Determining if Managed Wildfires and Prescribed Fires Conserve Critical Habitat Structure for Pacific Fishers in the Southern Sierra Nevada | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This notice is a National Park Service (NPS) announcement that it intends to make a single, specific award for a research project focused on Pacific fishers in the southern Sierra Nevada, specifically asking whether managed wildfires and prescribed fires can conserve the habitat structure the species depends on. It is published as a public transparency step, not as a competitive funding opportunity. In other words, the government is not inviting new proposals, and there is no application process or deadline for outside parties to compete for this funding. The purpose of the posting is to document NPS intent to fund identified project activities without full and open competition under an existing cooperative framework.

The project is titled "Determining if Managed Wildfires and Prescribed Fires Conserve Critical Habitat Structure for Pacific Fishers in the Southern Sierra Nevada." The central idea is to evaluate how different types of fire used in land management, such as allowing certain naturally ignited fires to burn under managed conditions (managed wildfire) and intentionally set fires designed to reduce fuels and meet ecological objectives (prescribed fire), affect the physical and ecological characteristics of fisher habitat. Pacific fishers are strongly tied to particular forest structures, and the project is framed around whether these fire strategies maintain or protect those structures considered critical for the species, especially in a region where wildfire behavior, forest conditions, and management priorities are major concerns.

Administratively, the notice states that the award will be issued through a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the work rather than acting solely as a pass-through funder. The planned award is structured as Task Agreement P14AC01558 under a broader Cooperative Agreement (H8W07110001) with the University of Washington. The University of Washington is identified as a partner under the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, which is a cooperative research partnership framework often used by federal agencies to support science and technical work with academic institutions. The eligible applicant category listed is public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, matching the intended recipient.

Key funding details included in the listing show an estimated total funding amount of $48,468 and an expected number of awards of one, reinforcing that this is a targeted, non-competitive action rather than a call for multiple recipients. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, with the activity area labeled natural resources. No cost sharing or matching is required. The listing provides CFDA number 15.945, tied to cooperative research and training programs and resources of the National Park System, which signals the federal assistance program context used for tracking and reporting.

Timing and status information further emphasize its notice-only nature. The posting date and creation date are both August 21, 2014, and it was archived on August 28, 2014. Both the original and current closing dates are explicitly stated as "THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS," which is meant to prevent confusion and deter submission attempts. For anyone needing access to the full announcement or having difficulty retrieving it electronically, the notice provides a point of contact: William Nash, Contract Specialist, including a phone number (415-623-2262) and email (WilliamNash@nps.gov). The announcement also references an additional information link hosted through grants.gov.

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