Opportunity Information: Apply for L13AS00173
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- The Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM CA CESU UCLA California Tiger Salamanders at Fort Ord" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231 Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 2, 2013 and posted on Aug 2, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 20, 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 $98,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $98,000.00 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 "BLM CA CESU UCLA - California Tiger Salamanders at Fort Ord" (Funding Opportunity Number L13AS00173) is a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) discretionary funding announcement focused on natural resource conservation and management. The central purpose is to document how hybridization is unfolding between California tiger salamanders and non-native salamander lineages at Fort Ord, and to translate that information into practical conservation management strategies. The project is designed to track where and how genetic mixing is spreading across the Fort Ord landscape, with particular emphasis on understanding the movement of identifiable genetic markers from the two salamander types over time.
A key element of the work is a decade-scale comparison using pond resampling. The project calls for resampling Fort Ord ponds in 2014 and directly comparing those findings to data collected in 2004. By doing this, researchers can map how far hybrid populations (often described as a "hybrid swarm") have expanded and how specific non-native genetic components (referred to in the announcement as "SI genes") have moved during the intervening ten years. The outcome is intended to provide insight into both the likelihood of continued spread of non-native genomic material and the projected rate at which that spread could occur in the future, which directly informs management decisions such as prioritizing ponds for protection, monitoring, or intervention.
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, indicating that BLM expects active involvement or substantial collaboration during the project rather than a hands-off grant. The opportunity anticipates a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $98,000. The award ceiling is also listed as $98,000, with an award floor of $500, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The program is associated with CFDA number 15.231, "Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management," reflecting the wildlife conservation emphasis of the work.
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with the "CESU" framework referenced in the title (which commonly involves partnerships with universities for cooperative ecosystem studies). The opportunity was posted on August 2, 2013, with an original and current closing date of August 20, 2013, and it was later archived on October 1, 2018. Additional details were available through Grants.gov via the link provided in the announcement.
For applicants or interested parties who needed help accessing the full announcement, the listed contact was Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer, reachable by phone at 530-252-5338 or by email at lparker@blm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "BLM CA CESU UCLA - California Tiger Salamanders at Fort Ord."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is L13AS00173.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
The funding announcement is offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What type of funding opportunity is this?
This is a BLM discretionary funding announcement focused on natural resource conservation and management.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The central purpose is to document how hybridization is unfolding between California tiger salamanders and non-native salamander lineages at Fort Ord, and to translate those findings into practical conservation management strategies.
What conservation or management question is the project trying to answer?
The project aims to determine where and how genetic mixing is spreading across the Fort Ord landscape, including how identifiable genetic markers from the two salamander types move over time, so that managers can make better-informed conservation decisions.
What is meant by tracking "genetic markers" in this project?
Based on the announcement, the work emphasizes following identifiable genetic markers associated with the California tiger salamander and the non-native lineage to see how those markers spread across the landscape over time.
What does the opportunity say about a "hybrid swarm"?
The announcement describes hybrid populations as potentially forming or expanding as a "hybrid swarm," and the project is intended to map how far those hybrid populations have expanded over a ten-year period.
What are "SI genes" as referenced in the announcement?
The announcement refers to specific non-native genetic components as "SI genes" and calls for tracking how those non-native genetic components have moved between 2004 and 2014.
Where will the project work take place?
The work is centered on Fort Ord and specifically involves Fort Ord ponds.
What is the decade-scale comparison described in the announcement?
The project calls for resampling Fort Ord ponds in 2014 and directly comparing those findings to data collected in 2004 to measure changes over a ten-year period.
Why does the project involve pond resampling?
Pond resampling is used to produce a direct, decade-apart comparison (2014 vs. 2004) that can show how hybridization and the distribution of genetic components have changed over time across the Fort Ord pond network.
What kinds of outcomes is BLM expecting from the research?
The expected outcome is information that helps estimate the likelihood of continued spread of non-native genomic material and the projected rate of that spread, and then uses that information to inform practical conservation management strategies.
How will the results be used for management decisions?
The announcement indicates the results are intended to inform decisions such as prioritizing ponds for protection, monitoring, or intervention based on how hybrid populations and non-native genetic components are spreading.
What is the funding mechanism for this opportunity?
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
In this announcement, a cooperative agreement indicates BLM expects active involvement or substantial collaboration during the project rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
How many awards does BLM anticipate making under this opportunity?
The opportunity anticipates a single award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $98,000.
What is the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $98,000.
What is the minimum award amount (floor)?
The award floor is $500.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The program is associated with CFDA 15.231, "Fish, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Resource Management."
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
How does the "CESU" reference relate to eligibility?
The title references "CESU," and the announcement aligns eligibility with that framework by limiting applicants to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with university partnership-based cooperative ecosystem studies.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on August 2, 2013.
What was the closing date for applications?
The original and current closing date listed is August 20, 2013.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The listing indicates it was archived on October 1, 2018, and the closing date was August 20, 2013.
Where were additional details available?
Additional details were available through Grants.gov via the link provided in the announcement.
Who is the contact person for questions or help accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact is Leona B. Parker, Grants Management Officer.
How can the listed contact be reached?
Phone: 530-252-5338. Email: lparker@blm.gov.
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