Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS R2 PLJV
Apply for FWS R2 PLJV
- The Migratory Birds in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Migratory Bird Joint Ventures Playa Lakes Joint Venture Partnership Annual Base Operations" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.637 Migratory Bird Joint Ventures.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 9, 2010 and posted on Nov 9, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 3, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $731,000.00 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:
This discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FWS R2 PLJV, CFDA 15.637 Migratory Bird Joint Ventures) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southwest Region solicitation for proposals to support the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) partnership's annual base operations for the 12-month period from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. The intent is to fund the joint venture's core capacity, meaning the foundational staffing and essential functions that keep the partnership operating and able to plan, coordinate, and deliver bird habitat conservation across its region. The award is expected to be a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $731,000, offered through either a cooperative agreement or a grant. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed, and eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
The PLJV is one of the migratory bird joint ventures originally formed to implement the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. These joint ventures are described as regional, self-directed partnerships that bring together federal, state, and local governments, corporations, and nongovernmental conservation organizations. The broader purpose of this structure is to make habitat conservation more coordinated and effective by pooling resources and aligning partners behind shared, science-based priorities. In practice, the joint ventures aim to sustain migratory bird populations by building landscape-scale conservation plans and delivering habitat projects that benefit waterfowl and other bird species, while also supporting other wildlife that depends on the same habitats.
A key theme in the announcement is that PLJV work is meant to be grounded in "strategic habitat conservation," an adaptive management approach that connects biological planning and conservation design to on-the-ground conservation delivery, and then ties those actions to monitoring and research so strategies can be adjusted over time. The grant is therefore not just for field projects in isolation; it is specifically for maintaining the partnership capacity that allows regional projects to be identified, prioritized, implemented, and evaluated in a consistent framework. The announcement notes that this partnership base is what enables partners to coordinate across critical habitats for priority bird species.
The PLJV partnership itself was established in 1989 and is overseen by a Management Board responsible for maintaining commitment and support for the joint venture's goals and objectives. The Board has approved a master plan that sets the overall direction of the partnership and identifies the functional elements considered essential to conserving bird species and habitats in the PLJV region. Those elements are listed as conservation delivery, biological planning, communications, conservation policy, geographic information systems (GIS), funding, granting, education, research, and annual review. Together, these functions define the "base capacity" the opportunity seeks to maintain, reflecting the idea that effective conservation at this scale depends on technical science, policy engagement, data and mapping capability, partner communications, funding coordination, and ongoing evaluation.
To carry out these functions, the opportunity emphasizes support for a defined core support staff structure that either performs or guides the necessary activities for conserving priority migratory bird habitats. The core positions named in the announcement are: Coordinator, Conservation Science Director, GIS Director, GIS Analyst, Conservation Policy Director, Conservation Delivery Leader, and Communications Director. The funding is aimed at keeping these roles and related operational activities in place for the specified year, ensuring the joint venture can continue to coordinate partner-driven conservation planning and delivery across the region.
Key administrative details include a posted and creation date of November 9, 2010, with an original and current closing date of December 3, 2010, and an archive date of January 2, 2011. The agency is listed under "Migratory Birds," and the activity category is Environment/Natural Resources. For issues accessing the full announcement, the contact provided is Greg Esslinger, Migratory Birds Management Operations Specialist, at 505-248-6876.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Southwest Region, soliciting proposals to support the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) partnership's annual base operations. The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number FWS R2 PLJV under CFDA 15.637 (Migratory Bird Joint Ventures).
2) What is the purpose of the award?
The purpose is to fund PLJV's core capacity for a 12-month operating period so the partnership can continue to function, coordinate partners, plan and prioritize conservation, and deliver migratory bird habitat conservation across its region. The emphasis is on maintaining foundational staffing and essential functions, not simply funding standalone field projects.
3) What time period does the award cover?
The solicitation is intended to support PLJV base operations for the 12-month period from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.
4) How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount is $731,000.
5) How many awards does the agency expect to make?
The announcement states the award is expected to be a single award.
6) What funding instrument will be used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The funding may be offered through either a cooperative agreement or a grant, as stated in the announcement.
7) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is listed in the information provided for this opportunity.
8) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may be included in the full announcement.
9) What is the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV)?
PLJV is one of the migratory bird joint ventures originally formed to implement the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. It is described as a regional, self-directed partnership that brings together federal, state, and local governments, corporations, and nongovernmental conservation organizations to make habitat conservation more coordinated and effective.
10) What conservation outcomes is PLJV trying to support?
The joint venture approach aims to sustain migratory bird populations by building landscape-scale conservation plans and delivering habitat projects that benefit waterfowl and other bird species, while also supporting other wildlife that depends on the same habitats.
11) What does "core capacity" or "base operations" mean in this announcement?
"Core capacity" refers to the foundational staffing and essential functions that keep the PLJV partnership operating and able to plan, coordinate, and deliver bird habitat conservation across its region. The award is intended to maintain that base capacity for the specified year.
12) What is meant by "strategic habitat conservation" in the opportunity?
The opportunity highlights "strategic habitat conservation" as an adaptive management approach that connects biological planning and conservation design to on-the-ground conservation delivery, and then links those actions to monitoring and research so strategies can be adjusted over time.
13) Does this opportunity fund field projects directly?
Based on the information provided, the focus is not on funding field projects in isolation. It is specifically focused on maintaining the partnership capacity that enables regional projects to be identified, prioritized, implemented, and evaluated within a consistent strategic framework.
14) When was PLJV established and how is it governed?
The PLJV partnership was established in 1989. It is overseen by a Management Board responsible for maintaining commitment and support for the joint venture's goals and objectives.
15) What guiding plan or framework does PLJV use?
The Management Board has approved a master plan that sets the overall direction of the partnership and identifies the functional elements considered essential to conserving bird species and habitats in the PLJV region.
16) What functions are included in PLJV's "base capacity"?
The essential functional elements listed in the announcement are: conservation delivery, biological planning, communications, conservation policy, geographic information systems (GIS), funding, granting, education, research, and annual review.
17) What staffing positions are specifically named for support under this opportunity?
The defined core support staff structure named in the announcement includes: Coordinator, Conservation Science Director, GIS Director, GIS Analyst, Conservation Policy Director, Conservation Delivery Leader, and Communications Director.
18) What is the role of GIS in this opportunity?
GIS is explicitly listed as an essential functional element of the PLJV base capacity, and the announcement specifically identifies GIS leadership and analyst positions (GIS Director and GIS Analyst) as part of the core staff structure to be supported.
19) Which USFWS office or program area is associated with this opportunity?
The agency is listed under "Migratory Birds," and the activity category is Environment/Natural Resources. The solicitation is from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southwest Region.
20) What are the key dates for this opportunity?
The posted and creation date is November 9, 2010. The original and current closing date is December 3, 2010. The archive date is January 2, 2011.
21) Who should be contacted if there are problems accessing the full announcement?
For issues accessing the full announcement, the contact provided is Greg Esslinger, Migratory Birds Management Operations Specialist, at 505-248-6876.
22) What is the CFDA number and program name associated with this solicitation?
The solicitation references CFDA 15.637, Migratory Bird Joint Ventures.
23) What is the overall rationale for funding PLJV operations?
The rationale described is that effective habitat conservation at this regional scale depends on maintaining a coordinated partnership with technical science capacity, policy engagement, data and mapping capability, partner communications, funding coordination, and ongoing evaluation. The base operations are presented as the foundation that enables coordinated conservation across critical habitats for priority bird species.
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