Opportunity Information: Apply for P14AS00329
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- The National Park 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 "Landbird Monitoring NCCN 2014 2015" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 2, 2014 and posted on Sep 2, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 17, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $42,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $42,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Landbird Monitoring NCCN 2014 2015 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00329) is a National Park Service (NPS) funding action focused on continuing and refining long-term monitoring of breeding landbird populations across the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) in the Pacific Northwest. The NCCN includes three large natural-area parks (Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks) along with four smaller cultural and historical park units (Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, and San Juan Island National Historical Park) in western Washington and Oregon. Landbirds were selected as a key indicator of ecological condition because changes in their breeding populations can reflect broader shifts in habitat quality, ecosystem processes, and environmental stressors.
The main purpose of the award is to support the NPS inventory and monitoring effort by funding specific FY 2015 activities tied to an established landbird monitoring program. This includes pre-season planning for the FY 2015 monitoring field season and revisions to the landbird monitoring protocol and its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Those revisions are intended to incorporate recommendations coming out of a published synthesis report, ensuring the monitoring methods remain scientifically current, consistent across park units, and useful for long-term trend detection. The broader monitoring framework is meant to help parks understand how bird communities and habitats respond to natural processes, separate human-caused impacts from natural variation, detect early signs of environmental impairment, and provide credible, accessible information for park management decisions, research, and public education.
This announcement is not a competitive grant solicitation and is explicitly not a request for applications. Instead, it serves as public notice that NPS intends to make a single-source, noncompetitive cooperative agreement award to the Institute of Bird Populations (IBP) under the Department of the Interior's "Unique Qualifications" exception (referenced as Departmental Manual 505 DM 2). NPS justifies the sole-source approach by pointing to IBP's extensive experience and established history with NCCN parks and avian monitoring work, including earlier large-scale avian inventories completed in 2004 and their role in developing the NCCN Landbird Monitoring Plan, peer-reviewed protocol, and SOP manual originally drafted and reviewed in 2006. The current action modifies a prior Grants.gov announcement (originally P14AS00079) and supports a modification to Task Agreement P14AC01123 after additional funding became available following the original task order award in April 2014. The work is framed as part of an existing five-year cooperative agreement for avian monitoring and related services.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement funding instrument under CFDA 15.944 (Natural Resource Stewardship). The estimated total funding and maximum award amount are both listed as $42,000, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The posting date is September 2, 2014, with a closing date of September 17, 2014, and an archive date of September 18, 2014. Although the listing notes eligible applicants as 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education, the announcement makes clear that the intended recipient is a specific organization, the Institute of Bird Populations in Point Reyes Station, California, due to their specialized expertise and longstanding involvement with the NCCN landbird monitoring program. The NPS contact listed for access issues is Barry Fetzer, Contract Specialist, at 360-854-7219.
FAQs: Landbird Monitoring NCCN 2014-2015 (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00329)
What is the Landbird Monitoring NCCN 2014-2015 opportunity (P14AS00329)?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) funding action to continue and refine long-term monitoring of breeding landbird populations across the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) in the Pacific Northwest.
Is this a competitive grant opportunity open to applications?
No. The announcement is explicitly not a competitive grant solicitation and is not a request for applications. It serves as public notice that NPS intends to make a single-source, noncompetitive award.
What type of award is NPS planning to issue?
NPS intends to issue a cooperative agreement as a discretionary award.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the Institute of Bird Populations (IBP), located in Point Reyes Station, California.
Why is the award being made as a single-source (sole-source) action?
NPS states it plans to make a single-source, noncompetitive cooperative agreement award under the Department of the Interior "Unique Qualifications" exception (Departmental Manual 505 DM 2), citing IBP's extensive experience and established history with NCCN parks and avian monitoring work.
What is the main purpose of the award?
The main purpose is to support the NPS inventory and monitoring effort by funding specific FY 2015 activities tied to an established landbird monitoring program, including pre-season planning for the FY 2015 monitoring field season and revisions to the landbird monitoring protocol and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
What kinds of activities are covered under the FY 2015 work described in the notice?
The notice describes two major activity areas: (1) pre-season planning for the FY 2015 monitoring field season, and (2) revisions to the landbird monitoring protocol and its SOPs.
Why are the landbird monitoring protocol and SOPs being revised?
The revisions are intended to incorporate recommendations from a published synthesis report so that monitoring methods remain scientifically current, consistent across park units, and useful for long-term trend detection.
What is the broader goal of the landbird monitoring framework?
The broader framework is intended to help parks understand how bird communities and habitats respond to natural processes, separate human-caused impacts from natural variation, detect early signs of environmental impairment, and provide credible, accessible information for park management decisions, research, and public education.
What is NCCN and which parks are included?
The North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) includes three large natural-area parks (Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks) and four smaller cultural and historical park units (Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, and San Juan Island National Historical Park) in western Washington and Oregon.
Why were landbirds chosen as a key indicator of ecological condition?
Landbirds were selected because changes in their breeding populations can reflect broader shifts in habitat quality, ecosystem processes, and environmental stressors.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.944 (Natural Resource Stewardship).
How much funding is associated with this action?
The estimated total funding is $42,000, and the maximum award amount is also listed as $42,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What are the posting, closing, and archive dates shown in the listing?
The posting date is September 2, 2014. The closing date is September 17, 2014. The archive date is September 18, 2014.
What does the closing date mean if this is not a request for applications?
The notice states it is not a request for applications and that NPS intends to make a single-source award; the listing still provides administrative dates (including a closing date) as part of the public notice posting.
Who is listed as eligible to apply, and how does that relate to the intended award?
The listing notes eligible applicants as 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education, but the announcement also makes clear that the intended recipient is a specific organization (IBP) due to its specialized expertise and longstanding involvement with NCCN landbird monitoring.
How does this opportunity relate to previous NPS/IBP work?
NPS cites IBP's earlier large-scale avian inventories completed in 2004, and IBP's role in developing the NCCN Landbird Monitoring Plan as well as the peer-reviewed protocol and SOP manual originally drafted and reviewed in 2006.
Is this opportunity connected to a previous Grants.gov announcement or an existing agreement?
Yes. The notice states the current action modifies a prior Grants.gov announcement (originally P14AS00079) and supports a modification to Task Agreement P14AC01123 after additional funding became available following the original task order award in April 2014. The work is described as part of an existing five-year cooperative agreement for avian monitoring and related services.
What is the funding instrument and administrative category for this action?
It is categorized as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement funding instrument.
Who can be contacted for access issues related to this notice?
The NPS contact listed for access issues is Barry Fetzer, Contract Specialist, at 360-854-7219.
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