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- The Region 7 in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fall Caribou Survey" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608 Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 21, 2009 and posted on Aug 21, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 4, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $12,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $12,000.00 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 Fall Caribou Survey grant opportunity is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 7 notice describing the agency's intent to issue a single-source Cooperative Agreement to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation. It is not a competitive solicitation and the federal government does not plan to accept proposals from other applicants. The award was planned to be made about 10 days after the notice, with an estimated total funding amount up to $12,000, no cost share requirement, and eligibility limited to state governments. The funding is issued under CFDA 15.608 (Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance) and is categorized under environment and natural resources.
The core purpose of the agreement is to continue monitoring and studying Alaska Peninsula caribou populations and the factors influencing their abundance, using information that directly supports state and federal wildlife management decisions. The project emphasizes collecting key demographic data such as herd composition (for example, bull-to-cow ratios), calf recruitment (calves per 100 cows), and survival rates. A major operational component is the use of radio-collared caribou, which are described as essential for tracking locations and movements and for determining survival, all of which helps managers make informed long-term decisions for both subsistence and recreational users.
For 2009 specifically, the project objectives focus on supporting herd composition surveys and capture operations. These activities were to be carried out jointly by ADF&G wildlife biologists and USFWS staff from the Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges. Capture work was planned within Alaska Game Management Units 9C and 9E, aligning the work with the areas most tied to the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd and communities that depend on it.
The background section explains why this monitoring work is considered urgent and management-critical. Historically, the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd (NAPCH) supported subsistence needs across roughly a dozen communities in GMUs 9C through 9E and was also important for recreational hunting until hunting was halted in 2005. The notice describes a steep decline in the NAPCH, on the order of about 88 percent since the early 1990s, contributing to unmet subsistence demand and a series of progressively tighter harvest restrictions that culminated in a full closure. Managers track indicators like fall calf-to-cow ratios because they are closely tied to whether a migratory caribou herd can hold steady or recover; the notice notes that around 25 calves per 100 cows is often viewed as a benchmark for stability. In the NAPCH, calf recruitment fell sharply after 2003 (averaging roughly 9 calves per 100 cows from 2003 to 2007) and 2008 composition estimates cited in the notice were even lower, with calf-to-cow ratios near 8 and bull-to-cow ratios around 15, below the department objective of 25 to 40 bulls per 100 cows. Possible contributors discussed include reduced range quality, disease and parasites, nutritional stress, and predation, with cooperative telemetry work pointing to a combination of poor nutrition, low survival, low recruitment, disease and parasites, and high neonatal predation.
The notice also places the work in the broader context of other regional herds, including the Southern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd (SAPCH) and the Unimak Island caribou herd (UICH), which are important to users in GMUs 9D and 10. The SAPCH is described as having experienced a long decline, a brief period of apparent recovery in the late 1990s, and then an alarming drop in recruitment during the mid-2000s, with extremely low calf-to-cow ratios reported in 2006 and 2007. These trends increased concern among local residents, advisory bodies, and tribal and regional organizations, and the notice references intensive management actions by ADF&G, including wolf control, as part of the response to low recruitment.
Finally, the single-source rationale is laid out as both a continuation and a unique-qualifications justification. USFWS states that competing the award would disrupt an ongoing, already-funded monitoring effort and could harm continuity or completion of the work. It also argues ADF&G is uniquely positioned to do this work because it is the primary state authority responsible for managing resident wildlife like caribou (as well as moose and wolves), and because it has the local presence, technical expertise, and established cooperative working relationship with USFWS refuge staff needed to conduct surveys, captures, and telemetry-based monitoring effectively on the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak Island.
Fall Caribou Survey Grant Opportunity: FAQs
What is the Fall Caribou Survey grant opportunity?
It is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 7 notice describing the agency's intent to issue a Cooperative Agreement to support fall caribou monitoring and related field work on the Alaska Peninsula.
Is this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice states it is a single-source Cooperative Agreement and not a competitive solicitation. The federal government does not plan to accept proposals from other applicants.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to state governments. The notice indicates the award is intended for ADF&G and that other applicants are not being solicited.
Will USFWS accept proposals from other organizations or agencies?
No. The notice says the federal government does not plan to accept proposals from other applicants.
What is the estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is up to $12,000.
Is a cost share or match required?
No. The notice specifies there is no cost share requirement.
When was the award planned to be made?
The award was planned to be made about 10 days after the notice.
What federal program and CFDA number applies to this award?
The funding is issued under CFDA 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
What category does this funding fall under?
The notice categorizes it under environment and natural resources.
What is the main purpose of the Cooperative Agreement?
The purpose is to continue monitoring and studying Alaska Peninsula caribou populations and the factors influencing their abundance, producing information that directly supports state and federal wildlife management decisions.
What types of data does the project emphasize collecting?
The project emphasizes key demographic information including herd composition (such as bull-to-cow ratios), calf recruitment (calves per 100 cows), and survival rates.
Why are radio-collared caribou an important part of this project?
The notice describes radio-collared caribou as essential for tracking locations and movements and for determining survival, which helps managers make informed long-term decisions for subsistence and recreational users.
What were the specific objectives for 2009?
For 2009, the project objectives focused on supporting herd composition surveys and capture operations.
Who would carry out the 2009 field activities?
The work was to be carried out jointly by ADF&G wildlife biologists and USFWS staff from the Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges.
Where would the 2009 capture work take place?
Capture work was planned within Alaska Game Management Units (GMUs) 9C and 9E.
Which herd and communities are most closely tied to the planned 2009 work areas?
The planned work areas align with locations most tied to the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd and communities that depend on it.
Why does the notice describe this monitoring work as urgent and management-critical?
The notice links the urgency to a steep decline in the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd (NAPCH) and the resulting impacts on subsistence needs, as well as the need for reliable demographic and survival data to guide management decisions.
What historical changes in the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd are described?
The notice describes an approximate 88 percent decline in the NAPCH since the early 1990s. It also notes the herd historically supported subsistence needs in roughly a dozen communities across GMUs 9C through 9E and was important for recreational hunting until hunting was halted in 2005.
How does calf recruitment relate to herd stability according to the notice?
The notice states that fall calf-to-cow ratios are closely tied to whether a migratory caribou herd can hold steady or recover, and that around 25 calves per 100 cows is often viewed as a benchmark for stability.
What calf recruitment levels are cited for the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd?
The notice reports calf recruitment fell sharply after 2003, averaging about 9 calves per 100 cows from 2003 to 2007. It also cites 2008 composition estimates with calf-to-cow ratios near 8.
What bull-to-cow ratios are cited, and what is ADF&G's stated objective?
The notice cites 2008 bull-to-cow ratios around 15, and notes the department objective is 25 to 40 bulls per 100 cows.
What possible contributors to the herd decline are mentioned?
Possible contributors discussed include reduced range quality, disease and parasites, nutritional stress, and predation. The notice also references cooperative telemetry work pointing to a combination of poor nutrition, low survival, low recruitment, disease and parasites, and high neonatal predation.
Does the notice discuss other herds besides the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd?
Yes. It also discusses the Southern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd (SAPCH) and the Unimak Island caribou herd (UICH), noting their importance to users in GMUs 9D and 10.
What trends are described for the Southern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd?
The notice describes a long decline, a brief period of apparent recovery in the late 1990s, and then an alarming drop in recruitment during the mid-2000s, including extremely low calf-to-cow ratios reported in 2006 and 2007.
What management response is referenced in relation to low recruitment?
The notice references intensive management actions by ADF&G, including wolf control, as part of the response to low recruitment.
Why is the award being issued as a single-source agreement rather than competed?
USFWS states that competing the award would disrupt an ongoing, already-funded monitoring effort and could harm continuity or completion of the work.
Why does the notice say ADF&G is uniquely qualified to carry out the work?
The notice explains that ADF&G is the primary state authority responsible for managing resident wildlife like caribou (as well as moose and wolves), and that it has local presence, technical expertise, and an established cooperative working relationship with USFWS refuge staff needed to conduct surveys, captures, and telemetry-based monitoring on the Alaska Peninsula and Unimak Island.
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