Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS R6 RIPARIANHABITATVULNERABILITY
Apply for FWS R6 RIPARIANHABITATVULNERABILITY
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Vulnerability and connectivity of landscapes and riparian habitat" 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 19, 2011 and posted on Sep 19, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 20, 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 $91,028.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $91,028.00 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 Colorado State University under the Fish and Wildlife Land Conservation Cooperatives. See attached competition and selection process document.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "Vulnerability and connectivity of landscapes and riparian habitat" opportunity is a discretionary grant announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under CFDA 15.664, Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs. The purpose of the project is to evaluate how ecosystems across a broad landscape, with particular attention to riparian habitats (river and stream corridors and associated floodplain systems), may be affected by climate change and land use change, and to analyze how well those habitats remain connected for ecological function and species movement. The work is positioned as an applied, decision-support effort tied to landscape-scale conservation planning, rather than a small, isolated research study.
The scope of work is organized around a vulnerability assessment framework. First, the recipient must characterize exposure, meaning they will identify and describe the kinds of climate-related and land use-related changes the target landscapes and riparian areas are likely to experience. This typically involves looking at projected climate variables (such as temperature, precipitation, snowpack timing, drought frequency, and extreme events) alongside land use pressures (such as development, agriculture, water withdrawals, road networks, and other forms of habitat conversion). Second, the recipient must compute potential impacts, translating those projected changes into likely ecological effects, such as altered hydrology, shifts in vegetation communities, increased fragmentation, or degradation of riparian structure and function. Third, the project requires characterization of adaptive capacity using landscape condition, which generally means evaluating how resilient or able to cope the ecosystems are based on their current condition, integrity, and stressors (for example, existing disturbance, invasive species, channel modification, or degraded floodplain connectivity).
A major analytical component is connectivity modeling for both the broader landscape and for riparian ecological systems specifically. In practical terms, this means building models that represent how connected or fragmented habitats are across the region, and how that connectivity might facilitate or hinder wildlife movement, gene flow, recolonization after disturbance, and long-term persistence under changing conditions. Riparian connectivity is often treated differently from upland connectivity because streams and river corridors act as linear networks, and barriers can include dams, diversions, culverts, channelization, and dewatered reaches. The final task is to pull all of these elements together into an overall vulnerability characterization of ecosystems and habitats, integrating exposure, impact, adaptive capacity, and connectivity into a cohesive assessment that can be used to prioritize conservation actions, restoration opportunities, or monitoring needs.
Administratively, the announcement indicates this synopsis serves as the full announcement and that the agreement is awarded under the authority of Section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262), as amended, which is a general authority tied to the organization and functions of the Department of the Interior and its bureaus. The project was competed through the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC) program, a partnership-oriented framework used to coordinate large-scale conservation science and planning. The notice is specifically a notice of intent to award to Colorado State University under the Fish and Wildlife LCCs, meaning the competition and selection process has already been conducted through that program and the award is directed to that recipient.
In terms of funding and timing, the opportunity anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with estimated total funding of $91,028, which also functions as the award ceiling, while the award floor is listed as $1,000. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on September 19, 2011, with an original and current closing date of September 20, 2011, and an archive date of October 20, 2011, reflecting that this was a short-fuse posting consistent with a notice of intent to award rather than an open, extended solicitation. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is Environment and Natural Resources. The agency contact listed for access issues is Andrea Meyer, Grants Management Specialist, at 303-236-5412.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Vulnerability and connectivity of landscapes and riparian habitat."
2. Which federal agency is offering this grant?
The grant is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
3. What program and CFDA number does this opportunity fall under?
This opportunity is under CFDA 15.664, Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs.
4. What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument type is a grant.
5. What is the overall purpose of the project?
The purpose is to evaluate how ecosystems across a broad landscape, with particular attention to riparian habitats (river and stream corridors and associated floodplain systems), may be affected by climate change and land use change, and to analyze how well those habitats remain connected for ecological function and species movement.
6. Is this intended to be basic research or applied decision support?
The work is positioned as an applied, decision-support effort tied to landscape-scale conservation planning, rather than a small, isolated research study.
7. What habitats or systems are emphasized in the project?
The project emphasizes riparian habitats, including river and stream corridors and associated floodplain systems, while also addressing ecosystems across a broader landscape.
8. What framework organizes the scope of work?
The scope of work is organized around a vulnerability assessment framework.
9. What does "exposure" mean in the context of this project?
10. What kinds of climate variables are considered under exposure?
Examples of projected climate variables mentioned include temperature, precipitation, snowpack timing, drought frequency, and extreme events.
11. What kinds of land use pressures are considered under exposure?
Examples mentioned include development, agriculture, water withdrawals, road networks, and other forms of habitat conversion.
12. What does the project mean by computing "potential impacts"?
Computing potential impacts means translating projected climate and land use changes into likely ecological effects.
13. What are examples of ecological effects that may be evaluated as impacts?
Examples mentioned include altered hydrology, shifts in vegetation communities, increased fragmentation, and degradation of riparian structure and function.
14. What does "adaptive capacity using landscape condition" involve?
It involves evaluating how resilient or able to cope ecosystems are based on their current condition, integrity, and stressors.
15. What examples of current stressors are referenced for adaptive capacity?
Examples mentioned include existing disturbance, invasive species, channel modification, and degraded floodplain connectivity.
16. Is connectivity analysis part of the required work?
Yes. A major analytical component is connectivity modeling for both the broader landscape and for riparian ecological systems specifically.
17. What is connectivity modeling intended to represent?
It represents how connected or fragmented habitats are across the region, and how that connectivity might facilitate or hinder wildlife movement, gene flow, recolonization after disturbance, and long-term persistence under changing conditions.
18. Why is riparian connectivity treated differently from upland connectivity?
Riparian connectivity is often treated differently because streams and river corridors act as linear networks.
19. What kinds of barriers can affect riparian connectivity?
Examples mentioned include dams, diversions, culverts, channelization, and dewatered reaches.
20. What is the final integration task of the project?
The final task is to integrate exposure, impact, adaptive capacity, and connectivity into an overall vulnerability characterization that can be used to prioritize conservation actions, restoration opportunities, or monitoring needs.
21. What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Environment and Natural Resources.
22. Does the synopsis serve as the full announcement?
Yes. The announcement indicates the synopsis serves as the full announcement.
23. Under what authority is the agreement awarded?
The agreement is awarded under the authority of Section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262), as amended.
24. How was this project competed or selected?
The project was competed through the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC) program, described as a partnership-oriented framework used to coordinate large-scale conservation science and planning.
25. Is this an open solicitation for multiple applicants?
No. The notice is a notice of intent to award to Colorado State University, meaning the competition and selection process has already been conducted through the relevant program and the award is directed to that recipient.
26. How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1).
27. What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding is $91,028.
28. What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $91,028.
29. What is the award floor?
The award floor is listed as $1,000.
30. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
31. When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on September 19, 2011.
32. What was the closing date?
The original and current closing date was September 20, 2011.
33. When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was October 20, 2011.
34. Why was the posting period so short?
The short timeframe is described as consistent with a notice of intent to award rather than an open, extended solicitation.
35. Who is the agency contact listed, and what is the phone number?
The contact listed for access issues is Andrea Meyer, Grants Management Specialist, at 303-236-5412.
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