Opportunity Information: Apply for P14AS00246
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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "California Red Legged Frog Reintroduction Monitoring" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 11, 2014 and posted on Aug 11, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD. This is not a request for applications. This funding announcement is to provide public notice that the National Park Service will fund the following project under an existing Cooperative Management with MRT.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $100,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 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 California Red Legged Frog Reintroduction Monitoring opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00246) is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on rebuilding populations of the California red-legged frog (CRLF) in the Santa Monica Mountains (SMM). The CRLF has been listed as federally threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1996, and restoring the species in southern California is a stated recovery priority. The core conservation strategy described in the announcement is translocation of frog eggs into suitable stream habitats, followed by structured monitoring and data-driven adaptive management to increase the likelihood that introduced cohorts survive and establish breeding populations.
The work funded under this task agreement centers on four total reintroduction and monitoring sites in the Santa Monica Mountains across federal fiscal years 2015 and 2016. Two sites already received egg translocations in 2014, and the project plans to expand the effort by placing eggs at at least two additional stream locations in subsequent years. In practical terms, the project is designed to both broaden the geographic footprint of CRLF reestablishment and to confirm, through repeated monitoring, whether the reintroduced frogs are persisting through life stages (egg, tadpole, juvenile, adult) and whether the selected habitats support successful development.
The scope of work combines hands-on field implementation with technical and administrative responsibilities. Field tasks include assisting NPS with egg collection and egg mass monitoring, constructing and maintaining tadpole rearing pens, and conducting regular site visits to collect biological and habitat data. The recipient is also expected to take an active role in project leadership, which implies coordination of field activities, consistent data collection practices, and oversight of work products. On the analytical side, the agreement emphasizes data management and analysis to assess reintroduction outcomes and inform future translocation decisions, including how sites are selected, when translocations occur, and how rearing or protective measures are applied.
Partnership is a key feature of the project. The announcement states that Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT) is a principal partner providing expertise and support in data collection and analysis, and that NPS and MRT will work together not only on the technical conservation work but also to create educational opportunities tied to threatened species protection, population expansion, and restoration. This framing suggests the project is intended to deliver measurable biological outcomes while also supporting broader stewardship and public benefit goals associated with high-profile on-the-ground conservation in a national park setting.
From a grants administration standpoint, this notice is explicitly an intent to award rather than a competitive call for applications. It was posted August 11, 2014, and states that it is not a request for applications because NPS plans to fund the project under an existing cooperative management relationship with MRT. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding, the instrument type is a cooperative agreement, and the activity category is natural resources under CFDA 15.944 (Natural Resource Stewardship). The estimated total funding is $100,000, with an award floor of $40,000 and a ceiling of $100,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants are listed as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education), though the intent-to-award language clarifies that the funding is tied to an established partnership rather than open competition.
Overall, the opportunity funds the operational and scientific backbone of a multi-site CRLF reintroduction effort in the Santa Monica Mountains: moving eggs to suitable streams, protecting and rearing early life stages where needed, monitoring outcomes at both new and previously seeded sites, and producing the data and analysis required to demonstrate progress toward establishing self-sustaining frog populations at four locations over FY15 and FY16. Contact information for access issues is provided for Kristina Bliss, Agreements Specialist at NPS (805-370-2321; kristinabliss@nps.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the California Red Legged Frog Reintroduction Monitoring opportunity?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on rebuilding populations of the California red-legged frog (CRLF) in the Santa Monica Mountains (SMM) through egg translocation into suitable stream habitats, followed by structured monitoring and adaptive management.
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P14AS00246.
3. Which federal agency is offering this funding?
The opportunity is offered by the National Park Service (NPS).
4. Why is the California red-legged frog a focus of this project?
The CRLF has been listed as federally threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1996, and restoring the species in southern California is identified as a recovery priority.
5. What conservation strategy does the announcement emphasize?
The core strategy is translocation of frog eggs into appropriate stream habitats, paired with monitoring and data-driven adaptive management to improve survival and establishment of breeding populations.
6. How many reintroduction and monitoring sites are included?
The work centers on four total reintroduction and monitoring sites in the Santa Monica Mountains.
7. What time period does the funded work cover?
The work is described as spanning federal fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
8. Were any sites already seeded with frog eggs before this task agreement?
Yes. Two sites already received egg translocations in 2014.
9. Does the project plan to add new reintroduction locations?
Yes. The project plans to expand by placing eggs at at least two additional stream locations in subsequent years.
10. What is the main goal of monitoring in this project?
Monitoring is intended to confirm whether reintroduced frogs persist through life stages (egg, tadpole, juvenile, adult) and whether the selected habitats support successful development and eventual breeding population establishment.
11. What fieldwork activities are included in the scope of work?
Field tasks include assisting NPS with egg collection and egg mass monitoring, constructing and maintaining tadpole rearing pens, and making regular site visits to collect biological and habitat data.
12. What project leadership responsibilities are expected of the recipient?
The recipient is expected to take an active role in project leadership, including coordinating field activities, supporting consistent data collection practices, and overseeing work products.
13. What data and analysis responsibilities are included?
The agreement emphasizes data management and analysis to assess reintroduction outcomes and guide future translocation decisions, such as site selection, timing of translocations, and application of rearing or protective measures.
14. What does “adaptive management†mean in the context of this announcement?
Based on the announcement, adaptive management refers to using monitoring results and analysis to adjust decisions and practices (for example, where and when eggs are translocated and how protective or rearing measures are applied) to improve success over time.
15. Who is a key partner on this project?
Mountains Restoration Trust (MRT) is identified as a principal partner, providing expertise and support for data collection and analysis.
16. How will NPS and MRT work together under this opportunity?
The announcement describes NPS and MRT working together on the technical conservation tasks and also on creating educational opportunities related to threatened species protection, population expansion, and restoration.
17. Is this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice is explicitly an intent to award and states it is not a request for applications because NPS plans to fund the project under an existing cooperative management relationship with MRT.
18. What type of funding is this categorized as?
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding.
19. What is the award instrument type?
The instrument type is a cooperative agreement.
20. What is the activity category and CFDA number?
The activity category is natural resources under CFDA 15.944 (Natural Resource Stewardship).
21. What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding is $100,000.
22. What are the award floor and award ceiling?
The award floor is $40,000 and the award ceiling is $100,000.
23. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
24. Who is listed as eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are listed as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education). However, the notice also clarifies it is an intent to award tied to an established partnership rather than an open, competitive process.
25. Where will the conservation work take place?
The work will take place at stream sites in the Santa Monica Mountains (SMM) in a national park setting.
26. What outcomes is the project trying to demonstrate?
The project aims to produce measurable biological outcomes by expanding the footprint of reestablishment efforts and generating monitoring data and analysis to show progress toward establishing self-sustaining frog populations at four locations over FY15 and FY16.
27. When was the notice posted?
The notice was posted on August 11, 2014.
28. Who can be contacted for access issues related to this opportunity?
Kristina Bliss, Agreements Specialist at NPS, is listed as the contact for access issues. Phone: 805-370-2321. Email: kristinabliss@nps.gov.
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