Opportunity Information: Apply for F12AS00285
Apply for F12AS00285
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Desert Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Lion Monitoring and Management at Kofa NWR, Feral Burro Inventory and Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.654 Visitor Facility Enhancements Refuges and Wildlife.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 14, 2012 and posted on Jul 3, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 9, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $250,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 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:
The grant opportunity titled "Desert Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Lion Monitoring and Management at Kofa NWR, Feral Burro Inventory and Management" is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discretionary funding action structured as a cooperative agreement. It was issued as a single-source award, meaning it was intended for one specific recipient rather than an open competition. The designated recipient is the Arizona Game and Fish Department, which is eligible under the opportunitys applicant category (state governments). The overall purpose is to support on-the-ground wildlife monitoring and management activities focused on desert bighorn sheep and mountain lions associated with Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (Kofa NWR), as well as feral burro inventory work tied to the Cibola Trigo Herd Management Area (HMA) and nearby federal lands.
The project is built around four main field components, with a heavy emphasis on aerial operations in rugged and remote desert terrain where ground access can be difficult and time-consuming. First, the Arizona Game and Fish Department will conduct aerial survey flights to locate and count desert bighorn sheep within and near Kofa NWR. These surveys are meant to improve understanding of herd status and distribution, which is critical for tracking population trends, detecting changes that could signal disease, drought stress, or predation impacts, and guiding future management decisions.
Second, the work includes capturing desert bighorn sheep and fitting them with radio collars, as well as refurbishing and replacing radio collars used on both desert bighorn sheep and mountain lions in and around Kofa NWR. This collaring effort supports more detailed monitoring than simple counts can provide, including survival, movement patterns, habitat use, and potential interactions between predators and prey. Including mountain lions in the collar program reflects an explicit management interest in understanding predation pressure on bighorn sheep and gathering information that can inform decisions about if, when, and where mountain lion management actions might be warranted under existing planning documents.
Third, the award supports periodic aerial checks of remote, critical desert bighorn sheep water sources on Kofa NWR. In arid landscapes, water availability can strongly influence bighorn distribution and survival, especially during hot periods and drought years. Aerial checks allow managers to quickly assess whether key waters are functional and accessible, identify urgent maintenance issues, and respond more rapidly to conditions that could cause localized die-offs or force animals into riskier areas.
Fourth, the project expands beyond Kofa NWR to include aerial feral burro surveys within and near the Cibola Trigo Herd Management Area. The survey area explicitly includes the Yuma Proving Ground as well as Imperial and Cibola National Wildlife Refuges and surrounding lands. These flights are intended to inventory burros, helping agencies understand population size and distribution across a complex, multi-jurisdictional landscape. That information can be used to guide burro management actions consistent with the applicable herd management plan and to evaluate potential impacts on habitat, water sources, and native wildlife.
From a policy and planning standpoint, the opportunity is designed to help FWS meet specific actions and recommendations already laid out in several guiding documents. Those include the 2007 "Investigative Report and Recommendations for the Kofa Bighorn Sheep Herd," the Environmental Assessment addressing limiting mountain lion predation on desert bighorn sheep, the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness and New Water Mountains Wilderness Interagency Management Plan and Environmental Assessment, and the Cibola Trigo Herd Management Area Plan. In other words, this funding is not creating a new direction; it is resourcing implementation of previously identified priorities, particularly around monitoring, collar-based research and management support, water-source oversight, and burro inventory work.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted July 3, 2012, with a closing date of July 9, 2012, and later archived on August 8, 2012. The expected number of awards is one, with an estimated total funding amount of $250,000 and an award ceiling of $250,000 (no stated minimum award floor beyond zero). No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed. The CFDA number shown is 15.654. The funding opportunity number is F12AS00285, and the issuing agency is the Fish and Wildlife Service. For access issues or questions related to the full announcement, the listed contact is Susanna Henry, Refuge Manager, at (928) 345-4915 or susannahenry@fws.gov, with additional information available through Grants.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Desert Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Lion Monitoring and Management at Kofa NWR, Feral Burro Inventory and Management."
2) Which federal agency is issuing the opportunity?
The issuing agency is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
3) What type of funding action is this?
This is a discretionary funding action structured as a cooperative agreement.
4) Is this an open, competitive grant?
No. It was issued as a single-source award, meaning it was intended for one specific recipient rather than being open to competition.
5) Who is the designated recipient?
The designated recipient is the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
6) What applicant category is eligible under this opportunity?
The applicant category referenced is state governments, and the designated recipient (Arizona Game and Fish Department) falls within that category.
7) What is the overall purpose of the award?
The purpose is to support on-the-ground wildlife monitoring and management activities focused on desert bighorn sheep and mountain lions associated with Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (Kofa NWR), and feral burro inventory work tied to the Cibola Trigo Herd Management Area (HMA) and nearby federal lands.
8) Where will the work take place?
The work centers on Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (Kofa NWR) for desert bighorn sheep, mountain lion monitoring, and water-source checks, and extends to the Cibola Trigo Herd Management Area (HMA) and surrounding lands for feral burro inventory flights. The burro survey area explicitly includes the Yuma Proving Ground as well as Imperial and Cibola National Wildlife Refuges and nearby lands.
9) What are the main project components?
The project is organized around four main field components:
- Aerial survey flights to locate and count desert bighorn sheep within and near Kofa NWR
- Capturing desert bighorn sheep and fitting them with radio collars, plus refurbishing/replacing radio collars used on bighorn sheep and mountain lions in and around Kofa NWR
- Periodic aerial checks of remote, critical desert bighorn sheep water sources on Kofa NWR
- Aerial feral burro surveys within and near the Cibola Trigo HMA (including multiple jurisdictions and adjacent federal lands)
10) Why does the project emphasize aerial operations?
The work has a heavy emphasis on aerial operations because the terrain is rugged and remote desert landscape where ground access can be difficult and time-consuming.
11) What is the goal of the desert bighorn sheep aerial surveys?
The aerial surveys are intended to locate and count desert bighorn sheep and improve understanding of herd status and distribution. This supports tracking population trends, detecting changes that could indicate disease, drought stress, or predation impacts, and informing future management decisions.
12) What does the radio-collaring work include?
The project includes capturing desert bighorn sheep and fitting them with radio collars, and refurbishing/replacing radio collars used on both desert bighorn sheep and mountain lions in and around Kofa NWR.
13) What kinds of information does collaring help collect?
Collaring supports monitoring beyond basic counts, including information on survival, movement patterns, habitat use, and potential interactions between predators and prey.
14) Why are mountain lions included in the collar program?
Mountain lions are included to help understand predation pressure on bighorn sheep and to gather information that can inform decisions about if, when, and where mountain lion management actions might be warranted under existing planning documents.
15) What are the aerial water-source checks meant to accomplish?
The water-source checks are intended to assess whether key desert bighorn sheep waters are functional and accessible, identify urgent maintenance issues, and support quicker response to conditions that could cause localized die-offs or push animals into riskier areas, especially during hot periods and drought years.
16) What is the purpose of the feral burro surveys?
The aerial feral burro surveys are intended to inventory burros to understand population size and distribution across a complex, multi-jurisdictional landscape. The results can guide burro management actions consistent with the applicable herd management plan and help evaluate potential impacts on habitat, water sources, and native wildlife.
17) Does this funding create a new management direction for the refuge?
No. The opportunity is described as resourcing implementation of actions and recommendations already identified in existing policy and planning documents, rather than creating a new direction.
18) Which planning and policy documents does this work support?
The opportunity is designed to help FWS meet specific actions and recommendations already laid out in several guiding documents, including:
- 2007 "Investigative Report and Recommendations for the Kofa Bighorn Sheep Herd"
- Environmental Assessment addressing limiting mountain lion predation on desert bighorn sheep
- Kofa National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness and New Water Mountains Wilderness Interagency Management Plan and Environmental Assessment
- Cibola Trigo Herd Management Area Plan
19) What is the total estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $250,000.
20) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $250,000.
21) Is there a minimum award amount?
No stated minimum award floor is listed beyond zero.
22) Is cost sharing or a match required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed.
23) How many awards were expected?
The expected number of awards is one.
24) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on July 3, 2012, and had a closing date of July 9, 2012.
25) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on August 8, 2012.
26) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number shown is 15.654.
27) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is F12AS00285.
28) Who is the listed contact for questions or access issues?
The listed contact is Susanna Henry, Refuge Manager.
29) What contact details are provided?
Phone: (928) 345-4915
Email: susannahenry@fws.gov
30) Where can someone look for additional information about the announcement?
Additional information is available through Grants.gov.
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