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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SageSTEP Long term Ecological Monitoring Network" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.650 Research Grants (Generic).
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 22, 2010 and posted on Sep 22, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 23, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $75,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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 is a notice of intent to award this agreement to the Oregon State University under the Fish and Wildlife Land Conservation Cooperatives. See attached competition and selection process document.
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Opportunity Summary:
The SageSTEP Long term Ecological Monitoring Network grant opportunity is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) cooperative agreement focused on continuing and extending long-term ecological monitoring in sagebrush steppe ecosystems. Built around the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP), the effort is meant to give land and wildlife managers stronger, real-world evidence about how these landscapes respond over time to climate pressures and to different restoration treatments. The core idea is that sagebrush steppe systems have been heavily influenced by shifting vegetation patterns and changing fire regimes, driven both by climate change and by human activities, and managers need longer time horizons to judge what restoration actions actually work beyond the short term.
The project’s main purpose is to keep tracking a defined set of “key variables†at established SageSTEP study locations so that changes can be compared across sites and over time. The announcement describes continued monitoring at five sites and a broader goal of extending monitoring at ten sites into the intermediate post-treatment window, roughly eight to ten years after treatments were applied. That intermediate-term period matters because many vegetation and wildlife responses to disturbance and restoration can lag for years, and early post-treatment results can be misleading if they are not followed long enough to see whether trends stabilize, reverse, or continue.
The opportunity lays out three central objectives. First, it aims to assess long-term trajectories in populations of key plant and animal species and connect those trajectories to both restoration treatments and climate change. In practice, this means documenting how species and communities shift through time, and then interpreting those shifts in light of management actions (such as different restoration approaches) and changing climatic conditions. Second, it seeks to measure total ecosystem carbon across a wide geographic area of sagebrush steppe lands within or near the Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) region, and determine how carbon storage patterns are influenced by restoration treatments. This carbon component reflects an interest in understanding sagebrush steppe not only as habitat, but also as an ecosystem with measurable carbon pools that may increase or decrease depending on disturbance, vegetation change, and management choices. Third, the project is designed to deliver practical guidance to managers about potential tradeoffs between vegetation and wildlife restoration goals and the goal of managing carbon. In other words, it explicitly recognizes that actions that benefit certain habitat outcomes might not always align neatly with maximizing or maintaining carbon storage, and it aims to clarify where those conflicts exist and how significant they are.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, indicating an expectation of collaboration and substantial involvement between the agency and the recipient during the project. The total estimated funding is listed as $75,000, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity anticipated one award. While the eligible applicants field is described broadly, the announcement functions as a notice of intent to award to Oregon State University under the Fish and Wildlife Land Conservation Cooperatives framework, with reference to an attached competition and selection process document. The CFDA listing provided is 15.650, Research Grants (Generic). The opportunity was posted on September 22, 2010, with a closing date shown in the record as September 23, 2010 (with earlier dates also listed for the original closing date), and it was archived on October 23, 2010.
Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as targeted support for sustained, consistent monitoring that can translate into clearer management decisions for sagebrush steppe restoration under climate change. It emphasizes continuity with existing SageSTEP infrastructure and datasets, the value of mid-term post-treatment observations, and the need to integrate biodiversity and habitat outcomes with ecosystem carbon considerations so managers can make more informed tradeoffs across large sagebrush steppe landscapes.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the SageSTEP Long term Ecological Monitoring Network opportunity?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement to continue and extend long-term ecological monitoring in sagebrush steppe ecosystems. It is built around the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) and is intended to strengthen the real-world evidence base for how sagebrush steppe landscapes respond over time to climate pressures and to different restoration treatments.
Which federal agency is offering this grant?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
What type of funding mechanism is used?
The mechanism is a cooperative agreement. That indicates the agency expects collaboration and substantial involvement between FWS and the recipient during the project.
Is this a formula grant or discretionary funding?
It is a discretionary funding opportunity.
How much funding is available?
The total estimated funding listed is $75,000.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated one award.
Is cost sharing or a match required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed for this opportunity.
Who is this opportunity intended for?
The eligible applicants field is described broadly, but the announcement functions as a notice of intent to award to Oregon State University under the Fish and Wildlife Land Conservation Cooperatives framework, with reference to an attached competition and selection process document.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The main purpose is to keep tracking a defined set of "key variables" at established SageSTEP study locations so that ecological changes can be compared across sites and over time. The broader goal is to improve managers' ability to judge whether restoration actions work beyond the short term, especially under climate change and changing fire regimes.
Why does the opportunity emphasize long-term monitoring?
The announcement highlights that sagebrush steppe systems have been heavily influenced by shifting vegetation patterns and changing fire regimes, driven by both climate change and human activities. Many vegetation and wildlife responses to disturbance and restoration can lag for years, so short-term results can be misleading without longer time horizons.
What is meant by the "intermediate post-treatment window"?
The intermediate post-treatment window is described as roughly eight to ten years after treatments were applied. This period is important because trends can stabilize, reverse, or continue in ways that are not apparent in early post-treatment monitoring.
How many SageSTEP sites are included in the monitoring described?
The announcement describes continued monitoring at five sites. It also states a broader goal of extending monitoring at ten sites into the intermediate post-treatment window (approximately eight to ten years after treatments).
What are the central objectives of the project?
The opportunity lays out three central objectives: (1) assess long-term trajectories in populations of key plant and animal species and connect those trajectories to restoration treatments and climate change; (2) measure total ecosystem carbon across a wide geographic area of sagebrush steppe lands within or near the Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) region and determine how restoration treatments influence carbon storage patterns; and (3) deliver practical guidance to managers about potential tradeoffs between vegetation and wildlife restoration goals and managing carbon.
What does the project mean by assessing "long-term trajectories" of key species?
It means documenting how key plant and animal species (and broader communities) change through time and then interpreting those shifts in relation to management actions (including different restoration approaches) and changing climatic conditions.
What is the carbon-related focus of the project?
The project includes measuring total ecosystem carbon across a wide geographic area of sagebrush steppe lands within or near the Great Northern LCC region and determining how carbon storage patterns are influenced by restoration treatments.
Why does carbon storage matter in this monitoring effort?
The opportunity frames sagebrush steppe not only as habitat but as an ecosystem with measurable carbon pools that may increase or decrease depending on disturbance, vegetation change, and management choices.
What kinds of "tradeoffs" is the project trying to clarify?
The project is designed to provide guidance to managers on tradeoffs between vegetation and wildlife restoration goals and the goal of managing carbon. It recognizes that actions benefiting certain habitat outcomes may not always align with maximizing or maintaining carbon storage, and it aims to clarify where conflicts exist and how significant they are.
What is SageSTEP in relation to this opportunity?
SageSTEP (the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project) is the underlying study framework and infrastructure this effort is built around. The opportunity emphasizes continuity with existing SageSTEP study locations and datasets.
What CFDA program is associated with this funding?
The CFDA listing provided is 15.650, Research Grants (Generic).
How does the Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) relate to the work?
The carbon measurement objective is described as spanning sagebrush steppe lands within or near the Great Northern LCC region.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The record states it was posted on September 22, 2010. The closing date shown is September 23, 2010, with earlier dates also listed for the original closing date in the record.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on October 23, 2010.
What is the practical outcome expected from the monitoring?
Based on the description, the expected outcome is clearer, more defensible management decision-making for sagebrush steppe restoration under climate change, supported by sustained and consistent monitoring and a better understanding of mid-term post-treatment outcomes and carbon-related considerations.
Does the announcement indicate the grant is intended to continue existing monitoring rather than start new monitoring sites?
Yes. The emphasis is on continuing and extending monitoring at established SageSTEP study locations, maintaining consistency in tracking key variables so results can be compared across sites and over time.
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