Opportunity Information: Apply for G15AC00197
Apply for G15AC00197
- The Geological Survey in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Collaborative work to capture and monitor caribou and their offspring in the Central Arctic herd" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808 U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 20, 2015 and posted on May 20, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 10, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $115,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $115,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G15AC00197) is a US Geological Survey cooperative agreement focused on fieldwork and monitoring needed to better understand how climate change is influencing caribou in Alaska, specifically the Central Arctic herd. The main concern behind the project is that warming temperatures and related environmental shifts are changing the quality of Arctic growing-season habitat, which can affect forage availability and nutrition. Because caribou populations on the North Slope have been declining, the agencies involved want clearer, on-the-ground evidence of how habitat change translates into real impacts on body condition, reproduction, and survival. The project is framed around the idea that the long-term ability of caribou to remain abundant will depend on how resilient individual animals are when faced with environmental stressors, especially during the nutritionally critical growing season.
The work is a collaboration among USGS, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the National Park Service. It centers on adult female caribou because females drive population growth through reproduction and calf survival, and because their nutritional status during summer strongly influences pregnancy outcomes, lactation costs, and the ability of calves to make it through the season. As part of the study design, 30 adult females were fitted with GPS collars in April 2015. These collared females are then scheduled to be recaptured twice a year, in October and April, to directly measure nutritional performance across multiple years. Nutritional performance is assessed using hands-on metrics like body mass and body condition, allowing researchers to connect where animals spend time and what habitats they select with measurable changes in health and energy reserves.
A key part of the project is that each year the offspring of the GPS-collared females are also tracked. Calves are radiocollared shortly after birth, and their survival is monitored throughout each growing season. This calf monitoring is meant to capture the reproductive demands placed on adult females and to quantify reproductive performance in a way that goes beyond simply noting whether a female produced a calf. By combining calf survival data with repeated measures of the mother’s body condition and the detailed movement record from GPS collars, the study aims to identify how space use and habitat selection during the growing season translate into nutritional consequences for the mother and survival consequences for the calf.
The overall analytical goal is to evaluate the consequences of individual movement patterns and habitat choices throughout the growing season and to use that evidence to estimate how well free-ranging reproductive females can cope with projected climatic shifts over roughly the next 50 years. In practical terms, the study is trying to move from broad assumptions about climate change effects to specific, measurable links between changing habitats, animal behavior, nutritional outcomes, and reproductive success. The expected outcome is improved ability to anticipate population responses and to inform management decisions by identifying which habitat conditions and movement strategies are associated with better or worse performance.
Administratively, this was a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement funding instrument under the environment activity category. It anticipated one award with an estimated total funding amount of $115,000, with an award ceiling of $115,000 and an award floor of $23,000. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was limited to state governments. The opportunity was posted and created on May 20, 2015, with an original and current closing date of June 10, 2015, and an archive date of July 10, 2015. The CFDA number associated with the program was 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). The listed contact for access issues with the full announcement was Stewart Evans, Contracting Officer, at 916-278-9334 or sevans@usgs.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The funding opportunity number is G15AC00197.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as a cooperative agreement.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, and the opportunity is described as discretionary.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project supports fieldwork and monitoring to better understand how climate change is influencing caribou in Alaska, specifically the Central Arctic herd, by linking habitat change to measurable effects on nutrition, reproduction, and survival.
What problem is this project trying to address?
The project is responding to concerns that warming temperatures and related environmental shifts are changing the quality of Arctic growing-season habitat, which can affect forage availability and nutrition, and that caribou populations on Alaska's North Slope have been declining.
Which caribou population is the focus of this work?
The work focuses on Alaska's Central Arctic caribou herd.
Why does the project emphasize the growing season?
The growing season is described as nutritionally critical. Habitat conditions during summer can influence forage and nutrition, which in turn affects body condition, pregnancy outcomes, lactation costs, and calf survival.
Which animals are the primary focus of the field monitoring?
The monitoring centers on adult female caribou, because females drive population growth through reproduction and calf survival and because their nutritional status during summer strongly influences reproductive outcomes.
How many adult female caribou were GPS-collared?
Thirty adult female caribou were fitted with GPS collars in April 2015.
How often are the GPS-collared females scheduled to be recaptured?
The collared females are scheduled to be recaptured twice per year, in October and April, to directly measure nutritional performance across multiple years.
What does the project mean by "nutritional performance"?
Nutritional performance is assessed using direct, hands-on measurements such as body mass and body condition, so researchers can relate habitat use and selection to measurable changes in health and energy reserves.
How is habitat use connected to caribou health in this study?
The project combines GPS movement records (showing where animals spend time and what habitats they select) with repeated measurements of body condition and body mass, allowing researchers to evaluate nutritional consequences associated with movement patterns and habitat choices.
Does the project track calves as well as adult females?
Yes. Each year, the offspring of the GPS-collared females are tracked, and calves are radiocollared shortly after birth.
What is the purpose of calf monitoring?
Calf monitoring is used to track calf survival throughout each growing season and to quantify reproductive performance and demands on adult females in a more detailed way than simply recording whether a calf was produced.
What outcomes is the project trying to measure for calves?
The project monitors calf survival throughout each growing season and links those survival outcomes to the mother's body condition and movement/habitat selection patterns.
What is the overall analytical goal of the project?
The analytical goal is to evaluate how individual movement patterns and habitat choices across the growing season relate to nutritional outcomes for adult females and survival outcomes for calves, and to use that evidence to estimate how well reproductive females can cope with projected climatic shifts over roughly the next 50 years.
How does this project aim to improve decision-making?
It aims to move from broad assumptions about climate change effects to specific, measurable links between changing habitats, animal behavior, nutritional outcomes, and reproductive success, improving the ability to anticipate population responses and inform management decisions.
Which organizations are collaborating on this work?
The collaboration includes USGS, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the National Park Service.
What activity category is this opportunity listed under?
The opportunity is listed under the environment activity category.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated one award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $115,000.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $115,000.
What is the award floor?
The award floor is $23,000.
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to state governments.
When was this opportunity posted and created?
It was posted and created on May 20, 2015.
What was the closing date for applications?
The original and current closing date was June 10, 2015.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was July 10, 2015.
What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The CFDA number listed is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).
Who can be contacted for access issues with the full announcement?
The listed contact is Stewart Evans, Contracting Officer. Phone: 916-278-9334. Email: sevans@usgs.gov.
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