Opportunity Information: Apply for F15AS00328
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Golden Eagle Monitoring and Nest Site Surveys Using Satellite Transmitters" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.655 Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 7, 2015 and posted on Jul 7, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 14, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $57,500.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Golden Eagle Monitoring and Nest Site Surveys Using Satellite Transmitters opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00328) was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.655 (Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation). It anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $57,500, and it did not require cost sharing or matching. The funding notice was posted on July 7, 2015, and closed on July 14, 2015, with the opportunity archived on July 20, 2015. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to applicants unless further limited by any additional eligibility language in the full announcement on grants.gov.
The work funded under this opportunity was designed around two connected field and research goals focused on improving golden eagle conservation and management in Region 2, with possible work extending into adjoining states. The first goal was to expand aerial surveys to locate and document golden eagle nest sites. The agency emphasized that a comprehensive nest inventory is a practical conservation tool because it helps managers protect breeding pairs from disturbance and reduces the risk of losing breeding territories. The announcement points to several threats that make this inventory important, including prolonged disturbance that can cause nest abandonment, direct nest destruction, illegal take of adult eagles or eggs, and habitat changes driven by land use conversion. A major motivation for this effort was that substantial gaps still existed in knowledge about where golden eagles nest across the Southwest and nearby areas, limiting the ability to plan protections and assess population status.
Beyond simply finding nests, the opportunity highlighted the value of compiling nest location data into a broader dataset to better map the spatial distribution of breeding pairs and to help define breeding populations. It also noted that documenting nest site characteristics can support habitat modeling, allowing biologists to predict where suitable nesting habitat likely occurs and to prioritize future survey areas. For the monitoring component to be useful for management, nest sites would need to be precisely mapped and their status recorded, including whether a site was currently being used for breeding and what stage of nesting was occurring. This detailed nesting status information was framed as especially important because it supports the second goal of the project: safely capturing and tagging eagles for satellite tracking.
The second major goal was the deployment of satellite telemetry transmitters, also referred to as PTTs, on golden eagles in Region 2. The intent of the telemetry work was to fill specific information needs required for population management and regulatory decision-making. The announcement listed priority questions the tracking data would help answer, including age-specific survival rates, the relative importance of different mortality causes, natal dispersal distances and behaviors, seasonal movement patterns and inter-population mixing, and seasonal resource selection. It also aimed to identify areas of particularly high importance to the species, such as winter concentration areas, and to better understand the movement and behavior of unsuccessful territorial adults and nonbreeding "floaters," which can be difficult to study using traditional nest-based monitoring alone.
Overall, the opportunity was structured to produce data that directly feeds into demographic analyses and management decisions. The agency described the telemetry and nest survey results as critical for determining how much permitted take of golden eagles (authorized through a Service permit) could be sustained by the population, for establishing or refining population management unit boundaries, and for choosing the most appropriate management actions to reduce unauthorized take. It also emphasized using the results to prioritize where conservation actions should be focused geographically and which habitat types should receive attention based on demonstrated use by eagles across seasons. For access to the full announcement details, the notice directed applicants to grants.gov and provided a contact for assistance: Sara Williams, Budget Grants Analyst, at saranwilliams@fws.gov.
Golden Eagle Monitoring and Nest Site Surveys Using Satellite Transmitters (F15AS00328) - FAQs
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Golden Eagle Monitoring and Nest Site Surveys Using Satellite Transmitters."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F15AS00328.
Which agency offered this grant?
This was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement.
What CFDA program is this opportunity associated with?
The opportunity was under CFDA 15.655, titled Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation.
How many awards were anticipated?
The notice anticipated making one award.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $57,500.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated that it did not require cost sharing or matching.
When was the funding notice posted?
The funding notice was posted on July 7, 2015.
What was the application deadline?
The opportunity closed on July 14, 2015.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on July 20, 2015.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to applicants unless additional eligibility limits were included in the full announcement on grants.gov.
Where were applicants directed to find the full announcement?
Applicants were directed to grants.gov for full announcement details.
What geographic area was the project focused on?
The project focused on Region 2, with possible work extending into adjoining states.
What were the two main goals of the work funded under this opportunity?
The work was designed around two connected goals: (1) expanding aerial surveys to locate and document golden eagle nest sites, and (2) deploying satellite telemetry transmitters (PTTs) on golden eagles to support tracking and population management.
What did the nest survey component involve?
The nest survey work emphasized expanding aerial surveys to locate and document nest sites and to build a more comprehensive nest inventory for conservation and management.
Why did the agency emphasize creating a comprehensive nest inventory?
The notice described a comprehensive nest inventory as a practical conservation tool because it helps managers protect breeding pairs from disturbance and reduces the risk of losing breeding territories.
What threats or issues were cited as reasons nest inventories matter?
The announcement highlighted multiple threats and concerns, including: prolonged disturbance that can cause nest abandonment, direct nest destruction, illegal take of adult eagles or eggs, and habitat changes driven by land use conversion.
What knowledge gap was the project trying to address?
A major motivation was that substantial gaps still existed in knowledge about where golden eagles nest across the Southwest and nearby areas, which limited the ability to plan protections and assess population status.
Beyond locating nests, what kinds of data did the opportunity emphasize compiling?
The opportunity highlighted compiling nest location information into a broader dataset to map the spatial distribution of breeding pairs and to help define breeding populations.
How could nest site characteristics be used, according to the notice?
Documenting nest site characteristics was described as useful for habitat modeling, helping biologists predict where suitable nesting habitat likely occurs and prioritize future survey areas.
What level of detail did the notice suggest was needed for nest site mapping and monitoring?
The monitoring component was described as needing nest sites to be precisely mapped and their status recorded, including whether a site was currently being used for breeding and what stage of nesting was occurring.
Why was detailed nesting status information considered especially important?
The notice framed detailed nesting status as especially important because it supports the second goal of the project: safely capturing and tagging eagles for satellite tracking.
What is a PTT in the context of this project?
In the announcement, PTT refers to satellite telemetry transmitters deployed on golden eagles for tracking.
What information needs was the telemetry work intended to address?
The telemetry work was intended to fill specific information needs required for population management and regulatory decision-making, including age-specific survival rates, relative importance of different mortality causes, natal dispersal distances and behaviors, seasonal movement patterns and inter-population mixing, seasonal resource selection, and identification of high-importance areas such as winter concentration areas.
What types of eagles or behaviors did the telemetry work aim to better understand?
The notice specifically aimed to better understand movement and behavior of unsuccessful territorial adults and nonbreeding "floaters", which can be difficult to study using traditional nest-based monitoring alone.
How were the nest survey and telemetry components connected?
The opportunity described the project goals as connected: nest location and detailed nesting status data would support safe capture and tagging for satellite tracking, and the combined datasets would feed management and conservation decisions.
How would the results be used for management and regulatory decisions?
The agency described the nest survey and telemetry results as critical for demographic analyses and management decisions, including determining how much permitted take (authorized through a Service permit) could be sustained by the population, establishing or refining population management unit boundaries, and choosing management actions to reduce unauthorized take.
What did the notice say about prioritizing conservation actions?
The opportunity emphasized using results to prioritize where conservation actions should be focused geographically and which habitat types should receive attention based on demonstrated use by eagles across seasons.
Who was listed as the contact for assistance?
The notice listed Sara Williams, Budget Grants Analyst, as the contact for assistance.
What email address was provided for the contact?
The contact email provided was saranwilliams@fws.gov.
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