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Opportunity Summary:

The "Biological Monitoring on Federal Lands" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00284) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary funding notice for a cooperative agreement focused on applied biological monitoring and field surveys on federal lands. The work centers on collecting consistent, repeatable monitoring data that can be compared year to year, while also tying new observations to existing long-term datasets so agencies can track trends over time rather than relying on isolated, one-season snapshots. The overall goal is to improve how federal land managers understand invasive species presence and spread, as well as how sensitive wildlife species use habitat and persist across changing conditions.

The scope of work emphasizes four core tasks. First, the recipient will map and photograph noxious weeds on federal lands, producing spatially explicit information that can support management decisions such as prioritizing treatment areas, evaluating control efforts, and identifying new infestations early. Second, the project requires the use of repeatable methods, meaning standardized survey protocols, consistent sampling design, and comparable documentation practices so that future surveys can detect real ecological change rather than differences caused by inconsistent field techniques. Third, the recipient must incorporate long-term datasets into current data collection, which typically involves aligning new monitoring with past survey locations, formats, and metadata standards, and ensuring that new data can be integrated with legacy datasets for trend analysis. Fourth, the project calls for describing species use of habitat, habitat conditions, and persistence on federal lands, which can include documenting where target species occur, what habitat features they are associated with, and whether populations appear stable or changing over time.

This notice is also procedurally important because it is not a typical open competition. It is a Notice of Intent to make a single-source award to Colorado State University under the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Agreement, justified under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2.14 B(4)) for "Unique Qualifications." In practical terms, that means the agency is announcing its intent to fund a specific partner due to specialized capabilities, experience, or an existing cooperative framework rather than soliciting proposals broadly from multiple applicants.

Funding details indicate an estimated total funding amount of $1,000,000, with an award ceiling of $200,000 and an award floor of $1,000. The opportunity anticipates one award and does not require cost sharing or matching. It is tied to CFDA number 15.608 (Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance) and falls under activity categories that include information and statistics, natural resources, and science and technology/research and development. The posting date was July 7, 2014, with a closing date of July 14, 2014, and an archive date of August 7, 2014, reflecting a short announcement window consistent with a single-source intent notice.

As described in the eligibility statement, the monitoring and survey work is intended to cover biological species such as the Preble's jumping mouse (a species often associated with riparian habitat and conservation concerns) along with invasive weed species, supporting federal land stewardship and species management decisions. For additional details or access issues, the announcement lists Pam Sponholtz (Project Officer) at the Fish and Wildlife Service as the point of contact, with phone number 303-236-4216 and email pamsponholtz@fws.gov, and references Grants.gov for the full announcement link.

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