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Opportunity Summary:

The Ecological Services 2015 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00222) was a small, targeted discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office, Ecological Services Branch. It fell under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and was structured as a grant rather than a contract. The posting date and creation date were both May 13, 2015, with a very short application window that closed on May 18, 2015, and the opportunity was later archived on August 28, 2015.

Funding for this opportunity was limited and highly specific. The estimated total available funding was $55,125, which also served as the maximum award amount (award ceiling). The award floor was listed as $0, and the opportunity expected to make a single award. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning the recipient was not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of receiving the award.

Eligibility was not open-ended in practice. While the listing shows eligible applicants as "Others" with clarification in the eligibility text, the description makes clear that the grant was effectively aimed at supporting a particular research effort tied to a defined conservation concern and an identified investigator. The eligibility narrative states that C. Scott Hall, Senior Manager for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Seabird Conservation Program, was involved through NFWF's Seabird Initiative. That initiative focuses on improving seabird survival and reproduction to support long-term sustainability of seabird populations. In partnership with the Fish and Wildlife Service, NFWF and the Packard Foundation had already secured the necessary funding to investigate a pressing issue relevant to federal wildlife management: the increasing availability and proposed use of marine-grade lasers by fishermen as a seabird deterrent tool.

The central purpose of the grant was to address a major knowledge gap about the biological impacts of these laser deterrents, particularly potential effects on seabird vision. At the time, the use of this technology was being proposed within the range of the endangered short-tailed albatross, which heightened the Fish and Wildlife Service's interest due to its responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act and its broader mandate to conserve and manage protected wildlife. Because visual injury or behavioral disruption from lasers could have direct conservation implications, the Anchorage Field Office emphasized the importance of completing a focused scientific study that could inform future decisions, guidance, or mitigation measures around laser use in marine fisheries.

The opportunity description identifies the proposed study as being led by Esteban Fernandez-Juricic of the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University. His expertise is in avian visual ecology, making his lab well-suited to evaluate how laser exposure might affect seabird vision and related behavior. The notice indicates that Dr. Fernandez-Juricic had already provided funding partners with a scope of work aligned with the Service's goals and objectives, reinforcing that the grant was designed around a pre-defined research plan rather than an open competition for broad ecological research topics.

For applicants or interested parties seeking more information at the time, the announcement pointed to an additional information page hosted by the Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska region (http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fundingopportunity.htm). The listed point of contact was Katherine Smiley, reachable at 907-786-3412 or KatherineSmiley@fws.gov, for assistance accessing the full announcement electronically or for related questions.

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