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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Co Management of Subsistence use of Pacific Walrus" (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00255) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 7 discretionary funding action focused on supporting the conservation and shared management of Pacific walrus in Alaska. It is structured as a cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources activity category and is tied to CFDA 15.608 (Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance). The listing makes clear that this is a single-source award to the Kawerak Eskimo Walrus Commission (also referred to as the Eskimo Walrus Commission in the description), meaning the agency has already identified the intended recipient and is not soliciting competing proposals. The notice explicitly states it is not a request for proposals and that the government does not plan to accept proposals, with the award expected to be made 15 days after the notice.

The legal basis for the award comes from Section 119 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972, which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with Alaska Native organizations. The intent of this authority is to conserve marine mammals while also providing for co-management of subsistence use by Alaska Natives. In practical terms, Section 119 is designed to formalize collaboration between federal wildlife managers and Alaska Native organizations whose communities depend on marine mammals for customary and traditional subsistence. The announcement also references departmental authority (505 DM 2.14(B)) as the justification for making a single-source financial assistance agreement.

The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to continue a long-standing co-management relationship between USFWS and the Commission specifically around Pacific walrus conservation and the management of subsistence harvest. The agreement is framed as mutually beneficial: it supports the Commission in representing subsistence users and walrus hunters with better information and stronger management tools, while also supporting the Service in meeting its oversight responsibilities for the species by improving monitoring and understanding of population status and trends. The overall emphasis is on maintaining and strengthening an established co-management structure rather than launching a brand-new program.

The activities envisioned under the agreement line up closely with the menu of allowable co-management support activities described in Section 119 of the MMPA. These include collecting and analyzing data on marine mammal populations, monitoring the subsistence harvest of marine mammals, participating in research conducted by federal agencies, states, universities, or private organizations, and further developing co-management structures with federal and state partners. In the context of Pacific walrus, this generally implies work such as improving harvest monitoring and reporting, supporting local observation networks, coordinating community-based input into management, and contributing to research and data interpretation that help clarify population health, distribution changes, and broader trends that may affect walrus and the communities that rely on them.

The announcement lays out four central aims of the cooperative agreement. First, it is intended to conserve Pacific walrus in Alaska. Second, it seeks to encourage co-management of subsistence uses of Pacific walrus by ensuring subsistence users are actively involved through the Commission, reinforcing that management is not purely top-down but informed by those closest to the resource. Third, it aims to provide the Commission with information on walrus population status and trends to support sound management practices and to strengthen the Commission's ability to represent subsistence users and hunters. Fourth, it aims to provide USFWS with information needed to monitor walrus population status and trends so the agency can fulfill its responsibilities for species oversight. The stated objective is straightforward: provide support and assistance so that ongoing co-management activities can continue effectively.

From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity anticipates one award (ExpectedAwards: 1). The estimated total funding for the opportunity is listed as $143,500, with an award floor of $143,500 and an award ceiling of $717,500. No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated, meaning the recipient would not be required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of the award. Eligible applicants are listed as Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, consistent with the Section 119 framework that focuses on Alaska Native organizations and co-management bodies. The opportunity was posted on June 24, 2014, with an original and current closing date of June 30, 2014, and an archive date of July 31, 2014, though the key takeaway is that it was never a competitive application window in the normal sense because the agency intended a single-source award.

For additional details or access issues related to the full announcement, the notice provides a point of contact at USFWS: Jonathan A. Snyder, Wildlife Biologist, reachable by phone at 907-786-3819 or email at Jonathansnyder@fws.gov. An additional information link is also provided through the USFWS Alaska funding opportunity page. Overall, this grant notice describes a targeted federal investment in a cooperative, co-management approach that blends conservation goals with the practical realities and rights of Alaska Native subsistence use, using the Commission as the primary partner to coordinate participation, data gathering, and shared decision-making related to Pacific walrus.

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