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Opportunity Summary:

The Prairie Dog Population and Habitat Monitoring on Black-footed Ferret Reintroduction Site in Kansas grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00118) was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary grant focused on annual field monitoring of black-tailed prairie dogs at a Kansas site used for black-footed ferret reintroduction. The core purpose of the award was to generate consistent, year-to-year estimates of prairie dog population numbers, population densities, and total colony area. Because black-footed ferrets rely heavily on prairie dogs for both prey and habitat, tracking prairie dog abundance and colony footprint is a practical way to gauge whether the reintroduction area can continue to support ferret recovery efforts and to inform management decisions over time.

The work described in the announcement is straightforward but technically specific: the recipient would, each year, conduct monitoring using accepted methods that had been used previously at the same location. The emphasis on established and previously used techniques highlights that the agency wanted continuity and comparability of data rather than a new experimental approach. In other words, the project was less about inventing a new monitoring framework and more about reliably repeating a proven protocol so the resulting trend data would be defensible and directly comparable to prior survey years (including the identical work completed at the site in summer 2011).

This opportunity was issued as a single-source (noncompetitive) award under Department of the Interior policy 505 DM 2.14 B(4). The notice explains that competition was not used because the intended applicant was considered uniquely qualified due to their location, technical expertise, and, importantly, continuity in methodology. That last point matters for monitoring projects: switching teams or protocols can introduce differences in how colonies are mapped or how counts are derived, which can make apparent population changes hard to interpret. The agency specifically cited the applicant having performed the same work at this location during the summer of 2011, reinforcing that maintaining consistent methods and institutional knowledge was a key justification for the sole-source approach.

Administratively, the grant was categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, with CFDA number 15.615 (Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund). The announcement anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1). The estimated total funding was $38,750, with an award ceiling of $38,750 and an award floor of $7,500, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The posting date and creation date were April 4, 2012, with an original and current closing date of April 5, 2012, reflecting the practical reality of a single-source action where the application window is typically short. The opportunity was later archived on May 3, 2012.

For applicants or stakeholders who needed access to the full announcement or had questions, the listed federal contact was Michael LeValley, Project Officer, reachable by phone at 785-539-3474 ext. 105 or by email at mikelevalley@fws.gov.

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