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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 "Ecological Modeling and Monitoring to Inform Avian Conservation in the Intermountain West" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.637 Migratory Bird Joint Ventures.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 26, 2014 and posted on Jun 24, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 1, 2014 This Single Source Cooperative Agreement is being awaded to the University of Montana under the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit in accordance with Dept. of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4).. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $70,000.00 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 the University of Montana under the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Ecological Modeling and Monitoring to Inform Avian Conservation in the Intermountain West" is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary funding announcement intended to support large-scale ecological analysis that helps guide bird conservation across the Intermountain West. The work is framed around close scientific collaboration with the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV), which is part of the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637). The overall purpose is to improve how conservation partners understand changing landscapes and to translate that understanding into practical, on-the-ground conservation decisions for avian species and their habitats.
At the core of the project is broad-scale ecological modeling and monitoring. This includes producing spatially explicit measures of landscape change, meaning analyses that map and quantify how habitats and land use patterns are shifting over time across large geographic areas. These kinds of models and monitoring products are typically used to identify priority habitats, evaluate threats and trends (such as development, agriculture conversion, fire, invasive species, or climate-driven changes), and estimate how those changes affect bird populations and habitat availability. The opportunity emphasizes that this work should be conducted in a way that directly informs and directs conservation actions, not just as academic research, and that it should be shaped through joint scientific collaboration with IWJV staff.
The agreement also includes operational support commitments from the cooperator. Specifically, the cooperator is expected to provide technicians and to supply IWJV staff with lab and office space needed to carry out the work. This indicates the project is designed to be highly integrated, with day-to-day coordination and shared workspace that supports consistent data handling, model development, monitoring workflows, and communication between the university-based team and IWJV personnel.
A major deliverable focus is the development of decision-support tools that make the ecological modeling outputs usable by conservation delivery partners. In practice, this usually means converting analyses into accessible products such as geospatial layers, map-based applications, prioritization tools, or other formats that agencies, NGOs, and land managers can use to plan projects, target investments, and evaluate outcomes. The announcement highlights joint work with IWJV staff to develop these tools, signaling that usability, partner access, and real-world application are considered essential endpoints of the modeling and monitoring effort.
Administratively, this announcement is a Notice of Intent to make a single-source award rather than a competitive, open solicitation. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency in collaboration, technical direction, or shared responsibilities during the project period. The intended recipient is the University of Montana through the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The notice cites Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2.14 B(4)) as the basis for issuing the award as single-source under the CESU framework. Eligible applicants are therefore effectively limited to the specified CESU partner for this action, rather than being broadly open to all institutions.
The announcement lists an estimated total funding amount of $500,000, with an award ceiling of $70,000 and an award floor of $1,000, suggesting that funding may be structured across increments, tasks, or time periods rather than as a single lump-sum award at the estimated total level. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement noted. Key timeline details include a posted date of June 24, 2014, a creation date of June 26, 2014, and an original/current closing date of July 1, 2014, with an archive date of July 24, 2014, which is consistent with a short notice period typical of intent-to-award postings.
For further information or assistance accessing the announcement, the listed contact is Dave Smith of the Fish and Wildlife Service, reachable by phone at 406-370-7729 or by email at davewsmith@fws.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Ecological Modeling and Monitoring to Inform Avian Conservation in the Intermountain West."
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discretionary funding announcement.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to support large-scale ecological analysis that helps guide bird conservation across the Intermountain West, improving how conservation partners understand changing landscapes and translating that understanding into practical, on-the-ground conservation decisions for avian species and their habitats.
How does the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) fit into the work?
The work is framed around close scientific collaboration with the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV), which is part of the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637). The announcement emphasizes joint scientific collaboration with IWJV staff so the modeling and monitoring directly informs conservation actions.
What kinds of activities are expected under "ecological modeling and monitoring"?
The core of the project is broad-scale ecological modeling and monitoring, including producing spatially explicit measures of landscape change. This involves analyses that map and quantify how habitats and land use patterns are shifting over time across large geographic areas.
What is meant by "spatially explicit measures of landscape change"?
These are mapping-based analyses that quantify where and how landscapes are changing over time across large areas, producing outputs that can show changes in habitat patterns and land uses in a way that is tied to specific locations.
What types of threats or trends may the analysis evaluate?
The notice indicates these products are typically used to evaluate threats and trends such as development, agricultural conversion, fire, invasive species, or climate-driven changes, and to estimate how those changes affect bird populations and habitat availability.
Is the work intended to be academic research, or focused on conservation delivery?
The opportunity emphasizes that the work should directly inform and direct conservation actions and should not be conducted solely as academic research.
What kinds of deliverables are emphasized?
A major deliverable focus is the development of decision-support tools that make ecological modeling outputs usable by conservation delivery partners.
What are examples of the decision-support tools mentioned or implied in the announcement?
The notice describes converting analyses into accessible products such as geospatial layers, map-based applications, prioritization tools, or other formats that agencies, NGOs, and land managers can use to plan projects, target investments, and evaluate outcomes.
Who is expected to use the project outputs?
The decision-support tools are intended to be usable by conservation delivery partners, including agencies, NGOs, and land managers.
What is the funding instrument for this award?
The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency in collaboration, technical direction, or shared responsibilities during the project period.
Is this a competitive grant opportunity?
No. The announcement is a Notice of Intent to make a single-source award rather than a competitive, open solicitation.
Who is the intended recipient of the single-source award?
The intended recipient is the University of Montana through the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).
Why is the award being made as single-source?
The notice cites Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2.14 B(4)) as the basis for issuing the award as single-source under the CESU framework.
Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligible applicants are effectively limited to the specified CESU partner for this action (the University of Montana through the Rocky Mountains CESU), rather than being broadly open to all institutions.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The announcement lists an estimated total funding amount of $500,000.
What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $70,000 and the award floor is $1,000.
How should readers interpret the difference between the estimated total funding and the ceiling?
Based on the notice, the figures suggest funding may be structured across increments, tasks, or time periods rather than provided as a single lump-sum award at the estimated total level.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is noted in the announcement.
What operational support is the cooperator expected to provide?
The cooperator is expected to provide technicians and to supply IWJV staff with lab and office space needed to carry out the work, indicating a highly integrated project with day-to-day coordination and shared workspace.
What key dates are provided in the announcement?
The notice lists a posted date of June 24, 2014; a creation date of June 26, 2014; an original/current closing date of July 1, 2014; and an archive date of July 24, 2014.
Who is the point of contact for questions?
The listed contact is Dave Smith of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
How can the contact person be reached?
Dave Smith can be reached by phone at 406-370-7729 or by email at davewsmith@fws.gov.
What program is this opportunity associated with?
The work is associated with the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637), as referenced in connection with IWJV.
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