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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Snowshoe Hare Movements in Relation to Hare Population Density and Mineral Licks near Wiseman Village, Alaska" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 00.000 Not Elsewhere Classified.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 21, 2010 and posted on Jul 21, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 26, 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 $31,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $31,000.00 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).
- CESU No other source can compete.
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Opportunity Summary:
This notice describes the National Park Service (NPS) intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award for a research project titled "Snowshoe Hare Movements in Relation to Hare Population Density and Mineral Licks near Wiseman Village, Alaska" (Funding Announcement Number J9840100063). It is explicitly not a request for applications; instead, it serves as public notification that NPS plans to fund a specific recipient without full and open competition. The work falls under the natural resources category and is issued as a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) cooperative agreement, with no cost share required.
The intended recipient is the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), led by Principal Investigator Knut Kielland at the Institute of Arctic Biology in Fairbanks, Alaska. The total anticipated federal funding is $31,000, with an anticipated agreement length of five years and an anticipated period of performance extending through roughly July 30, 2015 (as indicated in the document). The opportunity lists one expected award, an estimated total funding and ceiling of $31,000 (with an award floor noted as $11,179), and a CFDA listing of 00.000 (Not Elsewhere Classified). The NPS point of contact is Erica Cordeiro, Contract Specialist, at 907-644-3303.
The project itself is framed as a long-term study examining snowshoe hare movements and how those movements relate to both hare population density and the presence of mineral licks near Wiseman Village, Alaska. The background provided shows that NPS and UAF have already been collaborating for years: in winter 2008/2009, NPS staff (DiFolco) and UAF personnel worked together in the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research area to develop and refine live-trapping and handling methods for snowshoe hares. Building on that foundation, in August 2009 the partners established live-trap grids at mineral-lick sites and comparable non-mineral sites within the NPS snowshoe hare study area near Wiseman. Those grids were used to initiate mark-recapture work to estimate hare density and track additional population metrics such as body condition, recruitment, and survival.
A key addition described in the notice is the use of GPS collars to improve efficiency and data quality for monitoring hare movements in relation to mineral licks over the long term. The plan anticipates GPS collar deployments during the winters of 2011 through 2014, carried out by NPS researchers and trained volunteers. UAF (Kielland and a student) would make trips into the study area to observe hare behavior and collect related field data, sometimes alongside NPS trips and sometimes independently. The collaborators would download the GPS location data, analyze movement patterns, and hold regular (monthly) coordination meetings with NPS to adjust winter site-observation plans based on incoming location information. In addition to GPS collaring, the project includes deploying cameras, with image data to be downloaded by both NPS and UAF and used to support movement analysis.
The notice emphasizes that NPS expects to be substantially involved in the project, which is why a cooperative agreement (rather than a more hands-off grant) is the chosen instrument. NPS responsibilities and contributions include field labor through staff and volunteers, transportation to and from the study area, housing support at Marion Creek Ranger Station, and travel/per diem support for field operations. NPS also takes an active role in deploying collars and cameras and coordinating data-driven field observations with the university team.
The reason competition is being waived is documented under the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2). NPS cites the "Continuation" justification: the GPS-collar component is considered necessary to complete and continue an already ongoing Snowshoe Hare Ecology Project, and competing the work would risk disrupting continuity and progress. The notice argues that there are no other hare-trapping studies ongoing in or near the preserve, so this effort leverages an existing capture-and-monitoring framework rather than starting a separate effort. It also states NPS does not have funding to mount its own standalone study and that duplicative trapping would be unnecessary and could create additional wildlife impacts when an established, functioning study is already in place.
In practical terms, the opportunity is best understood as an administrative public notice tied to a specific planned award to UAF under CESU, intended to extend and strengthen an existing NPS-UAF research collaboration near Wiseman by adding GPS-based movement tracking (and complementary camera monitoring) to ongoing mark-recapture and population assessment work focused on how mineral licks and density conditions shape snowshoe hare behavior and space use.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) Is this a request for applications (RFA) or a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice explicitly states it is not a request for applications. It is a public notice describing the National Park Service (NPS) intent to make a single, non-competitive award to a specific recipient.
2) What type of award is NPS planning to make?
NPS plans to issue a single-source, non-competitive cooperative agreement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) framework. A cooperative agreement is used because NPS expects to be substantially involved in carrying out the work.
3) What is the project title and funding announcement number?
The project is titled "Snowshoe Hare Movements in Relation to Hare Population Density and Mineral Licks near Wiseman Village, Alaska". The Funding Announcement Number is J9840100063.
4) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
5) Who is the Principal Investigator (PI) listed for the project?
The notice identifies Knut Kielland as the Principal Investigator, affiliated with the Institute of Arctic Biology in Fairbanks, Alaska.
6) What is the research about (in plain language)?
This is a long-term study focused on snowshoe hare movements and how those movements relate to two main factors: (1) hare population density and (2) mineral licks near Wiseman Village, Alaska. The work builds on existing live-trapping, mark-recapture, and population monitoring already underway in the area.
7) Where will the research take place?
The study area is described as being near Wiseman Village, Alaska, within the NPS snowshoe hare study area. Earlier method development work is noted as occurring in the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research area.
8) What category does this work fall under?
The notice places the work under the natural resources category.
9) How much funding is anticipated?
The total anticipated federal funding is $31,000. The notice also lists an estimated total program funding and a funding ceiling of $31,000.
10) Is there an award floor listed?
Yes. The notice notes an award floor of $11,179.
11) How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The notice lists one expected award.
12) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states that no cost share is required.
13) What is the anticipated length of the agreement?
The anticipated agreement length is five years.
14) What is the anticipated period of performance end date?
The notice indicates the anticipated period of performance extends through roughly July 30, 2015 (as stated in the document).
15) What key new component is being added to the ongoing study?
The notice highlights adding GPS collars to improve efficiency and data quality for monitoring long-term hare movements, particularly in relation to mineral licks.
16) When are GPS collar deployments anticipated?
The plan anticipates GPS collar deployments during the winters of 2011 through 2014.
17) Who will deploy the GPS collars?
The notice states deployments would be carried out by NPS researchers and trained volunteers.
18) What role will UAF play in fieldwork?
UAF (the PI and a student) would make trips into the study area to observe hare behavior and collect related field data, sometimes alongside NPS trips and sometimes independently.
19) Will the project use tools other than GPS collars?
Yes. The project also includes deploying cameras. Image data would be downloaded by both NPS and UAF and used to support movement analysis.
20) How will data coordination and planning happen during the project?
The collaborators plan to download GPS location data, analyze movement patterns, and hold regular (monthly) coordination meetings with NPS. These meetings are intended to help adjust winter site-observation plans based on incoming location information.
21) Why is this being issued as a cooperative agreement instead of a standard grant?
The notice states NPS expects to be substantially involved in the project. That level of federal participation is a key reason a cooperative agreement is used rather than a more hands-off funding instrument.
22) What specific contributions will NPS provide to the project?
The notice describes NPS responsibilities and contributions including: field labor (staff and volunteers), transportation to and from the study area, housing support at Marion Creek Ranger Station, travel/per diem support for field operations, active participation in deploying collars and cameras, and coordination of data-driven field observations with the university team.
23) Why is competition being waived for this award?
The notice cites the Department of the Interior single-source policy (505 DM 2) and uses a "Continuation" justification. NPS states the GPS-collar component is needed to continue and complete an already ongoing Snowshoe Hare Ecology Project, and competing the work could disrupt continuity and progress.
24) What is the rationale for using an existing study instead of starting a new one?
NPS indicates there are no other hare-trapping studies ongoing in or near the preserve, and that this effort leverages an established capture-and-monitoring framework. The notice also states NPS does not have funding to mount a standalone study and that duplicative trapping would be unnecessary and could create additional wildlife impacts when an established study is already functioning.
25) What earlier work does this project build on?
The notice describes earlier collaboration in winter 2008/2009 to develop and refine live-trapping and handling methods. It also notes that in August 2009 the partners established live-trap grids at mineral-lick sites and comparable non-mineral sites, initiating mark-recapture work to estimate density and track metrics like body condition, recruitment, and survival.
26) What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The notice lists the CFDA as 00.000 (Not Elsewhere Classified).
27) Who is the NPS point of contact for this notice?
The NPS point of contact listed is Erica Cordeiro, Contract Specialist, at 907-644-3303.
28) What is the most practical way to interpret this notice?
Based on the text, it functions as an administrative public notice tied to a planned CESU cooperative agreement award to UAF, intended to extend and strengthen an existing NPS-UAF research collaboration near Wiseman by adding GPS-based movement tracking (and complementary camera monitoring) to ongoing mark-recapture and population assessment work.
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