Opportunity Information: Apply for R14AS00029
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- The Bureau of Reclamation in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery Program Database Development" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.529 Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 7, 2014 and posted on Feb 13, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 29, 2014 Proposals will be accepted until 300 PM MST on April 29, 2014.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 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).
- Federal, Interstate, Intrastate, State and Local governments Public Institution/Organizations, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and private contractors.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery Program Database Development opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number R14AS00029) is a Bureau of Reclamation funding announcement focused on modernizing how two long-running endangered fish recovery efforts manage and use their data. The Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and the San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Program have spent more than two decades conducting recovery work, especially activities like stocking fish and monitoring populations. Over that time, they have accumulated a very large volume of biological and monitoring records, much of it centered on tracking individual fish over time using unique tag identifiers such as PIT tags and Floy tags. At the moment described in the announcement, those data were being maintained separately by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel for each program, which has made it harder to manage information consistently across the two basins and to support more efficient, higher-quality analysis.
The grant is intended to support development of a web-based master database that can serve both programs at once, acting as a shared system for data entry, management, retrieval, querying, and downloading. A major goal is to make the database broadly usable by the principal investigators working within the two recovery programs, not just a single office or data manager. In practice, that means building something that supports multiple users and workflows, improves the ability to find and interpret fish capture histories, and reduces the friction that comes from having multiple independent datasets and differing conventions for how fish and events are recorded. The emphasis is on better efficiency in day-to-day database management as well as stronger analytical capability, since high-quality recovery decisions depend on being able to confidently reconstruct individual fish histories and summarize population trends.
Several practical issues are highlighted as drivers for the database upgrade. One is evidence that tagged fish can move or be exchanged between the Upper Colorado and San Juan river basins, which creates an immediate need for cross-program data sharing and reconciliation of identifiers. Another is difficulty reliably identifying individual fish and their capture histories within existing databases, which can slow research and increase the risk of errors or duplicated records. The announcement also notes that fish may be tagged by non-program entities, such as other agencies or university research projects, adding complexity to data integration and making it important that the new system can accommodate records originating outside the two core programs. Overall, the funding opportunity is essentially about creating a single, accessible, web-based system that can unify these disparate tag-based datasets and improve consistency, traceability, and usability for all participating investigators.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, grant, or other instrument type as indicated in the listing. It anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $400,000, and both the award ceiling and maximum amount listed as $400,000 (with an award floor of $1). No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.529, tied to the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs. Eligible applicants were broad and included federal, interstate, intrastate, state, and local governments; public institutions and organizations; federally recognized Indian tribal governments; and private contractors (with the notice pointing applicants to the eligibility section for clarification). The opportunity was posted February 13, 2014, with proposals accepted until 3:00 PM MST, and the closing date extended from April 15, 2014 to April 29, 2014, with an archive date of May 3, 2014. For access issues or assistance, the announcement provided a contact at the Bureau of Reclamation: Timothy Wagoner, Grants Officer (801-524-3704, tpwagoner@usbr.gov), and it referenced Grants.gov as the primary posting location for full announcement materials.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Recovery Program Database Development opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is R14AS00029.
Which federal agency is offering this grant?
The announcement is from the Bureau of Reclamation.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The grant is intended to support development of a web-based master database to modernize how two endangered fish recovery programs manage, share, and use their data.
Which programs will the database support?
The database is meant to serve both the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and the San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Program.
What problem is this project trying to solve?
Over more than two decades, the two recovery programs have accumulated a very large volume of biological and monitoring records (including fish stocking and population monitoring). At the time of the announcement, the data were maintained separately by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel for each program, making it harder to manage data consistently across basins and to perform efficient, high-quality analyses.
Why is a single shared database needed across both river basins?
The announcement highlights evidence that tagged fish can move or be exchanged between the Upper Colorado and San Juan river basins. That creates a practical need for cross-program data sharing and reconciliation of tag identifiers and capture histories.
What types of data are central to the work described in the announcement?
A major focus is on tracking individual fish over time using unique tag identifiers, including PIT tags and Floy tags, along with related biological and monitoring records such as capture histories.
What are PIT tags and Floy tags in the context of this opportunity?
They are examples of unique tag identifiers used to track individual fish over time. The new database is intended to improve the ability to find and interpret fish capture histories associated with these identifiers.
What will the funded database be expected to do?
The database is described as a web-based master database intended to serve both programs as a shared system for data entry, management, retrieval, querying, and downloading.
Is the database intended for a single data manager or for multiple users?
The goal is for the database to be broadly usable by the principal investigators working within the two recovery programs, not just a single office or data manager. The emphasis is on supporting multiple users and workflows.
How does the opportunity describe the benefits of modernizing the database?
The announcement emphasizes improved efficiency in day-to-day database management and stronger analytical capability. It links better data consistency and the ability to confidently reconstruct individual fish histories to higher-quality recovery decisions and population trend summaries.
What specific data challenges are mentioned that the new system should address?
The announcement points to difficulty reliably identifying individual fish and their capture histories in existing databases, which can slow research and increase risk of errors or duplicate records. It also highlights the need to share and reconcile identifiers across basins.
Does the opportunity consider data coming from outside the two recovery programs?
Yes. It notes that fish may be tagged by non-program entities (such as other agencies or university research projects), which adds complexity to data integration. The new system is expected to accommodate records originating outside the two core programs.
What is the total estimated funding available?
The estimated total funding amount is $400,000.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling and maximum amount listed are $400,000.
Is there a minimum (floor) award amount?
Yes. The award floor is listed as $1.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated in the provided information.
What type of funding instrument is expected?
The opportunity is described as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, grant, or other instrument type as indicated in the listing.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.529, tied to the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were described broadly and included federal, interstate, intrastate, state, and local governments; public institutions and organizations; federally recognized Indian tribal governments; and private contractors (with the notice pointing applicants to the eligibility section for clarification).
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on February 13, 2014.
What was the proposal submission deadline?
Proposals were accepted until 3:00 PM MST. The closing date was extended from April 15, 2014 to April 29, 2014.
When was the archive date?
The archive date was May 3, 2014.
Where could applicants find the full announcement materials?
The announcement referenced Grants.gov as the primary posting location for full announcement materials.
Who can be contacted for access issues or assistance related to the announcement?
The contact listed was Timothy Wagoner, Grants Officer, Bureau of Reclamation. Phone: 801-524-3704. Email: tpwagoner@usbr.gov.
What is the long-term context behind this opportunity?
The two recovery efforts have been conducting endangered fish recovery work for more than two decades, including stocking fish and monitoring populations, resulting in a large volume of tag-based and monitoring records that now need modernization and consolidation.
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