Opportunity Information: Apply for FWSR9 MBP SHOREBIRD 2FY09
Apply for FWSR9 MBP SHOREBIRD 2FY09
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mountain Plover Demographic Modeling" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.655 Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 13, 2009 and posted on Apr 13, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 20, 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 $18,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $18,000.00 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 Mountain Plover Demographic Modeling grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FWSR9 MBP SHOREBIRD 2FY09) is a small, targeted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discretionary funding announcement focused on improving a rangewide population model for the Mountain Plover. The work is intended to build directly on an earlier, Service-sponsored Structured Decision Making (SDM) workshop by taking an existing preliminary demographic model and turning it into a more realistic and management-ready tool that can better support conservation decisions for this shorebird.
At the core of the project is refinement and expansion of a preliminary demographic model that already exists in early form. The FWS is looking for a model that becomes spatially explicit, meaning it should account for geography rather than treating the entire range as one uniform area. In practical terms, that implies defining different regions or habitat areas within the Mountain Plover range and allowing demographic processes (such as survival, reproduction, and movement) to differ across those areas. The announcement also specifies that the model should include linked population states, which generally means the model should represent multiple connected subpopulations or life-stage states that influence one another over time, rather than isolated or independent units.
A major technical emphasis is migratory connectivity. The opportunity explicitly asks the recipient to use the Mountain Plover as an example to explore novel approaches for modeling how breeding, migration, and nonbreeding areas are connected through movement of individuals. This suggests interest in methods that go beyond simple assumptions about migration and instead represent how conditions or management actions in one part of the annual cycle can affect outcomes in another. The deliverable is not just a standard demographic model, but one that meaningfully incorporates the way migratory animals link distant regions through seasonal movement.
To improve the quality and defensibility of the model, the project must refine the parameters used in the initial version by conducting a thorough review of both published and unpublished sources. This literature synthesis component is a required foundation for updating estimates and assumptions in the model. The intent is to ensure that survival rates, productivity, transition probabilities, dispersal or movement terms, and other demographic inputs reflect the best available science, including information that may exist in reports, agency files, theses, or other gray literature not captured in journals.
The opportunity also calls for incorporating a more complete set of environmental conditions into the model. This means the model should not only track population processes, but also include relevant environmental drivers that influence those processes across space and time. The announcement ties this directly to SDM, noting that these components drive optimization routines fundamental to Structured Decision Making. In other words, the improved model is expected to support decision analysis by allowing managers to evaluate how different actions perform under varying environmental scenarios, constraints, or uncertainties, and to optimize choices accordingly.
Administratively, this is offered as a cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources activity category (CFDA 15.655, Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation). The total anticipated funding is $18,000, with an award ceiling of $18,000 and a floor of $15,000, and the agency expects to make one award. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, and eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full notice). The announcement was posted on April 13, 2009, with an original and current closing date of April 20, 2009, and an archive date of May 20, 2009.
For applicants or recipients needing support accessing the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Brad Andres, Wildlife Biologist, reachable by phone at 303-275-2324.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is titled the Mountain Plover Demographic Modeling grant opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is FWSR9 MBP SHOREBIRD 2FY09.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
What type of funding announcement is this?
This is a small, targeted FWS discretionary funding announcement focused on improving a rangewide population model for the Mountain Plover.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to improve and make management-ready an existing preliminary Mountain Plover demographic model so it can better support rangewide conservation decisions.
How does this project relate to prior FWS work?
The work is intended to build directly on an earlier, Service-sponsored Structured Decision Making (SDM) workshop by advancing an existing preliminary demographic model.
Is there already a model in place, or is this starting from scratch?
The announcement indicates an existing preliminary demographic model already exists in early form, and the funded work should refine and expand it into a more realistic tool.
What does "spatially explicit" mean in the context of this opportunity?
What kinds of demographic processes are expected to vary by region?
The announcement specifically references processes such as survival, reproduction, and movement as examples of demographic processes that may differ across regions in a spatially explicit model.
What are "linked population states" as described in the opportunity?
Linked population states generally means the model should represent multiple connected subpopulations or life-stage states that influence one another over time, rather than treating units as isolated or independent.
What is the role of migratory connectivity in the project?
Migratory connectivity is a major technical emphasis. The recipient is asked to use the Mountain Plover as an example to explore novel approaches for modeling how breeding, migration, and nonbreeding areas are connected through the movement of individuals.
Does the announcement require a standard demographic model, or something more?
It calls for more than a standard demographic model. The improved model is expected to meaningfully incorporate migratory connectivity, reflecting how conditions or management actions in one part of the annual cycle can affect outcomes in another.
What is required to improve model parameters?
The project must refine parameters in the initial model by conducting a thorough review of both published and unpublished sources. This literature synthesis is described as a required foundation for updating estimates and assumptions.
What kinds of sources should be included in the parameter review?
The announcement specifies both published and unpublished sources, including gray literature such as reports, agency files, theses, or other materials not necessarily captured in journals.
What types of demographic inputs are expected to be updated using best available science?
The opportunity references survival rates, productivity, transition probabilities, dispersal or movement terms, and other demographic inputs as examples of parameters to refine.
Is the model expected to include environmental conditions or drivers?
Yes. The opportunity calls for incorporating a more complete set of environmental conditions into the model, meaning the model should include relevant environmental drivers that influence population processes across space and time.
Why does the announcement emphasize environmental conditions in the model?
The announcement ties environmental components to Structured Decision Making (SDM), noting that these components drive optimization routines fundamental to SDM. The intent is for the improved model to support decision analysis under varying environmental scenarios, constraints, and uncertainties.
How is Structured Decision Making (SDM) connected to the expected deliverables?
The improved model is expected to support SDM by enabling managers to evaluate how different actions perform under varying environmental scenarios and to optimize choices accordingly.
What type of award instrument will be used?
This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
What is the CFDA number and program name associated with this funding?
The CFDA is 15.655, Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation.
How much funding is available?
The total anticipated funding is $18,000.
What is the minimum and maximum award size?
The award floor is $15,000 and the award ceiling is $18,000.
How many awards does FWS expect to make?
The agency expects to make one award.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The announcement states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full notice.
When was the opportunity posted?
The announcement was posted on April 13, 2009.
What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date was April 20, 2009.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date is May 20, 2009.
Who can be contacted for help accessing the full announcement?
The listed point of contact is Brad Andres, Wildlife Biologist.
What contact details are provided for the point of contact?
Brad Andres can be reached by phone at 303-275-2324.
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