Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS R6 DEMOGRAPHICSTUDIESOFSEATURTLES
Apply for FWS R6 DEMOGRAPHICSTUDIESOFSEATURTLES
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Demographic Studies of Sea Turtles" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.657 Endangered Species Conservation Recovery Implementation Funds.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 30, 2011 and posted on Aug 30, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 1, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $60,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $60,000.00 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 this agreement to Colorado State University USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit under the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Demographic Studies of Sea Turtles opportunity is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) cooperative agreement focused on improving how sea turtle populations are measured and monitored, with the end goal of supporting endangered species recovery work. The award sits under the Endangered Species Conservation - Recovery Implementation Funds (CFDA 15.657) and is categorized within Environment and Natural Resources. It was posted on August 30, 2011, with a closing date of September 1, 2011, and later archived on October 1, 2011. The total funding anticipated for the single award is about $60,000 (with an award ceiling of $60,000 and a stated floor of $1,000), and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
A key detail is that this is a notice of intent to award, meaning the agency indicated it planned to make the award to a specific partner rather than run an open competition. The intended recipient is Colorado State University, specifically the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit under the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. Only one award was expected.
The work itself is technical and research-driven, centered on adapting and extending statistical tools for sea turtle demography. The first major task is to refine existing statistical methods, study design concepts, and software so they better fit the realities of sea turtle life history and field sampling. These upgraded tools are meant to produce estimates for several critical parameters used in population assessments, including stage-specific survival rates, site fidelity, and movement probabilities. The project also targets reproductive dynamics: the conditional probability of nesting (which functions as an estimate of remigration interval), recruitment into the breeding segment of the population, and the number of nests laid within a season. In addition, it aims to estimate abundance at multiple levels, such as the number of turtles present in a study area (for example, a nesting population) and the total abundance of adult females, including both those nesting in a given season and those skipping nesting. Another deliverable is estimating the proportion of nesters that are first-time breeders (neophytes) versus returning breeders (remigrants), which is a meaningful indicator for population trend interpretation.
The second task is more applied and management-oriented: using the updated analytical tools and simulation approaches to determine minimum sample sizes needed to reach specific precision targets under different realistic scenarios. This part is intended to guide future monitoring programs by clarifying how much data is enough to make reliable inferences, and it explicitly draws on published literature and practical experience, including work with hawksbill and leatherback turtles in the Caribbean. In practice, this means exploring how results change with differing detection rates, tagging or re-sighting probabilities, nesting frequency patterns, and other conditions that vary by species and location, then translating those findings into sample size guidance.
The third task is communication and technology transfer to the broader sea turtle research and conservation community. The agreement requires the recipient to write up the results in a report and to share them through additional publications, with the intent that the improved methods and sample-size recommendations become usable by practitioners designing and interpreting demographic studies.
For administrative questions or trouble accessing the announcement, the listed contact is Andrea Meyer, Contracting Officer at FWS (email referenced in the notice).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Demographic Studies of Sea Turtles (FWS)
What is the "Demographic Studies of Sea Turtles" grant opportunity?
This opportunity is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) cooperative agreement focused on improving how sea turtle populations are measured and monitored. The stated purpose is to strengthen demographic estimation and monitoring approaches so they better support endangered species recovery work.
Which agency is offering this award?
The offering agency is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
What funding program is this associated with?
The award sits under Endangered Species Conservation - Recovery Implementation Funds (CFDA 15.657).
What is the general category of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized within Environment and Natural Resources.
Is this an open, competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice is a notice of intent to award, which indicates the agency planned to make an award to a specific partner rather than run an open competition.
Who is the intended recipient named in the notice?
The intended recipient is Colorado State University, specifically the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit under the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
How many awards were expected?
Only one award was expected.
How much funding is available?
The total anticipated funding for the single award is about $60,000. The award ceiling is $60,000 and the stated award floor is $1,000.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What type of work does the project support?
The work is technical and research-driven. It centers on adapting and extending statistical tools used for sea turtle demography so that population parameters can be estimated more reliably under real-world sea turtle life history and field sampling conditions.
What is the first major task described in the opportunity?
The first task is to refine existing statistical methods, study design concepts, and software so they better reflect sea turtle life history and field sampling realities. The goal is to improve estimation of key demographic parameters used in sea turtle population assessments.
Which demographic parameters are specifically mentioned for estimation or improvement?
The notice identifies multiple critical parameters, including:
- Stage-specific survival rates
- Site fidelity
- Movement probabilities
- Conditional probability of nesting (used as an estimate of remigration interval)
- Recruitment into the breeding segment of the population
- Number of nests laid within a season
What types of abundance estimates are included in the scope?
The project aims to estimate abundance at multiple levels, including:
- The number of turtles present in a study area (for example, a nesting population)
- Total abundance of adult females, including both those nesting in a given season and those skipping nesting
Does the work address differences between first-time and returning breeders?
Yes. A stated deliverable is estimating the proportion of nesters that are first-time breeders (neophytes) versus returning breeders (remigrants). The notice describes this as a meaningful indicator for interpreting population trends.
What is the second major task described in the opportunity?
The second task is applied and management-oriented: using updated analytical tools and simulation approaches to determine minimum sample sizes needed to meet specific precision targets under different realistic scenarios. This is intended to guide future monitoring programs by clarifying how much data is needed to make reliable inferences.
What kinds of field and study conditions are considered in the sample size work?
The notice describes exploring how results change under conditions that vary by species and location, including differing detection rates, tagging or re-sighting probabilities, nesting frequency patterns, and other realistic scenario differences.
Does the notice reference any existing experience or literature to inform the approach?
Yes. The sample-size and simulation work is described as explicitly drawing on published literature and practical experience, including work with hawksbill and leatherback turtles in the Caribbean.
What is the third major task described in the opportunity?
The third task is communication and technology transfer to the broader sea turtle research and conservation community. The agreement requires writing up the results in a report and sharing them through additional publications so that the improved methods and sample-size recommendations can be used by practitioners.
What deliverables are explicitly mentioned?
Deliverables mentioned in the notice include a report and additional publications intended to share and transfer the improved demographic methods and minimum sample-size recommendations to the broader community.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on August 30, 2011, and the closing date was September 1, 2011.
Is the opportunity still active?
No. The notice was later archived on October 1, 2011.
What is the administrative contact listed for questions or access issues?
For administrative questions or trouble accessing the announcement, the listed contact is Andrea Meyer, Contracting Officer at FWS (email referenced in the notice).
Is this award described as a grant or a cooperative agreement?
It is described as a cooperative agreement.
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