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Opportunity Summary:

Endangered Species Recovery 2015 (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00216) was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.650 (Research Grants - Generic). The project focus was a targeted research and development effort titled "Viewing Albatrosses From Space Using Satellite Imagery To Count Birds," led through the Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office, Ecological Services Branch. The core idea was to use satellite imagery to detect and count albatrosses at breeding sites, with the broader purpose of improving population monitoring methods that support endangered species recovery planning and management decisions.

The announcement was posted and created on May 7, 2015, with an application closing date of May 22, 2015, and it was later archived on August 7, 2015. Total expected funding was $110,000, and notably the award floor and ceiling were both set at $110,000, indicating the agency anticipated making a single award at a fixed amount rather than multiple awards of varying sizes. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not expected to provide non-federal funds to participate.

Eligibility was effectively constrained. While the listing shows "Others" as eligible, the narrative makes clear the opportunity was intended for Oregon State University, specifically within the context of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Network and/or relevant federal entities. The justification emphasized Oregon State Universitys established international collaborations and technical capacity aligned with the Services mission. It also highlighted the qualifications of Dr. Robert Suryan (Associate Research Professor at Oregon State University), citing a decade of cooperative research on short-tailed albatrosses with U.S. and Japanese partners, his role as the current Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Team leader, more than 17 years of seabird ecology experience, and prior involvement in a pilot satellite imagery effort that built familiarity with the technology proposed for this work.

From a practical standpoint, the opportunity was about developing or applying a novel monitoring technique: counting birds from space. For endangered and hard-to-access seabird colonies, satellite-based approaches can reduce the need for frequent on-the-ground presence, potentially lowering disturbance to nesting birds and improving consistency of counts across remote locations. The cooperative agreement instrument type also signals that the Fish and Wildlife Service expected to be actively involved in the project (for example, coordinating objectives, data needs, or integration of results into recovery and management activities), rather than simply providing funding with minimal agency participation.

For further details, the announcement directed applicants to the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Service funding opportunities page (http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fundingopportunity.htm). The listed point of contact for assistance accessing the full announcement was Katherine Smiley at 907-786-3412 and KatherineSmiley@fws.gov.

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