Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS R6 TRACKINGWETLANDCHANGES
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tracking Wetland Changes over Time at Multiple Scales in Bird Conservation Regions 9 and 10" 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 Oct 14, 2011 and posted on Oct 14, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 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 $50,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 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).
- This is a notice of intent to award this agreement to Ducks Unlimited Canada under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Cooperatives. See attached competition and selection process document.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Tracking Wetland Changes over Time at Multiple Scales in Bird Conservation Regions 9 and 10" is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary grant focused on building practical, repeatable ways to measure how wetlands are changing over time in Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) 9 and 10, with a strong emphasis on British Columbia and cross-border relevance to Canada and the United States. The project is framed as a set of pilot efforts that put into practice a methodology previously developed by a scoping consultant. Rather than funding a broad, open-ended research program, the announcement is geared toward implementing one or more targeted pilot projects that demonstrate how wetland change can be tracked at different spatial and temporal scales, including at least one pilot that uses satellite imagery to monitor wetland distribution across an entire ecoregion or a priority wetland region.
At the core of the work is the need for credible, decision-ready information about wetland trends. The pilots are intended to help partners answer basic but urgent conservation planning questions such as where wetlands are being lost or altered, where conditions are stable or improving, and which individual sites or wetland complexes rise to the top as priorities for conservation action. By tracking changes over time, the project aims to move beyond single snapshots of habitat condition and instead provide trend information that can guide where restoration, protection, or mitigation efforts will have the greatest impact.
Another major objective is identifying and interpreting the stressors driving wetland change. The grant calls for information that can point to the most important pressures on wetlands, which can then be used in several practical ways: to identify industry sectors that may need outreach and education about wetland mitigation, to flag local or regional governments that might benefit from additional policy tools or planning guidance, and to help partners choose the most effective conservation tools for the specific types of change observed. In other words, the intent is not only to map change, but to connect observed changes to actionable management responses.
Climate change is explicitly treated as a primary stressor in BCRs 9 and 10, and the pilots are also meant to support and validate an existing climate change predictive modeling effort that has been underway since 2008. That related modeling work aims to predict long-term climate impacts on wetlands in different parts of British Columbia, and early deliverables included assessments of "wetland vulnerability" in two ecoregions associated with the Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture (CIJV). The wetland change tracking pilots supported by this grant are expected to provide real-world data that can be used to check, refine, or otherwise validate those climate-driven predictions, increasing confidence that the models reflect on-the-ground (and on-the-image) trends.
A further purpose of the work is to improve the accuracy and usefulness of models for wetland-dependent species, particularly birds. Wetland distribution and condition strongly influence where priority avian species can breed, stop over, or overwinter, and the announcement highlights the need to improve species models used to estimate population sizes and distributions and to anticipate how climate change will affect those species. By producing better spatial data and clearer trend signals about wetlands, the project is positioned to strengthen the habitat inputs that drive these biological models, making them more reliable for conservation planning and climate adaptation.
The announcement also ties the pilots to reporting requirements under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). Specifically, it calls for a method that can report, in a spatially explicit way, how much wetland habitat has been "secured" over time at the Joint Venture (JV) level. This implies developing or demonstrating an approach that can be repeated through time and that can clearly show where conserved or protected wetland habitat is located, not just the total number of acres. In addition, the work is expected to include finer-scale methods that improve understanding of small and ephemeral wetlands, which are often the most sensitive to climate shifts and can be difficult to detect consistently without the right combination of imagery, timing, and classification methods.
Finally, the project is meant to support landscape-level coordination across jurisdictional boundaries. By testing methods at ecoregional scales and producing information that is comparable across large areas, the pilots are intended to inform partners working on cross-boundary wetland management in both Canada and the United States. That cross-border angle reflects the reality that ecosystems and bird populations do not follow political boundaries, and it suggests an emphasis on approaches that can be communicated, shared, and potentially scaled up by multiple agencies and organizations.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted on October 14, 2011 and had an extremely short closing date of October 15, 2011, with an archive date of November 14, 2011. The total estimated funding was $50,000, with an award ceiling of $50,000 and a floor of $1,000, and the agency expected to make one award. The funding instrument was a grant, the activity category was Environment/Natural Resources, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA number listed is 15.664 (Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs). Eligibility is described in a way that makes clear this was not a fully open competition: it is a notice of intent to award to Ducks Unlimited Canada under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Cooperatives, with reference to an attached competition and selection process document. The listed grants management contact is Andrea Meyer, Grants Management Specialist, at 303-236-5412.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Tracking Wetland Changes over Time at Multiple Scales in Bird Conservation Regions 9 and 10."
2. Which agency is offering this funding?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) discretionary grant.
3. What is the main purpose of the project described in the announcement?
The project is focused on building practical, repeatable methods to measure how wetlands are changing over time, using pilot projects that implement a methodology previously developed by a scoping consultant. The goal is to generate credible, decision-ready information on wetland trends that can be used for conservation planning and action.
4. What geographic area does the grant focus on?
The work is focused on Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) 9 and 10, with a strong emphasis on British Columbia and cross-border relevance to both Canada and the United States.
5. Is this grant meant to fund broad research, or specific pilot implementation?
It is geared toward implementing one or more targeted pilot projects rather than funding a broad, open-ended research program. The pilots are intended to demonstrate how wetland change can be tracked at different spatial and temporal scales.
6. What kinds of pilot efforts are specifically expected?
The announcement calls for pilots that put a previously developed methodology into practice. It also specifies that at least one pilot should use satellite imagery to monitor wetland distribution across an entire ecoregion or a priority wetland region.
7. What types of conservation questions is this work intended to help answer?
The pilots are intended to help partners identify where wetlands are being lost or altered, where wetland conditions are stable or improving, and which individual sites or wetland complexes should be prioritized for conservation action.
8. Why does the opportunity emphasize tracking change "over time" rather than producing a single map?
The objective is to move beyond one-time snapshots of habitat condition and provide trend information. Trend data is meant to support decisions about where restoration, protection, or mitigation will have the greatest impact.
9. Does the opportunity focus only on mapping wetland change?
No. In addition to tracking and mapping change, the project is intended to help identify and interpret the stressors driving wetland change so partners can connect observed trends to actionable management responses.
10. What kinds of stressor-related outputs does the announcement suggest?
The stressor information is intended to be usable in practical ways, such as identifying industry sectors that may need outreach and education about wetland mitigation, flagging local or regional governments that might benefit from additional policy tools or planning guidance, and helping partners select the most effective conservation tools for the types of change observed.
11. How is climate change treated in this opportunity?
Climate change is explicitly described as a primary stressor in BCRs 9 and 10. The pilots are also meant to support and validate an existing climate change predictive modeling effort that has been underway since 2008.
12. What is the relationship between the pilots and the existing climate modeling effort?
The wetland change tracking pilots are expected to provide real-world data that can be used to check, refine, or validate the climate-driven predictions produced by the long-term modeling work in British Columbia, increasing confidence that the models reflect observed trends.
13. Does the opportunity mention any prior deliverables from the climate modeling work?
Yes. It references early deliverables that included assessments of "wetland vulnerability" in two ecoregions associated with the Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture (CIJV).
14. How does this work support wetland-dependent species, especially birds?
The announcement emphasizes that wetland distribution and condition influence where priority bird species can breed, stop over, or overwinter. By producing better spatial data and clearer wetland trend signals, the project aims to improve the habitat inputs used in species models that estimate population sizes and distributions and evaluate climate change impacts.
15. What role does the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) play in this project?
The pilots are tied to reporting needs under NAWMP, including developing or demonstrating a method to report, in a spatially explicit way, how much wetland habitat has been "secured" over time at the Joint Venture (JV) level.
16. What does "spatially explicit" reporting mean in the context of NAWMP reporting?
It implies an approach that shows where conserved or protected wetland habitat is located (mapped or otherwise geographically represented), not only the total number of acres, and that can be repeated through time for trend reporting.
17. Does the opportunity address small or ephemeral wetlands?
Yes. The announcement states that the work is expected to include finer-scale methods that improve understanding of small and ephemeral wetlands, which can be highly sensitive to climate shifts and difficult to detect consistently without appropriate imagery, timing, and classification methods.
18. Why is cross-border or cross-jurisdiction coordination emphasized?
The project is intended to support landscape-level coordination across jurisdictional boundaries by testing methods at ecoregional scales and producing information comparable across large areas. This reflects the cross-boundary nature of ecosystems and bird populations in Canada and the United States.
19. When was this opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
The opportunity was posted on October 14, 2011. The closing date was October 15, 2011. The archive date was November 14, 2011.
20. How much funding was available under this opportunity?
The total estimated funding was $50,000, with an award ceiling of $50,000 and a floor of $1,000. The agency expected to make one award.
21. What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument was a grant.
22. What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Environment/Natural Resources.
23. Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
24. What CFDA number is associated with this grant?
The CFDA number listed is 15.664 (Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs).
25. Who was eligible to apply based on the announcement?
Eligibility is described as not being a fully open competition. The announcement is a notice of intent to award to Ducks Unlimited Canada under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Cooperatives, with reference to an attached competition and selection process document.
26. Does the announcement indicate whether multiple awards were expected?
No. It indicates the agency expected to make one award.
27. Who is the listed grants management contact for this opportunity?
The listed grants management contact is Andrea Meyer, Grants Management Specialist, at 303-236-5412.
28. What makes this opportunity different from an open solicitation?
Based on the information provided, it is framed as a notice of intent to award to a specific organization (Ducks Unlimited Canada), rather than a broadly open competition where any eligible applicant could submit a proposal.
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