake Range, including work in Great Basin National Park.
What outcomes is the project intended to support?
The intent is to improve understanding of bat presence, distribution, and potentially trends in occupancy, while also engaging partners and the public through coordinated outreach.
Where will the work take place?
The work is focused on the South Snake Range and includes work conducted in Great Basin National Park.
Who is expected to collaborate on the project?
The project is structured around close coordination between personnel from GBI and NPS, with partners working together across program development, field implementation, and data handling.
What monitoring methods are included in the project?
The monitoring approach is hands-on and multi-method, including mist netting, radio telemetry, and acoustic data collection with subsequent analysis to document species activity and presence.
What is mist netting used for in this project?
Mist netting is used to capture bats for identification and biological data collection.
Why does the project include radio telemetry?
Radio telemetry is included to track movements and understand roost use.
What is the role of acoustic monitoring in the project?
Acoustic monitoring is used to collect bat activity data, followed by analysis to help document species activity and presence.
Does the project include marking individual bats?
Yes. The project includes Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) implantation to uniquely mark individual bats.
What is the purpose of PIT implantation as described in the announcement?
PIT implantation allows researchers to uniquely identify bats and detect them again at roosts or monitoring stations, supporting studies of site use and return rates over time.
Is data management explicitly part of the work?
Yes. The grant emphasizes data entry, data management, and implementation of quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) procedures as part of the monitoring program.
What does the QC/QA emphasis suggest about expectations for the recipient?
It signals an expectation for organized, reliable datasets and consistent standards so results can be trusted and compared across seasons or partner efforts, including routine checks to reduce errors in field records and digital databases.
Is there an outreach requirement?
Yes. The project pairs occupancy monitoring with a public outreach component and emphasizes coordinated outreach with partners and the public.
Are additional agencies or partners mentioned beyond NPS and GBI?
Yes. The announcement specifically names coordination and collaborative work with the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Does the opportunity anticipate travel?
Yes. Travel may be required to meet with subject matter experts, attend meetings and symposiums, and participate in collaborative research, training, and outreach with other agencies and partners (including NDOW and BLM).
What funding activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category.
What CFDA number is associated with this grant?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.931.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The announcement listed an award ceiling of $45,244.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement indicated one expected award.
What were the posting/creation dates for the announcement?
The posting and creation dates were listed as March 3, 2016.
When was the application closing date?
The application closing date was March 4, 2016.
How long was the application window?
Based on the listed dates, the application window was extremely short: the opportunity was posted/created on March 3, 2016, and closed on March 4, 2016.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
Would a typical 501(c)(3) nonprofit have been eligible?
No. The eligibility description indicates that standard IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofits would have been excluded, except as otherwise allowed for institutions of higher education as described in the eligibility language.
Is this opportunity described as competitive or discretionary?
It is described as a discretionary funding announcement from DOI-NPS.
What makes this a "cooperative" project based on the description?
The description emphasizes close coordination between GBI and NPS personnel and notes that partners would work together on essentially all phases of the effort, including program development, field implementation, and data handling.
What is the overall scope of work summarized in the announcement?
The scope includes designing and implementing bat occupancy monitoring and outreach in and around Great Basin National Park and the South Snake Range using capture methods, tracking, acoustic monitoring, individual marking (PIT tags), and strong data management with interagency collaboration.
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