Opportunity Information: Apply for F12AC00256
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Restoration of Walker River and Walker Lake" 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 Apr 19, 2012 and posted on Apr 19, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 3, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $309,814.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $309,814.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "Restoration of Walker River and Walker Lake" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F12AC00256) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discretionary environmental funding action issued as a Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance. The posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent (NOI) to make an award, meaning it is not a competitive solicitation and the agency is not seeking applications or responses. The award is being made non-competitively to a specific organization, the Great Basin Bird Observatory (GBBO), which aligns with the eligibility category listed (a nonprofit with IRS 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education). The notice was posted on April 19, 2012, with an original and current closing date of May 3, 2012, and an archive date of June 2, 2012.
The total planned funding for this action is $309,814, and both the award ceiling and floor are set at the same amount, indicating a single, fixed-size award rather than a range. The agency expected to make one award, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Because it is a Cooperative Agreement, the structure implies active involvement by the federal agency in coordinating or participating in the work, which fits the project emphasis on collaboration, shared planning, and long-term program design.
The work described centers on supporting restoration efforts in the Walker River and Walker Lake system through bird-focused inventory, monitoring, and decision-support modeling. First, GBBO will inventory the breeding bird community in riparian areas, generating baseline information on which species are present, their distribution, and their relative abundance during the breeding season. Second, the project will establish a long-term, system-wide monitoring program intended to measure the effectiveness of restoration actions over time. This is meant to create a repeatable monitoring framework, so restoration outcomes can be tracked consistently across years and locations, and so trends in bird populations and habitat conditions can be linked to management interventions. Third, the award supports modeling bird habitat as part of a geospatial decision support tool being developed collaboratively by FWS, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and GBBO. In practical terms, this suggests integrating bird and habitat data into GIS-based products that help partners prioritize restoration sites, compare alternatives, and evaluate expected habitat benefits under different scenarios.
In addition to the technical wildlife and geospatial components, the agreement includes a coordination and partnership support role. GBBO will assist FWS in working with the broader network of partners involved in restoring the Walker River and Walker Lake by helping coordinate implementation, research, and monitoring activities. A key stated objective is ensuring that work across different participants is guided by a shared restoration vision, which implies facilitation, alignment of monitoring approaches, and helping keep restoration actions and scientific evaluation moving in a coherent, mutually reinforcing direction.
For access issues related to the announcement, the contact listed is Dwight (Ike) Luginbill, Grants/Agreements Assistant at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with the provided phone extension.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Restoration of Walker River and Walker Lake."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F12AC00256.
Which federal agency is associated with this notice?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discretionary environmental funding action.
What type of announcement is this (is it a solicitation for applications)?
This posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent (NOI) to make an award. It is not a competitive solicitation, and the agency is not seeking applications or responses.
Is this opportunity competitive?
No. The notice states the award will be made non-competitively.
Is the agency accepting applications for this opportunity?
No. The notice indicates the agency is not seeking applications or responses.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The planned award is to the Great Basin Bird Observatory (GBBO).
What eligibility category does the recipient fall under?
The recipient aligns with the listed eligibility category: a nonprofit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education).
What assistance listing / CFDA program is referenced?
The notice cites CFDA 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
What award instrument will be used?
The award will be made as a Cooperative Agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a Cooperative Agreement in this context?
The Cooperative Agreement structure implies active federal involvement in coordinating or participating in the work. In this notice, that aligns with the project emphasis on collaboration, shared planning, and long-term program design.
How much funding is planned for this action?
The total planned funding is $309,814.
What are the award ceiling and award floor?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor are $309,814, indicating a single, fixed-size award rather than a funding range.
How many awards does the agency expect to make?
The agency expected to make one award.
Is there a cost sharing or match requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the posting date for this notice?
The notice was posted on April 19, 2012.
What is the closing date?
The original and current closing date is May 3, 2012.
When is (or was) the archive date?
The archive date is June 2, 2012.
What is the main purpose of the work described in the notice?
The work centers on supporting restoration efforts in the Walker River and Walker Lake system through bird-focused inventory, monitoring, and decision-support modeling, along with coordination and partnership support.
What bird-related inventory work is included?
GBBO will inventory the breeding bird community in riparian areas to generate baseline information on species presence, distribution, and relative abundance during the breeding season.
What monitoring work is included?
The project will establish a long-term, system-wide monitoring program to measure the effectiveness of restoration actions over time. The intent is to create a repeatable monitoring framework so outcomes can be tracked consistently across years and locations, and trends can be linked to management interventions.
What modeling or decision-support work is included?
The award supports modeling bird habitat as part of a geospatial decision support tool being developed collaboratively by FWS, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and GBBO. This suggests integrating bird and habitat data into GIS-based products to help partners prioritize restoration sites, compare alternatives, and evaluate expected habitat benefits under different scenarios.
Which partners are described as collaborating on the geospatial decision support tool?
The tool is described as being developed collaboratively by FWS, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and GBBO.
Does the agreement include coordination or partnership support activities?
Yes. The agreement includes a coordination and partnership support role in which GBBO will assist FWS in working with the broader network of partners involved in restoring the Walker River and Walker Lake system.
What does the coordination role involve, based on the description?
The notice describes GBBO helping coordinate implementation, research, and monitoring activities, with a key objective of ensuring the work of different participants is guided by a shared restoration vision. This implies facilitation and alignment of monitoring approaches so restoration actions and scientific evaluation move in a coherent direction.
Who should be contacted for access issues related to the announcement?
The contact listed for access issues is Dwight (Ike) Luginbill, Grants/Agreements Assistant at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (phone extension provided in the announcement).
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