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- The Region 7 in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Moose and Wolf Capture Operations and Cooperative Studies" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608 Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 13, 2009 and posted on Mar 13, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 27, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $10,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Moose and Wolf Capture Operations and Cooperative Studies opportunity is a US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 7 cooperative agreement intended to support ongoing, joint wildlife monitoring and research on the Alaska Peninsula. It is a single-source award to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation, meaning it is not open for competition and is not a request for proposals. The notice states that the government does not plan to accept applications from other entities and that the award would be made about 10 days after the public notice.
At its core, the agreement funds continued monitoring, management, and study of key factors influencing the abundance and population health of moose, caribou, and wolves on the Alaska Peninsula. A major emphasis is collecting basic population demographics that managers rely on to make harvest and conservation decisions, including population composition (such as bull-to-cow ratios), recruitment (calf production and survival into the population), and survival rates. A central tool in this work is radio-collaring, which allows biologists to track animal movements, location use, and mortality, and to better understand predator-prey dynamics and other limiting factors. The practical goal is to produce solid, defensible information that helps guide long-term management in a way that supports both subsistence needs and recreational hunting opportunities.
The specific operational objective for this award is to provide support for 2009 capture operations for moose, caribou, and wolves. These captures and collaring efforts were to be carried out by ADF&G wildlife biologists working cooperatively with USFWS staff from the Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges. The fieldwork focus area is Alaska Game Management Units 9C and 9E, which include important refuge lands and key habitats used by these species.
The background provided in the announcement explains why these monitoring efforts matter. Moose are highlighted as a major subsistence resource for Alaska Peninsula residents, and interest in moose status increased as local caribou availability dropped sharply beginning in the early 1990s. Moose are also economically and culturally important for sport hunting, with the Alaska Peninsula described as a well-known trophy destination. The notice outlines the historical arc of moose on the peninsula: present since the early 1900s, becoming more abundant in the 1950s, peaking in the late 1960s and early 1970s, then declining by the early 1980s to roughly 60 percent of peak levels. The decline is tied to habitat limitations and low calf recruitment, with predation by brown bears and wolves also cited as likely constraints on recovery. Even with low recruitment concerns, survey data suggest moose numbers have been relatively stable over the last couple of decades leading up to the notice. ADF&G management objectives for Unit 9 moose are framed around maintaining or increasing densities depending on area conditions and maintaining target bull-to-cow ratios, which are important for sustaining hunting opportunity and herd productivity.
Wolves are included because they are both a key predator influencing ungulate populations and a managed species in their own right. The announcement notes that wolf abundance, survival, movements, and predation rates are important inputs to state decision-making on wolf management, and that collaring is essential to understanding where wolves travel, how packs use the landscape, and how predation pressure may be affecting moose and caribou recruitment. The notice also points to local and regional advisory organizations requesting better information to support state and federal decisions, reinforcing that the work is tied to stakeholder concerns, subsistence needs, and coordinated management across jurisdictions.
Caribou are discussed in detail because of the severity of declines in the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd (NAPCH), historically a crucial subsistence resource for a dozen communities in GMUs 9C through 9E and formerly important to nonlocal hunters as well. The NAPCH is described as having declined by roughly 88 percent since the early 1990s, prompting increasingly restrictive management actions over time, including limits on bull harvest through Tier II permits and eventually a complete hunting closure in 2005. The notice explains that sustaining migratory caribou herds typically requires fall calf-to-cow ratios around 25 calves per 100 cows, but NAPCH recruitment fell dramatically after 2003, averaging about 9.2 calves per 100 cows from 2003 to 2007, a level characterized as too low to support stabilization or recovery. Bull-to-cow ratios also dropped, and potential limiting factors listed include poor range conditions, disease, parasites, nutritional stress, and predation on newborn calves. Cooperative radio-telemetry work from 2005 to 2007 is cited as indicating low survival, poor nutrition, high parasite and disease burdens, and high neonatal predation, all contributing to the herd’s poor status. The Southern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd is also mentioned as having faced closures (subsistence and recreational harvest closed in 2007), and the broader point is that better data are needed to support both state and federal management decisions across these herds and landscapes.
The award is justified as single-source for three main reasons. First, it is a continuation of an ongoing, jointly funded and jointly implemented effort where breaking continuity through competition could disrupt long-running monitoring datasets and cooperative field operations. Second, the notice cites legislative and policy authorities that underpin and encourage this kind of interagency cooperation, including the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), and an existing Master Memorandum of Understanding (dated March 13, 1982) between ADF&G and USFWS that sets a framework for coordination. Third, ADF&G is described as uniquely qualified because it holds the primary state responsibility for managing resident wildlife like moose, caribou, and wolves, and because it has the necessary local presence, technical expertise, and operational capacity to carry out capture and monitoring work on the peninsula.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.608 (Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance) as a discretionary cooperative agreement with one expected award. The estimated total funding is $10,000, with an award ceiling of $10,000 and a floor of $1,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is limited to state governments, consistent with the intent to award directly to ADF&G. The opportunity was posted March 13, 2009, with an original and current closing date of March 27, 2009, and it was archived April 26, 2009. A government point of contact is provided for access issues (Dom Watts, 907-246-1210).
Moose and Wolf Capture Operations and Cooperative Studies (USFWS Region 7) - FAQs
What is the "Moose and Wolf Capture Operations and Cooperative Studies" opportunity?
It is a US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Region 7 discretionary cooperative agreement intended to support ongoing, joint wildlife monitoring and research on the Alaska Peninsula, focused on moose, caribou, and wolves.
Is this a competitive grant or an open request for proposals (RFP)?
No. The notice describes a single-source award and explicitly states it is not open for competition and is not a request for proposals.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The award is intended for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation.
Will the government accept applications from other entities?
No. The notice states the government does not plan to accept applications from other entities.
When would the award be made?
The notice indicates the award would be made about 10 days after the public notice.
Which agency is offering the cooperative agreement?
The opportunity is offered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 7.
What is the main purpose of the agreement?
The agreement supports continued monitoring, management, and study of key factors influencing abundance and population health of moose, caribou, and wolves on the Alaska Peninsula, producing defensible information used for harvest and conservation decisions.
What is the specific operational objective mentioned in the notice?
The specific operational objective is to provide support for 2009 capture operations for moose, caribou, and wolves.
Where will the fieldwork take place?
The fieldwork focus area is Alaska Game Management Units (GMUs) 9C and 9E, which include important refuge lands and key habitats used by these species, including areas associated with the Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges.
Who will conduct the capture and collaring work?
The notice states captures and collaring would be carried out by ADF&G wildlife biologists working cooperatively with USFWS staff from the Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges.
What kinds of data are emphasized for moose monitoring?
The notice highlights collecting basic population demographics used by managers, including population composition (such as bull-to-cow ratios), recruitment (calf production and survival into the population), and survival rates.
What is radio-collaring used for in this project?
Radio-collaring is described as a central tool to track animal movements, location use, and mortality, and to improve understanding of predator-prey dynamics and other limiting factors.
How does this work support management decisions?
The stated practical goal is to produce solid, defensible information that helps guide long-term management in a way that supports both subsistence needs and recreational hunting opportunities.
Why are moose a major focus on the Alaska Peninsula?
Moose are described as a major subsistence resource for Alaska Peninsula residents, with increased local interest as caribou availability dropped sharply beginning in the early 1990s. Moose are also economically and culturally important for sport hunting, and the Alaska Peninsula is described as a well-known trophy destination.
What does the notice say about historical moose population trends on the peninsula?
The notice states moose have been present since the early 1900s, became more abundant in the 1950s, peaked in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and then declined by the early 1980s to roughly 60 percent of peak levels. Survey data are described as suggesting moose numbers have been relatively stable over the couple of decades leading up to the notice.
What factors are described as contributing to moose declines or limiting recovery?
The notice ties the decline to habitat limitations and low calf recruitment, with predation by brown bears and wolves cited as likely constraints on recovery.
What moose management metrics are mentioned as important?
The notice emphasizes bull-to-cow ratios as important for sustaining hunting opportunity and herd productivity, and describes ADF&G objectives in Unit 9 around maintaining or increasing densities depending on area conditions and maintaining target bull-to-cow ratios.
Why are wolves included in the monitoring and capture work?
Wolves are included because they are a key predator influencing ungulate populations and are a managed species themselves. The notice states that wolf abundance, survival, movements, and predation rates are important inputs to state decision-making.
How does wolf collaring help in this study?
The notice states collaring is essential to understanding where wolves travel, how packs use the landscape, and how predation pressure may be affecting moose and caribou recruitment.
Why is caribou monitoring highlighted as especially important?
The notice describes severe declines in the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd (NAPCH), historically a crucial subsistence resource for a dozen communities in GMUs 9C through 9E and formerly important to nonlocal hunters.
How large was the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd decline described in the notice?
The notice states the NAPCH declined by roughly 88 percent since the early 1990s.
What management actions were taken in response to the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd decline?
The notice describes increasingly restrictive management actions over time, including limits on bull harvest through Tier II permits and eventually a complete hunting closure in 2005.
What recruitment level does the notice say is typically needed to sustain migratory caribou herds?
The notice states sustaining migratory caribou herds typically requires fall calf-to-cow ratios around 25 calves per 100 cows.
What recruitment levels were reported for the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd from 2003 to 2007?
The notice reports that recruitment fell dramatically after 2003, averaging about 9.2 calves per 100 cows from 2003 to 2007, described as too low to support stabilization or recovery.
What limiting factors for caribou are identified in the notice?
The notice lists potential limiting factors including poor range conditions, disease, parasites, nutritional stress, and predation on newborn calves.
What did cooperative radio-telemetry work from 2005 to 2007 indicate about caribou status?
The notice cites work from 2005 to 2007 indicating low survival, poor nutrition, high parasite and disease burdens, and high neonatal predation, all contributing to the herd's poor status.
Does the notice mention other caribou herds on the Alaska Peninsula?
Yes. The Southern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd is mentioned as having faced closures, with subsistence and recreational harvest closed in 2007.
Why is the award justified as single-source?
The notice provides three main reasons: (1) it continues an ongoing, jointly funded and jointly implemented effort where breaking continuity could disrupt long-running monitoring datasets and cooperative field operations; (2) it cites authorities and agreements supporting interagency cooperation; and (3) it states ADF&G is uniquely qualified due to primary state responsibility for resident wildlife management and having the local presence, expertise, and capacity needed to conduct capture and monitoring work.
What legal or policy authorities are cited to support the cooperative approach?
The notice cites the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), and a Master Memorandum of Understanding (dated March 13, 1982) between ADF&G and USFWS.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
What type of federal funding instrument is this?
It is described as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
How many awards are expected?
One award is expected.
What is the estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding is $10,000.
What are the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling is $10,000 and the award floor is $1,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to receive this award?
Eligibility is limited to state governments, consistent with the intent to award directly to ADF&G.
What are the key dates listed for the opportunity?
The opportunity was posted March 13, 2009. The original and current closing date is March 27, 2009. The opportunity was archived April 26, 2009.
Who is the government point of contact listed in the notice?
The notice provides a point of contact for access issues: Dom Watts, 907-246-1210.
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