Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00433
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- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Monitoring and Tracking Maine Piping Plovers and Terns and Saltmarsh Sparrows" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.650.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 29, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 26, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $60,000.00 in funding.
- 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 grant opportunity titled "Monitoring and Tracking Maine Piping Plovers and Terns and Saltmarsh Sparrows" (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00433) is a discretionary grant issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.650, with an award ceiling of $60,000 and an expectation of a single award. Although the eligibility field is listed as unrestricted, the announcement makes clear that this is intended as a single-source financial assistance award to the Maine Audubon Society, meaning it is not a competitive solicitation in practice. The notice is primarily informational, serving to document the agency's intent to fund a specific partner for a defined set of conservation activities.
The purpose of the award is to support on-the-ground protection and monitoring of vulnerable coastal bird species in Maine, specifically Least Terns and Piping Plovers, under the Service's Migratory Bird Husbandry efforts. The Maine Audubon Society is tasked with monitoring six beaches to locate nests, track nesting activity, and implement protective measures. A key part of that protection work is enclosing nest areas, which typically involves establishing clearly marked protective zones or exclosures to reduce disturbance from people, pets, and vehicles and to help limit predation pressure during sensitive nesting periods. In addition to monitoring and protection, the work includes banding birds, which provides a practical way to track individual birds over time, evaluate survival and return rates, understand movement between nesting sites, and measure the effectiveness of management actions.
Beyond the beach-nesting species, the grant also supports monitoring and banding of Sharp-tailed Saltmarsh Sparrows (commonly referred to as saltmarsh sparrows), a saltmarsh-dependent species of conservation concern that is strongly affected by habitat change and flooding dynamics in coastal marshes. The project includes nano-tagging, indicating the use of very small tracking transmitters that can be carried by small birds with minimal added weight. Nano-tags are commonly used to collect fine-scale movement or migration information, especially when paired with automated telemetry networks, and they can help identify how birds use specific marsh habitats, how they move through the landscape, and what areas may be most important to protect or restore.
Administratively, the opportunity was created on August 29, 2017, with an original closing date of September 26, 2017, and it anticipates one recipient. The overall focus is practical conservation implementation paired with field data collection: finding and protecting nests on key Maine beaches, banding to support long-term population tracking, and applying modern tracking tools like nano-tags to improve understanding of saltmarsh sparrow ecology. The end result the Service is paying for is better protection during nesting season and better information for future management decisions for these migratory bird populations in Maine.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Monitoring and Tracking Maine Piping Plovers and Terns and Saltmarsh Sparrows."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F17AS00433.
Which agency is offering this grant?
This is a discretionary grant issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.
What CFDA program is associated with this funding?
The funding is listed under CFDA 15.650.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $60,000.
How many awards does the opportunity expect to make?
The notice anticipates a single award (one recipient).
Is this a competitive grant opportunity?
No. While the eligibility field is listed as unrestricted, the announcement states the award is intended as a single-source financial assistance award to the Maine Audubon Society. In practice, it is not a competitive solicitation.
Who is the intended recipient?
The notice indicates the award is intended for the Maine Audubon Society as a single-source partner for the described conservation work.
Why does the notice exist if it is not competitive?
The notice is primarily informational and serves to document the agency's intent to fund a specific partner for a defined set of conservation activities.
What is the main purpose of the award?
The purpose is to support on-the-ground protection and monitoring of vulnerable coastal bird species in Maine, with practical conservation implementation paired with field data collection.
Which beach-nesting species are covered by the project?
The project specifically addresses Least Terns and Piping Plovers.
What Fish and Wildlife Service activity area is referenced?
The work is described as part of the Service's Migratory Bird Husbandry efforts.
What on-the-ground work will be performed for Least Terns and Piping Plovers?
The Maine Audubon Society is tasked with monitoring six beaches to locate nests, track nesting activity, and implement protective measures during sensitive nesting periods.
How many beaches will be monitored?
Six beaches in Maine will be monitored under the project scope described.
What does "enclosing nest areas" mean in this context?
It refers to establishing clearly marked protective zones or exclosures around nest areas to reduce disturbance from people, pets, and vehicles, and to help limit predation pressure during nesting.
Does the project include banding birds?
Yes. The work includes banding as part of monitoring and tracking efforts.
Why is bird banding included in the project?
Banding is used to track individual birds over time, evaluate survival and return rates, understand movement between nesting sites, and measure the effectiveness of management actions.
Are any saltmarsh species included in the grant scope?
Yes. The project includes monitoring and banding of Sharp-tailed Saltmarsh Sparrows (commonly referred to as saltmarsh sparrows).
Why are saltmarsh sparrows a focus of this effort?
The saltmarsh sparrow is described as a saltmarsh-dependent species of conservation concern that is strongly affected by habitat change and flooding dynamics in coastal marshes.
What is nano-tagging, as referenced in the opportunity?
Nano-tagging indicates the use of very small tracking transmitters that small birds can carry with minimal added weight, typically to collect fine-scale movement or migration information (often when paired with automated telemetry networks).
What kinds of questions can nano-tags help answer for saltmarsh sparrows?
Based on the description, nano-tags can help identify how birds use specific marsh habitats, how they move through the landscape, and which areas may be most important to protect or restore.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on August 29, 2017.
What was the original closing date listed?
The original closing date was September 26, 2017.
What is the overall outcome the Fish and Wildlife Service is paying for?
The intended end result is better protection for birds during nesting season and better information (from monitoring, banding, and tracking) to support future management decisions for these migratory bird populations in Maine.
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