Opportunity Information: Apply for F15AS00223
Apply for F15AS00223
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Piping Plover and Red Fox Monitoring on Fire Island, NY" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.657 Endangered Species Conservation Recovery Implementation Funds.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 19, 2015 and posted on May 14, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 21, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,236,906.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,236,906.00 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 "Piping Plover and Red Fox Monitoring on Fire Island, NY" (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00223) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary funding announcement structured as a cooperative agreement under the Environment funding activity category. It was posted on May 14, 2015, created on May 19, 2015, and had a very short application window, closing on May 21, 2015, before being archived on June 19, 2015. The opportunity carried a total estimated funding amount of $1,236,906, with the award floor and ceiling both set at exactly $1,236,906, signaling that the agency intended to make one award of a fixed size rather than a range of potential awards. No cost sharing or matching funds were required.
Although the eligibility field is listed as "unrestricted," the announcement explicitly states it is a single source determination intended to make one award to Virginia Tech. In practice, that means the agency had already identified the recipient and was documenting the rationale for a non-competitive award rather than running a broad competition among applicants. The expected number of awards is one, and the funding is associated with CFDA 15.657, Endangered Species Conservation - Recovery Implementation Funds, which aligns with the conservation and recovery focus of the work.
The core purpose of the project is to conduct coordinated, island-wide monitoring and research on both piping plovers and red foxes on Fire Island, New York, including the Fire Island National Seashore area (referenced as FIMI) and Fire Island as a whole. On the predator side, the project calls for investigations to evaluate red fox abundance, density, distribution, productivity, and habitat use from inlet to inlet. A key feature is that monitoring is designed to occur under different management regimes, such as areas relying exclusively on predator exclosures (protective fencing or barriers intended to reduce predation risk) versus areas that combine exclosure use with predator removal. On the shorebird side, the work includes evaluating piping plover demographics and habitat use across the same landscape, supporting a clearer understanding of how plovers use available habitat and how their breeding performance changes with management actions and habitat conditions.
The monitoring is framed as a scientific evaluation of management effectiveness. In other words, it is not just data collection for its own sake; it is meant to produce defensible evidence about whether current management approaches (predator management strategies, protective exclosures, and habitat maintenance and restoration efforts) are working as intended within the FIMI project area and across Fire Island overall. By linking predator metrics (like fox density, distribution, and productivity) with piping plover demographic outcomes and habitat use, the project is designed to help managers understand the relationships between predator pressure, habitat conditions, and plover recovery outcomes, and to guide future decisions on where and how to apply exclosures, predator control, and habitat restoration.
For access issues related to the full announcement, the posted point of contact was Christine Guimond at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (413-253-8607, ChristineGuimond@fws.gov). The listing also referenced an additional information link to Grants.gov.
FAQs: Piping Plover and Red Fox Monitoring on Fire Island, NY (F15AS00223)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Piping Plover and Red Fox Monitoring on Fire Island, NY."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F15AS00223.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary funding announcement.
What type of award is this?
The announcement is structured as a cooperative agreement.
What is the funding activity/category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is Environment.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
It was posted on May 14, 2015, and created on May 19, 2015.
When did the application window close?
The application window closed on May 21, 2015.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on June 19, 2015.
How much funding was available?
The total estimated funding amount was $1,236,906.
What were the award floor and ceiling?
Both the award floor and the award ceiling were set at exactly $1,236,906.
Does the identical floor and ceiling amount mean the award size was fixed?
Yes. With the floor and ceiling both listed as $1,236,906, the announcement indicates the agency intended to make one award of a fixed size rather than a range of possible award amounts.
How many awards were expected?
The expected number of awards was one.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching funds were required.
What CFDA program is associated with this funding?
The funding is associated with CFDA 15.657, Endangered Species Conservation - Recovery Implementation Funds.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project is intended to conduct coordinated, island-wide monitoring and research on piping plovers and red foxes on Fire Island, New York, including the Fire Island National Seashore area (referenced as FIMI) and Fire Island as a whole.
Where is the work expected to occur?
The work is focused on Fire Island, New York, including the Fire Island National Seashore (FIMI) and the broader Fire Island landscape.
What species are the focus of this project?
The project focuses on piping plovers and red foxes.
What does the red fox portion of the project involve?
It calls for investigations evaluating red fox abundance, density, distribution, productivity, and habitat use from inlet to inlet on Fire Island.
What does "from inlet to inlet" imply in the project description?
It indicates monitoring coverage across the full length of Fire Island, rather than being limited to a small subset of sites.
What does the piping plover portion of the project involve?
It includes evaluating piping plover demographics and habitat use across Fire Island, supporting an understanding of habitat use and how breeding performance changes with management actions and habitat conditions.
Is this project only collecting data, or is it evaluating management effectiveness?
It is framed as a scientific evaluation of management effectiveness, intended to generate defensible evidence about whether management approaches are working as intended within the FIMI project area and across Fire Island overall.
Which management approaches are being evaluated?
The project is designed to evaluate predator management strategies, protective predator exclosures, and habitat maintenance and restoration efforts.
What is a predator exclosure in the context of this opportunity?
In this announcement, predator exclosures are described as protective fencing or barriers intended to reduce predation risk.
How does the project compare different predator management regimes?
Monitoring is designed to occur under different management regimes, including areas that rely exclusively on predator exclosures and areas that combine exclosure use with predator removal.
Why monitor both red foxes and piping plovers together?
The project links predator metrics (such as fox density, distribution, and productivity) with piping plover demographic outcomes and habitat use to help managers understand relationships between predator pressure, habitat conditions, and plover recovery outcomes.
What decisions is the project intended to inform?
The results are intended to guide future decisions on where and how to apply exclosures, predator control, and habitat restoration.
Is eligibility open to all applicants?
Although the eligibility field is listed as "unrestricted," the announcement explicitly states it is a single source determination.
What does "single source determination" mean for this opportunity?
It means the agency intended to make one non-competitive award to a specific recipient and was documenting the rationale rather than running a broad competition.
Who was the intended recipient of the award?
The announcement states the single source determination was intended to make one award to Virginia Tech.
Does the "unrestricted" eligibility label mean an open competition occurred?
Based on the announcement language provided, no. Despite the "unrestricted" label, the single source determination indicates a non-competitive, pre-identified recipient (Virginia Tech).
Who was the point of contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
The listed point of contact was Christine Guimond at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
What contact information was provided for the point of contact?
Phone: 413-253-8607. Email: ChristineGuimond@fws.gov.
Was there a reference to where applicants could find additional information?
Yes. The listing referenced an additional information link to Grants.gov.
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