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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Oldman Watershed Council Landscape Patterns Environmental Quality Analysis" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.670 Adaptive Science.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 15, 2013 and posted on May 15, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2013 This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4), Unique Qualifications (see Additional Information in eligibility Section). (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: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4), Unique Qualifications, which allows for award without competition to an applicant. This recipient and project meet this criteria due to the recipient being entirely outside the US and conducted a Alberta led competitive process in which this program participated.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Oldman Watershed Council Landscape Patterns Environmental Quality Analysis grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F13AS00172) is a small, targeted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service award intended to fund a focused literature-based analysis on how human-driven landscape patterns and land uses relate to environmental conditions and environmental quality across western Canada and the western contiguous United States (specifically the Dakotas and everything west). Rather than supporting fieldwork or new data collection, the core purpose is to organize and synthesize existing knowledge from the published record, including seminal works, peer-reviewed studies, and credible secondary sources, and then translate that information into products that can be mapped, categorized, and used for watershed and landscape planning.
The work is organized around two main deliverables. First, the recipient is expected to produce a synthesis paper that distills what the literature says about relationships between anthropogenic (human-caused) landscape patterns and aspects of the environment. This synthesis is meant to identify where evidence is strong, where it is weak or inconsistent, and what kinds of landscape changes (for example fragmentation, road density, agricultural conversion, urban expansion, energy development footprints, or forestry patterns) have been tied to environmental outcomes (such as water quality, habitat integrity, biodiversity indicators, erosion and sedimentation, nutrient loading, riparian health, or other environmental quality measures). The geographic scope is explicitly regional, spanning western Canada and the western U.S., so the paper is expected to be attentive to differences across ecosystems and land management contexts rather than treating all landscapes as interchangeable.
Second, the opportunity calls for a more technical project report that turns the literature findings into an organized, decision-support style reference. This report must include a master list of findings and a master map that codes the location associated with each cited finding, effectively building a spatial index of where particular relationships have been studied or observed. A key analytic requirement is to clearly separate findings that provide evidence of causation (where study design and evidence support a cause-and-effect conclusion) from findings that are only correlational (where two variables move together but a causal link is not firmly established). The report also requires categorization of each finding by multiple attributes: land use type, the specific landscape pattern being discussed, the natural ecoregion and sub-region, the scale of analysis (since effects can differ at local, watershed, or regional scales), and seasonality (recognizing that relationships can change across seasons, especially for hydrology and wildlife-related outcomes). To make the work transparent and usable, the report must also include an annotated bibliography and a summary of the methodology used to search, screen, extract, and classify information from the literature.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant under CFDA 15.670 (Adaptive Science) with one expected award and a fixed total funding amount of $10,000 (ceiling and floor are both $10,000). The posting date was May 15, 2013, with an original and current closing date of May 20, 2013, and it was archived June 15, 2013. The award is explicitly described as a notice of intent to make a single-source grant to the Province of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, justified under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2.14 B(4)) on the basis of unique qualifications. The eligibility language indicates the recipient is outside the United States and that the project arose from an Alberta-led competitive process in which the program participated, which is given as the rationale for awarding without open competition. Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning the recipient is expected to contribute additional resources (financial or in-kind) beyond the federal award.
In practical terms, the opportunity is aimed at producing a structured, map-enabled evidence base that planners, watershed groups, and resource managers can use to understand where landscape configuration and land use have documented environmental implications, and to distinguish well-supported causal mechanisms from patterns that are merely associated. Questions about accessing the full announcement were directed to Yvette Converse at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (406-994-7486, yvetteconverse@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Oldman Watershed Council Landscape Patterns Environmental Quality Analysis grant?
It is a small, targeted U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary award (Funding Opportunity Number F13AS00172) under CFDA 15.670 (Adaptive Science). The grant supports a focused, literature-based analysis of how human-driven landscape patterns and land uses relate to environmental conditions and environmental quality across western Canada and the western contiguous United States (specifically the Dakotas and everything west).
What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The purpose is to organize and synthesize existing knowledge from the published record (including seminal works, peer-reviewed studies, and credible secondary sources) and translate that information into products that can be mapped, categorized, and used for watershed and landscape planning.
Does this grant fund fieldwork, monitoring, or new data collection?
No. The opportunity is explicitly focused on a literature-based synthesis rather than supporting fieldwork or new data collection.
What geographic area does the analysis need to cover?
The scope is regional and spans western Canada and the western contiguous United States, defined as the Dakotas and everything west.
What are the two main deliverables required by the grant?
The work is organized around two deliverables: (1) a synthesis paper summarizing what the literature says about relationships between anthropogenic landscape patterns and environmental outcomes, and (2) a technical project report that converts the literature findings into an organized, decision-support reference including mapping and categorization requirements.
What should the synthesis paper include?
The synthesis paper should distill what the literature says about relationships between human-caused landscape patterns and aspects of the environment. It is expected to identify where evidence is strong, where it is weak or inconsistent, and what kinds of landscape changes have been tied to environmental outcomes. It should also be attentive to differences across ecosystems and land management contexts within the regional scope.
What types of landscape patterns or land uses are specifically mentioned?
Examples mentioned include fragmentation, road density, agricultural conversion, urban expansion, energy development footprints, and forestry patterns.
What kinds of environmental outcomes or environmental quality measures are specifically mentioned?
Examples mentioned include water quality, habitat integrity, biodiversity indicators, erosion and sedimentation, nutrient loading, riparian health, and other environmental quality measures.
What is the purpose of the technical project report?
The report is meant to translate the literature findings into an organized, decision-support style reference that planners, watershed groups, and resource managers can use. It must structure the evidence so users can see where particular landscape-environment relationships have been studied and what level of inference (causal vs correlational) is supported.
What is the "master list of findings" required in the report?
It is a compiled list of the findings extracted from the literature, organized so they can be categorized and referenced for planning and decision support.
What is the "master map" required in the report?
The master map must code the location associated with each cited finding, effectively creating a spatial index showing where particular relationships have been studied or observed across the covered region.
How must the report handle causation versus correlation?
A key requirement is to clearly separate findings that provide evidence of causation (cause-and-effect supported by study design and evidence) from findings that are only correlational (variables associated but not enough to firmly establish causality).
What attributes must each finding be categorized by in the report?
Each finding must be categorized by multiple attributes: land use type, the specific landscape pattern being discussed, the natural ecoregion and sub-region, the scale of analysis (local, watershed, or regional), and seasonality.
Why does the report need to include scale of analysis?
The opportunity notes that effects can differ at local, watershed, or regional scales, so the report must capture the scale at which each documented relationship was analyzed.
Why does the report need to include seasonality?
The opportunity recognizes that relationships can change across seasons, especially for hydrology and wildlife-related outcomes, so findings must be tagged for seasonality where applicable.
What transparency or documentation is required for the literature process?
To make the work transparent and usable, the report must include an annotated bibliography and a summary of the methodology used to search, screen, extract, and classify information from the literature.
What kinds of sources are intended to be used in the synthesis?
The work is intended to draw from the published record, including seminal works, peer-reviewed studies, and credible secondary sources.
How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
One award was expected.
How much funding was available, and what was the award size?
The total funding amount was fixed at $10,000, and both the ceiling and floor were $10,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning the recipient is expected to contribute additional resources (financial or in-kind) beyond the federal award.
What is the CFDA number and program name associated with this grant?
The opportunity is under CFDA 15.670, described as Adaptive Science.
What were the key dates for this funding opportunity?
The posting date was May 15, 2013. The original and current closing date was May 20, 2013. The opportunity was archived on June 15, 2013.
Was this an open competitive opportunity?
No. It was described as a notice of intent to make a single-source grant, justified under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2.14 B(4)) on the basis of unique qualifications.
Who was the intended recipient of the single-source award?
The award was intended as a single-source grant to the Province of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.
Why was the award made without open competition?
The rationale given is that the recipient is outside the United States and that the project arose from an Alberta-led competitive process in which the program participated, which was cited as the basis for awarding without open competition along with the unique qualifications justification.
Who is the point of contact for questions about accessing the full announcement?
Questions were directed to Yvette Converse at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 406-994-7486, yvetteconverse@fws.gov.
In practical terms, what will this grant produce for planners and resource managers?
It is intended to produce a structured, map-enabled evidence base that can be used for watershed and landscape planning, including a way to understand where landscape configuration and land use have documented environmental implications and to distinguish well-supported causal mechanisms from patterns that are merely associated.
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