Opportunity Information: Apply for F12AS00056A
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Lower American River Juvenile Salmonid Monitoring Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.648 Central Valley Project Improvement (CVPI) Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (AFRP).
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 3, 2012 and posted on Feb 3, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 9, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are limited to those institutions, organizations or individuals with experience in experimental design and implementation of studies involving egg, larval, and juvenile salmonids. Applications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies cannot be considered.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Lower American River Juvenile Salmonid Monitoring Project is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program, which is part of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) effort to restore anadromous fish populations. The project focuses on the lower American River in Sacramento County, California, and is built around one central goal: creating and carrying out a monitoring program that tracks Chinook salmon and steelhead during their earliest and most vulnerable stages of life, specifically the egg, larval, fry, and juvenile phases. The intent is practical and management-focused, using monitoring results to judge whether habitat restoration actions funded or supported under CVPIA are actually improving fish production and survival, and then using those findings to shape future restoration decisions.
The funded work is meant to go beyond adult spawner counts by measuring life stage-specific population indicators that can be directly influenced by habitat conditions and restoration actions. The announcement highlights key biological metrics such as egg viability, growth and survival of fry and juveniles, and the timing of smolt outmigration. A major emphasis is understanding what limits fish production in the river (often described as identifying "bottlenecks") during early life stages, since losses or poor growth at these stages can determine how many healthy smolts ultimately leave the American River. The monitoring program is expected to provide information that helps managers maximize both the number and condition of fall-run Chinook salmon smolts emigrating from the system, while also evaluating how well specific restoration projects are performing.
A core part of the project is comparing restoration approaches and outcomes. The opportunity specifically calls for assessing the effects of gravel augmentation and related habitat improvements, which can include gravel injection or placement to improve spawning and incubation conditions, as well as floodplain enhancement actions that may benefit rearing juveniles by providing productive, lower-velocity habitat. The grant also anticipates analytical comparisons such as evaluating the benefits of taking no action versus implementing small or large-scale gravel additions or floodplain enhancements. In addition, applicants are expected to consider how different flow regimes and different evaluation windows (for example, 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year time frames) could change observed outcomes, recognizing that river restoration benefits can vary with hydrology and may take time to become detectable.
In terms of funding details, the opportunity was listed under Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00056A and the activity category is Natural Resources. The agency expected to make a single award, with total estimated funding of $400,000. The award ceiling and floor were both set at $400,000, indicating a fixed, single-grant structure rather than a range of potential award sizes. No cost sharing or matching requirement was specified. The program is associated with CFDA number 15.648 (Central Valley Project Improvement Anadromous Fish Restoration Program).
Eligibility is limited and expertise-driven. Applicants must be institutions, organizations, or individuals with experience designing and implementing experimental studies involving salmonid eggs, larvae, and juveniles, reflecting the technical and methodological demands of rigorous monitoring and evaluation. Federal agencies and federal employees are explicitly ineligible. The original posting date was February 3, 2012, with a closing date of March 9, 2012, and the opportunity later moved into archived status (archive date April 8, 2012). Contact information in the notice points to Dwight (Ike) Luginbill, Grants/Agreements Assistant with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Lower American River Juvenile Salmonid Monitoring Project Grant
What is the Lower American River Juvenile Salmonid Monitoring Project grant?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program. It is part of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) effort focused on restoring anadromous fish populations. The project centers on designing and carrying out a monitoring program for early life stages of salmonids in the lower American River.
Which federal program is this grant associated with?
The opportunity is under the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program associated with the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). It is also associated with CFDA number 15.648, titled Central Valley Project Improvement Anadromous Fish Restoration Program.
What is the main goal of the funded project?
The central goal is to create and implement a monitoring program that tracks Chinook salmon and steelhead during the egg, larval, fry, and juvenile life stages. The monitoring is intended to generate practical, management-focused information that can be used to evaluate whether CVPIA-funded or supported habitat restoration actions are improving fish production and survival, and to guide future restoration decisions.
Where will the work take place?
The project focuses on the lower American River in Sacramento County, California.
Which fish species and life stages are emphasized?
The monitoring program is expected to track Chinook salmon and steelhead during early and vulnerable life stages, specifically eggs, larvae, fry, and juveniles. The opportunity also emphasizes understanding smolt outmigration timing and maximizing the number and condition of fall-run Chinook salmon smolts emigrating from the system.
Why does the grant emphasize early life-stage monitoring instead of adult spawner counts?
The funded work is intended to go beyond adult spawner counts by measuring life stage-specific population indicators that are directly influenced by habitat conditions and restoration actions. Early-stage survival and growth can strongly determine how many healthy smolts ultimately leave the river, so monitoring these stages helps identify what is limiting fish production.
What types of biological metrics are highlighted in the announcement?
The announcement highlights metrics such as egg viability, growth and survival of fry and juveniles, and the timing of smolt outmigration. These measurements are intended to support evaluation of restoration performance and identification of limiting factors (bottlenecks) during early life stages.
What does the announcement mean by identifying "bottlenecks"?
In this context, "bottlenecks" refers to the factors and life stages where losses or poor growth occur that limit overall fish production. The monitoring program is expected to help determine where and when early life-stage survival or growth is constrained in the lower American River.
What restoration actions or habitat improvements are expected to be assessed?
The opportunity specifically calls for assessing the effects of gravel augmentation and related habitat improvements, including gravel injection or placement to improve spawning and incubation conditions. It also calls for evaluating floodplain enhancement actions that may benefit juvenile rearing by providing productive, lower-velocity habitat.
Does the opportunity expect comparisons among different restoration approaches?
Yes. A core part of the project is comparing restoration approaches and outcomes. The grant anticipates analytical comparisons such as evaluating no action versus small or large-scale gravel additions and/or floodplain enhancements.
Do applicants need to consider river flow conditions and hydrology?
Yes. Applicants are expected to consider how different flow regimes could change observed outcomes, recognizing that the benefits of river restoration can vary with hydrology.
Are different evaluation time frames part of the expected analysis?
Yes. The announcement indicates that applicants should consider different evaluation windows, such as 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year time frames, acknowledging that restoration benefits may take time to become detectable.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F12AS00056A.
What is the activity category listed for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
How many awards was the agency expecting to make?
The agency expected to make a single award.
What is the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding is $400,000.
Is the award amount flexible or fixed?
The award ceiling and award floor were both set at $400,000. That indicates a fixed, single-grant structure rather than a range of possible award sizes.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was specified in the information provided.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to institutions, organizations, or individuals with experience designing and implementing experimental studies involving salmonid eggs, larvae, and juveniles. The opportunity is expertise-driven due to the technical and methodological demands of rigorous monitoring and evaluation.
Are federal agencies or federal employees eligible to apply?
No. Federal agencies and federal employees are explicitly ineligible.
What is the purpose of the monitoring results from a management perspective?
The intent is to use monitoring results to judge whether habitat restoration actions funded or supported under CVPIA are improving fish production and survival, and then use those findings to shape future restoration decisions. The monitoring is also expected to help managers maximize the number and condition of fall-run Chinook salmon smolts leaving the American River.
What were the original posting and closing dates?
The original posting date was February 3, 2012, and the closing date was March 9, 2012.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity moved into archived status, with an archive date of April 8, 2012.
Who was listed as the contact for issues accessing the full announcement?
The notice points to Dwight (Ike) Luginbill, Grants/Agreements Assistant with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as the contact for applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement.
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