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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Collaborative Research and Management of Wildlife Habitats" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.670 Adaptive Science.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 24, 2015 and posted on Mar 24, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2015 This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (2) Continuation, and (4) Unique Qualifications, which allows for award without competition to an applicant.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source Cooperative Agreement to Western Association of Wildlife Agencies for the purpose of collaborative research, data access and analysis, and management applications for wildlife and wildlife habitats. This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (2) Continuation.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Collaborative Research and Management of Wildlife Habitats opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00130) is a Fish and Wildlife Service grant action structured as a cooperative agreement focused on improving how agencies and partners address invasive annual grasses and wildfire risk in Great Basin sagebrush ecosystems. The core purpose is to pull together existing science, on-the-ground tools, and management experience and then translate that combined knowledge into practical guidance that can be used to prevent new invasions, suppress or contain established invasives, and restore habitats that have already shifted toward invasive grass dominance. A major emphasis is on invasive annual grasses such as cheatgrass, and on understanding how conditions and effective interventions differ across sagebrush habitat types and elevations throughout the Great Basin.
The work described in the announcement centers on five major deliverables. First, the project is expected to compile and evaluate the tools, methods, and ongoing efforts aimed at prevention, suppression, and restoration in invaded or at-risk sagebrush landscapes. This includes taking stock of what is already being used (for example, planning frameworks, risk maps, treatment approaches, monitoring methods, and decision-support tools) and judging how well these approaches perform in different ecological settings, including higher- and lower-elevation sagebrush systems that can respond very differently to disturbance and treatment. Second, the project must synthesize how fire prevention, fire suppression, and post-fire restoration can be planned and sequenced to reduce the competitive advantage and landscape dominance of invasive grasses. That synthesis is also expected to spell out what kind of coordination is needed within and among agencies, and what funding alignment or investment strategies are necessary to make invasive control and fire management more effective rather than piecemeal.
Third, the opportunity calls for an inventory of existing management actions and programs that have actually demonstrated measurable success in reducing invasive species and, as a result, lowering wildfire frequency, intensity, or rate of spread. The intent is not just to list projects, but to assess outcomes and the level of success in a realistic way, including what worked, where it worked, under what conditions, and what it cost in effort and resources. Fourth, the project must identify the most important information gaps that are currently limiting progress, such as missing data, uncertain treatment effectiveness under particular site conditions, weak monitoring consistency, or limited ability to predict when and where invasion and fire feedbacks will accelerate. Fifth, it must highlight practical constraints and roadblocks that prevent better invasive and fire control, such as operational barriers, policy or permitting delays, fragmented responsibilities, limited treatment windows, insufficient capacity for follow-up maintenance, or inconsistent funding streams, and then lay out the solutions needed to overcome those barriers.
Administratively, this is a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement, meaning the agency expects active involvement and collaboration during the project rather than a hands-off grant. The posting characterizes it as a Notice of Intent for a single-source award to the Western Association of Wildlife Agencies, justified under Department of the Interior policy provisions related to continuation and unique qualifications, which allows an award without open competition in this case. The estimated total funding is $1,000,000, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000 and a floor of $175,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed. Only one award was anticipated. The opportunity was posted on March 24, 2015, with an original and current closing date of March 31, 2015, and it was archived on April 24, 2015. The CFDA number is 15.670 (Adaptive Science), reflecting a focus on applied, decision-relevant science that can be directly used in management. For access issues or questions tied to the announcement, the listed project officer contact is Greg Watson at the Fish and Wildlife Service (303-236-8155, gregwatson@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Collaborative Research and Management of Wildlife Habitats.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F15AS00130.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant action.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement.
What does “cooperative agreement” mean for applicants and project execution?
It means the agency expects active involvement and collaboration during the project, rather than a hands-off relationship typical of some grants.
Is this opportunity competitive and open to multiple applicants?
No. The posting is characterized as a Notice of Intent for a single-source award to the Western Association of Wildlife Agencies, justified under Department of the Interior policy provisions related to continuation and unique qualifications.
How many awards were anticipated?
Only one award was anticipated.
What is the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total funding is $1,000,000.
What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $1,000,000 and the award floor is $175,000.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No. The announcement lists no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What is the main purpose of the project described in the announcement?
The core purpose is to pull together existing science, on-the-ground tools, and management experience, then translate that combined knowledge into practical guidance to (1) prevent new invasions, (2) suppress or contain established invasives, and (3) restore habitats that have shifted toward invasive annual grass dominance in Great Basin sagebrush ecosystems.
What ecological problem is the project focused on?
The work focuses on improving how agencies and partners address invasive annual grasses and wildfire risk in Great Basin sagebrush ecosystems.
Which invasive species or group is specifically emphasized?
A major emphasis is on invasive annual grasses such as cheatgrass.
What landscape or region is the primary focus?
The project is focused on the Great Basin, specifically sagebrush ecosystems within that region.
Does the announcement address differences across habitat types or elevation?
Yes. It emphasizes understanding how conditions and effective interventions differ across sagebrush habitat types and elevations, including higher- and lower-elevation sagebrush systems that may respond very differently to disturbance and treatment.
What are the major deliverables expected under this opportunity?
The announcement describes five major deliverables focused on compiling and evaluating tools and efforts, synthesizing fire and restoration sequencing and coordination needs, inventorying and assessing successful programs, identifying critical information gaps, and highlighting practical constraints with solutions.
What does Deliverable 1 require (tools, methods, and efforts)?
It requires compiling and evaluating tools, methods, and ongoing efforts for prevention, suppression, and restoration in invaded or at-risk sagebrush landscapes. This includes taking stock of existing approaches such as planning frameworks, risk maps, treatment approaches, monitoring methods, and decision-support tools, and judging how well they perform across different ecological settings.
What does Deliverable 2 require (fire prevention, suppression, and post-fire restoration)?
It requires synthesizing how fire prevention, fire suppression, and post-fire restoration can be planned and sequenced to reduce the competitive advantage and landscape dominance of invasive grasses. It also calls for describing the coordination needed within and among agencies, and the funding alignment or investment strategies needed to avoid piecemeal efforts.
What does Deliverable 3 require (inventory of successful actions and programs)?
It calls for an inventory of existing management actions and programs that have shown measurable success in reducing invasive species and thereby lowering wildfire frequency, intensity, or rate of spread. The intent goes beyond listing projects: it requires assessing outcomes, what worked, where it worked, under what conditions, and what it cost in effort and resources.
What does Deliverable 4 require (information gaps)?
It requires identifying the most important information gaps limiting progress, such as missing data, uncertain treatment effectiveness under specific site conditions, inconsistent monitoring, or limited ability to predict where invasion and fire feedbacks will accelerate.
What does Deliverable 5 require (constraints and solutions)?
It requires highlighting practical constraints that prevent better invasive and fire control (for example, operational barriers, policy or permitting delays, fragmented responsibilities, limited treatment windows, insufficient follow-up capacity, or inconsistent funding streams) and laying out the solutions needed to overcome those barriers.
What does the opportunity suggest about the importance of coordination and funding alignment?
It explicitly expects the work to describe coordination needs within and among agencies and to address funding alignment or investment strategies so invasive control and fire management efforts are more effective and not piecemeal.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity, and what does it indicate?
The CFDA number is 15.670, labeled Adaptive Science. The description indicates a focus on applied, decision-relevant science intended to be directly usable in management.
What are the key dates listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on March 24, 2015. The original and current closing date is March 31, 2015. It was archived on April 24, 2015.
Who is the project officer contact for questions or access issues?
The listed project officer is Greg Watson (Fish and Wildlife Service). Phone: 303-236-8155. Email: gregwatson@fws.gov.
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