Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS R6 NAVAJONATIONSLANDS
Apply for FWS R6 NAVAJONATIONSLANDS
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SRLCC and connectivity of habitats on Navajo Nations Lands" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.664 Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 28, 2011 and posted on Sep 28, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 29, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $99,875.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $99,875.00 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).
- This is a notice of intent to award this agreement to Erica Fleishman under the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
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Opportunity Summary:
The SRLCC and connectivity of habitats on Navajo Nation Lands opportunity is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discretionary grant released as a cooperative agreement focused on understanding and forecasting how wildlife habitat connectivity on the Navajo Nation may change under different future conditions. The core purpose is to help tribal land and resource managers make better-informed decisions by producing practical, stakeholder-informed analyses and planning tools that describe where and how animals are likely to move across the landscape as environmental conditions, land use, and development pressures shift over time.
The work is heavily centered on coordination and applied science. The recipient is expected to provide overall project oversight and to stay closely engaged with local stakeholders throughout the entire effort, not just at the end. That includes routine communication with tribal end users, sharing draft products as they are developed, and using iterative feedback cycles so that the deliverables are understandable, usable, and aligned with Navajo Nation priorities. In other words, this is designed to be a collaborative, co-produced project rather than a stand-alone research study conducted in isolation.
A major technical requirement is to quantitatively assess the potential movement of multiple species along multiple pathways under spatially and temporally explicit scenarios of environmental change. This means the project is expected to go beyond general statements about habitat fragmentation and instead generate mapped, data-driven outputs that depict connectivity patterns across space and through time. The announcement also calls for the development of graphical conceptual models and results chains, along with narrative explanations, to clearly show how management goals, stressors, and root causes relate to one another. Conceptual models are intended to illustrate the system: key management targets (for example, focal habitats or wildlife populations), direct drivers or stressors (such as roads, energy development, or drought), and indirect drivers (underlying causes that influence the direct stressors). Results chains then connect actions and drivers to outcomes, making it easier for decision-makers to see the logic of cause-and-effect and to identify where management actions could be most effective.
Scenario planning is another central element. The recipient is expected to work with tribal staff and other stakeholders to develop alternative future scenarios, including potential energy development, expansion of transportation infrastructure and recreation, and broader changes in land use and climate on Navajo Nation and nearby lands. The project then must project how each scenario could affect future connectivity for focal wildlife species and their habitats. Importantly, the announcement specifies that scenario inputs and outputs should be spatially and temporally explicit, and that uncertainty should be addressed where applicable by quantifying confidence intervals or other measures of uncertainty. This signals that the agency wants transparent, decision-relevant forecasts that acknowledge what is known, what is uncertain, and how sensitive results may be to different assumptions.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity was issued under Funding Opportunity Number FWS R6 NAVAJONATIONSLANDS and is associated with CFDA 15.664 (Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs). The posting date was September 28, 2011, with an original and current closing date of September 29, 2011, and an archive date of October 29, 2011. The expected number of awards was one, with an estimated total funding amount of $99,875, an award ceiling of $99,875, and an award floor of $43,120. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is described as “Others†with clarification in the full notice, but the synopsis states this was a notice of intent to award the agreement to Erica Fleishman through the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, indicating a directed or pre-identified recipient rather than an open competitive solicitation.
Overall, the opportunity supports a structured, collaborative approach to connectivity planning on Navajo Nation lands, combining stakeholder engagement, conceptual modeling, scenario development, spatial connectivity analysis for multiple species, and explicit treatment of uncertainty. The intended outcome is a set of mapped and clearly explained decision-support products that help the Navajo Nation and partners anticipate how development and climate-related changes could reshape wildlife movement corridors and habitat linkages, and where management efforts may best sustain or improve connectivity over time.
FAQs: SRLCC and Connectivity of Habitats on Navajo Nation Lands (FWS)
What is the SRLCC and connectivity of habitats on Navajo Nation Lands opportunity?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) discretionary grant released as a cooperative agreement. It focuses on understanding and forecasting how wildlife habitat connectivity on the Navajo Nation may change under different future conditions, and on producing practical decision-support products for tribal land and resource managers.
What is the main purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The core purpose is to help tribal land and resource managers make better-informed decisions by delivering stakeholder-informed analyses and planning tools that show where and how animals are likely to move across the landscape as environmental conditions, land use, and development pressures change over time.
Is this project intended to be collaborative or a stand-alone research study?
The opportunity is designed to be collaborative and co-produced. The recipient is expected to stay closely engaged with local stakeholders throughout the project, share draft products during development, and incorporate iterative feedback so deliverables align with Navajo Nation priorities and are understandable and usable by end users.
What kind of stakeholder engagement is expected?
Routine communication with tribal end users is expected across the full effort, not only at the end. The recipient should coordinate with tribal staff and other stakeholders, share drafts as they are produced, and use iterative review cycles to refine products based on feedback.
What are the key technical requirements of the project?
A major technical requirement is to quantitatively assess potential movement of multiple species along multiple pathways under spatially and temporally explicit scenarios of environmental change. The project is expected to produce mapped, data-driven outputs that depict connectivity patterns across space and through time.
Does the opportunity require analysis of multiple species?
Yes. The announcement specifies assessing the potential movement of multiple species, and doing so across multiple pathways and scenarios.
What does "spatially and temporally explicit scenarios" mean in this opportunity?
It means scenario inputs and outputs should be tied to specific places (spatially explicit) and should account for change over time (temporally explicit), rather than being general or purely descriptive. The intent is to support decision-relevant forecasts of how connectivity may change across the landscape and over time.
What types of future scenarios are expected to be considered?
The opportunity calls for alternative future scenarios developed with tribal staff and stakeholders. Examples listed include potential energy development, expansion of transportation infrastructure and recreation, and broader changes in land use and climate on Navajo Nation and nearby lands.
What deliverables are implied by the announcement?
Deliverables emphasized include mapped connectivity outputs that are quantitative and scenario-based, plus planning and communication tools developed with stakeholders. The announcement also calls for graphical conceptual models and results chains, along with narrative explanations, to clearly describe relationships among management goals, stressors, and root causes.
What are "conceptual models" in the context of this grant?
Conceptual models are graphical representations intended to illustrate the system being managed. They identify key management targets (such as focal habitats or wildlife populations), direct drivers or stressors (such as roads, energy development, or drought), and indirect drivers (root causes that influence direct stressors), with narrative explanations to clarify the relationships.
What are "results chains" and why are they required?
Results chains connect actions and drivers to outcomes. They are meant to help decision-makers follow cause-and-effect logic, understand how actions or pressures may influence connectivity and habitats, and identify where management actions could be most effective.
How should uncertainty be handled in the scenario forecasts?
The announcement specifies that uncertainty should be addressed where applicable by quantifying confidence intervals or other measures of uncertainty. This indicates the forecasts should be transparent about what is known, what is uncertain, and how sensitive results may be to different assumptions.
What makes this opportunity different from general habitat fragmentation studies?
The opportunity goes beyond general statements by requiring quantitative, mapped, data-driven connectivity outputs for multiple species, assessed under multiple spatially and temporally explicit future scenarios, and supported by stakeholder engagement, conceptual models, results chains, and explicit treatment of uncertainty.
Who is the funding agency?
The funding agency is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
What is the funding mechanism?
The opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement, which aligns with the emphasis on coordination, ongoing engagement, and collaboration with stakeholders.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is FWS R6 NAVAJONATIONSLANDS.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.664, Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs.
What was the timeline for posting and closing?
The posting date was September 28, 2011. The original and current closing date was September 29, 2011. The archive date was October 29, 2011.
How many awards were expected?
The expected number of awards was one.
What was the total estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $99,875.
What were the award ceiling and award floor?
The award ceiling was $99,875 and the award floor was $43,120.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as "Others," with clarification in the full notice. The synopsis also indicates this was a notice of intent to award the agreement to a specific individual through a specific unit, which suggests it was not an open competitive solicitation.
Was this an open competitive funding opportunity?
The synopsis states it was a notice of intent to award the agreement to Erica Fleishman through the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. That strongly indicates a directed or pre-identified recipient rather than an open competition.
Who was the intended recipient according to the synopsis?
The synopsis indicates an intent to award to Erica Fleishman through the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
What is the intended outcome of the funded work?
The intended outcome is a set of mapped and clearly explained decision-support products that help the Navajo Nation and partners anticipate how development and climate-related changes could reshape wildlife movement corridors and habitat linkages, and identify where management efforts may best sustain or improve connectivity over time.
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