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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bird Monitoring in the Southern Plains, Sonoran Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert Networks 2013 2014" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs Resources of the National Park System.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 21, 2013 and posted on Mar 21, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 1, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $120,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $120,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bird Monitoring in the Southern Plains, Sonoran Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert Networks 2013-2014 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P13AS00017) is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement announcement meant strictly as a public notice, not a competitive call for proposals. In other words, the NPS was not inviting applications from the broader public. Instead, it signaled the agency's intent to fund a specific set of project activities without competition through an existing task agreement under the Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) cooperative agreement framework. The work continues an ongoing partnership between the NPS and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) to carry out coordinated bird monitoring across 29 NPS units in the U.S. Southwest, specifically within the Southern Plains, Sonoran Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Networks.
The central purpose of the project is to support a landbird monitoring program designed to detect biologically meaningful changes in bird populations and communities over time. The emphasis is on using a comprehensive assessment approach that helps park managers and scientists understand not just whether individual species are present, but whether broader shifts are occurring in distribution, community structure, and (where data allow) abundance. By repeating standardized monitoring over time and across many parks, the program is meant to produce trends and comparisons that can be used to interpret ecological condition and change at both park and regional scales, including potential influences from climate variation, vegetation change, and management actions.
RMBO's role is essentially the technical and implementation backbone of the monitoring effort. First, RMBO will estimate occupancy for most species in most parks, meaning it will estimate the proportion of monitoring sites where a given species is present. Occupancy is framed as a practical way to track changes in species distribution through time, because even if exact counts fluctuate or are difficult to estimate, repeated presence-absence information across space can reveal whether a species is expanding, contracting, or shifting within park landscapes. Second, RMBO will estimate bird species richness and composition, which are community-level indicators. Species richness focuses on how many species are present, while composition looks at which species make up the community and how that mix changes. The announcement highlights that these community measures complement population-based metrics and are especially useful for understanding biodiversity impacts from changing landscapes and for detecting which species are or are not responding to environmental or management changes. Third, RMBO will estimate density when feasible, concentrating on common species with enough detections to support robust estimates. The method specified is point transect distance sampling at fixed points, analyzed using the Distance software (referencing Thomas et al. 2005). This approach explicitly addresses imperfect detectability by modeling how detection probability declines with distance, which can improve the reliability of density estimates when the underlying assumptions are reasonably met. Finally, RMBO will make the collected information broadly available through the RMBO Avian Data Center, ensuring that the data can be used by other agencies, partners, and the public rather than remaining siloed in internal reports.
The NPS responsibilities are described as both administrative and scientific-management support. NPS will provide the funding and assign an Agreement Technical Representative (ATR) to oversee and coordinate the agreement. NPS will also provide the bird monitoring protocol and standard operating procedures, which are important because they standardize how data are collected across parks and allow monitoring results to be integrated into park management planning. To protect scientific quality, NPS will assist with external reviews aimed at ensuring reliability. NPS and RMBO will collaborate on producing and publishing outputs, including reports in the NPS Natural Resource Report Series and, where appropriate, peer-reviewed scientific journals to support broader dissemination. NPS will also contribute contextual information about other park resources so bird monitoring results can be interpreted alongside factors like climate and vegetation changes, improving the ability to explain why bird communities may be shifting. Finally, NPS intends to fold the monitoring results into broader syntheses of natural resource condition used for interpretation and management, and to share results with park interpreters, managers, nongovernmental organizations, and the public. The announcement even notes a planned cooperative effort with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to connect this work with broader monitoring and planning that could include wildlife refuges, signaling that the dataset and approach are meant to support cross-agency conservation planning.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary cooperative agreement in the natural resources activity area, with an expectation of a single award. The estimated total funding is $120,000, with an award ceiling of $120,000 and a nominal award floor of $1, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is listed as nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education, which aligns with RMBO's nonprofit status and reinforces that this notice is documenting an intended sole-source continuation rather than soliciting broad competition. Key dates include a posted and creation date of March 21, 2013, an original and current closing date of April 1, 2013, and an archive date of April 2, 2013. The CFDA listing included is 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System). For access issues, the contact provided is Alicia Broner, Contract Specialist (Contractor), at 303-987-6734 and aliciabroner@contractor.nps.gov, and the listing references Grants.gov as the public portal where the notice was posted.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Bird Monitoring in the Southern Plains, Sonoran Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert Networks 2013-2014."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P13AS00017.
Which federal agency is associated with this opportunity?
This announcement is from the National Park Service (NPS).
Is this a competitive grant where the public can apply?
No. The announcement is described as strictly a public notice and not a competitive call for proposals. It states that NPS was not inviting applications from the broader public.
If it is not competitive, what is the purpose of posting it publicly?
The notice signals NPS's intent to fund a specific set of project activities without competition, using an existing task agreement under the Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) cooperative agreement framework.
What agreement framework is this work being carried out under?
The work is intended to be funded through an existing task agreement under the Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) cooperative agreement framework.
Who is the intended partner organization for this work?
The work continues an ongoing partnership between NPS and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO).
What is the central purpose of the project?
The central purpose is to support a landbird monitoring program designed to detect biologically meaningful changes in bird populations and communities over time.
Where will the bird monitoring take place?
The monitoring is across 29 National Park Service units in the U.S. Southwest within the Southern Plains, Sonoran Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Networks.
What kinds of changes is the monitoring designed to detect?
The program is intended to help identify broader shifts in bird distribution and community structure and, where data allow, changes in abundance over time.
Why does the project emphasize repeated standardized monitoring?
By repeating standardized monitoring over time and across many parks, the project aims to produce trends and comparisons that can be interpreted at both park and regional scales.
What potential drivers of change does the notice mention?
The notice references potential influences including climate variation, vegetation change, and management actions.
What is RMBO responsible for under this project?
RMBO is described as the technical and implementation backbone of the monitoring effort, including estimating occupancy, estimating species richness and composition, estimating density when feasible, and making collected information broadly available through the RMBO Avian Data Center.
What does it mean that RMBO will estimate occupancy?
Occupancy is described as estimating the proportion of monitoring sites where a species is present. The notice frames occupancy as a practical way to track changes in species distribution through time using repeated presence-absence information across space.
What community-level indicators will RMBO estimate?
RMBO will estimate bird species richness and composition. Species richness focuses on how many species are present, while composition addresses which species make up the community and how that mix changes.
Why are richness and composition included in addition to population-based measures?
The notice explains that community measures complement population-based metrics, can help interpret biodiversity impacts from changing landscapes, and can help identify which species are or are not responding to environmental or management changes.
Will the project estimate bird density?
Yes, when feasible. The notice says density estimates will focus on common species with enough detections to support robust estimates.
What method will be used to estimate density?
The specified method is point transect distance sampling at fixed points, analyzed using the Distance software (referencing Thomas et al. 2005).
How does the density method address detectability?
The notice states the approach addresses imperfect detectability by modeling how detection probability declines with distance.
How will the monitoring data be shared?
The collected information will be made broadly available through the RMBO Avian Data Center, so the data can be used by other agencies, partners, and the public.
What are NPS's responsibilities in this cooperative agreement?
NPS responsibilities include providing funding, assigning an Agreement Technical Representative (ATR) to oversee and coordinate the agreement, providing the bird monitoring protocol and standard operating procedures, assisting with external reviews for reliability, collaborating on reports and publications, and providing contextual information to support interpretation of results.
What is an Agreement Technical Representative (ATR) in this context?
The notice states NPS will assign an ATR to oversee and coordinate the agreement.
What protocols and guidance will NPS provide?
NPS will provide the bird monitoring protocol and standard operating procedures to standardize data collection across parks and allow results to be integrated into park management planning.
How does the project plan to ensure scientific quality?
NPS will assist with external reviews aimed at ensuring reliability.
What kinds of publications or outputs are planned?
NPS and RMBO will collaborate on producing and publishing outputs, including reports in the NPS Natural Resource Report Series and, where appropriate, peer-reviewed scientific journals.
How will monitoring results be used by NPS?
NPS intends to fold results into broader syntheses of natural resource condition used for interpretation and management and to share results with park interpreters, managers, nongovernmental organizations, and the public.
Will the work connect to other agencies or broader conservation planning?
Yes. The notice mentions a planned cooperative effort with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to connect this work with broader monitoring and planning that could include wildlife refuges.
What type of award is this opportunity?
It is categorized as a discretionary cooperative agreement in the natural resources activity area.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement indicates an expectation of a single award.
What is the estimated total funding?
The estimated total funding is $120,000.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $120,000.
What is the award floor?
The nominal award floor is $1.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is listed as eligible to receive this award?
Eligibility is listed as nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status other than institutions of higher education.
How does the stated eligibility relate to the described intent of the notice?
The notice indicates the eligibility aligns with RMBO's nonprofit status and reinforces that the posting documents an intended sole-source continuation rather than soliciting broad competition.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing included is 15.945, titled "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System."
When was the opportunity posted?
The posted date (and creation date) is March 21, 2013.
What was the closing date?
The original and current closing date is April 1, 2013.
When was it archived?
The archive date is April 2, 2013.
Where was the notice posted publicly?
The listing references Grants.gov as the public portal where the notice was posted.
Who is the contact person for access issues?
The contact listed is Alicia Broner, Contract Specialist (Contractor).
What contact details are provided?
Phone: 303-987-6734. Email: aliciabroner@contractor.nps.gov.
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