Opportunity Information: Apply for F12AS00338
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.655 Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 24, 2012 and posted on Jul 24, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 2, 2013 Award discretionary Financial Assistance to a single source without competition. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $169,990.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $169,990.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00338) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement focused on ongoing ecological monitoring of Walker Lake, with an emphasis on the lake bottom (benthic) community and the nearshore (littoral) food web. The core purpose is to keep tracking benthic community ecology over time so researchers can evaluate overall lake health, biodiversity, and biological productivity, while also documenting how the lake's food web is structured and how it is changing from year to year.
A major scientific objective is to link biological changes to environmental conditions, especially temperature. The opportunity calls for monitoring between-year variation in the lake's thermal environment using "degree days" (a cumulative heat measure tied to organism development rates). By relating degree-day patterns to altered population timing (phenology), the work is intended to explain shifts in when key organisms develop, reproduce, and become available as food for higher trophic levels. Another targeted goal is to determine the conditions under which Hyalella (a small amphipod important in many aquatic food webs) could recover, implying a need to understand the environmental thresholds and habitat conditions that support its persistence and rebound.
The work also includes establishing patterns for the abundance of benthic algae, which form the base of the littoral food web. Because benthic algae are a foundational energy source for many invertebrates and ultimately fish and birds, documenting their abundance and variability is meant to help interpret changes in the broader ecosystem, including shifts in invertebrate productivity and food availability.
In addition to invertebrates and algae, the scope extends to wildlife use of the nearshore lake environment, specifically identifying what water birds are present and what feeding activity is apparent. This connects the lower food web (algae and benthic invertebrates) to higher-level consumers (birds), aligning with the program's CFDA listing (15.655, Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation) and emphasizing the lake's role as habitat and foraging area for migratory or resident water birds.
Administratively, this was a discretionary, non-competitive single-source financial assistance award (cooperative agreement) with one expected award. The estimated total funding and award ceiling were both $169,990, with no cost sharing or matching requirement and no stated award floor. Eligible applicants were limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The opportunity was posted July 24, 2012, with a closing date of July 2, 2013. The sponsoring agency was the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the grants.gov listing provided additional details. For access issues, the contact listed was Misty Summers, Budget Technician (775-265-2425, MistySummers@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research (F12AS00338)
What is the Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research grant opportunity?
This opportunity, titled "Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research" (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00338), was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service financial assistance award offered as a cooperative agreement. It focused on ongoing ecological monitoring of Walker Lake, particularly the lake-bottom (benthic) community and the nearshore (littoral) food web.
Which federal agency sponsored this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Fish and Wildlife Service).
What type of award was offered?
The award mechanism was a cooperative agreement, and it was described as a discretionary financial assistance award.
Was this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The opportunity was described as non-competitive and single-source, with one expected award.
How many awards were expected?
One award was expected.
What was the total estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding was $169,990.
What was the award ceiling?
The award ceiling was $169,990.
Was there an award floor?
No award floor was stated.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated that there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
What was the main purpose of the funded work?
The core purpose was to continue tracking benthic community ecology over time so researchers could evaluate Walker Lake health, biodiversity, and biological productivity, while also documenting how the lake's food web is structured and how it changes year to year.
What parts of the lake ecosystem were emphasized?
The emphasis was on the benthic (lake bottom) community and the littoral (nearshore) food web, including foundational components like benthic algae and higher-level wildlife use of the nearshore environment.
What is meant by "benthic community" in this opportunity?
In this context, the benthic community refers to organisms associated with the lake bottom. The work emphasized benthic invertebrates and related ecological monitoring to understand changes over time.
What is meant by the "littoral food web" in this opportunity?
The littoral food web refers to the nearshore food web of Walker Lake. The opportunity connected benthic algae (as a base energy source) to invertebrates and then to higher consumers, including water birds observed feeding in nearshore areas.
What scientific objective connected biology to environmental conditions?
A major objective was to link biological changes to environmental conditions, especially temperature, by monitoring between-year variation in the lake's thermal environment.
What are "degree days" and how were they used in the project?
"Degree days" were described as a cumulative heat measure tied to organism development rates. The opportunity called for using degree days to track between-year variation in thermal conditions and relate those patterns to changes in population timing (phenology).
What is "phenology" in the context of this monitoring work?
Phenology here refers to changes in the timing of biological events, such as when key organisms develop, reproduce, or become available as prey in the food web. The project aimed to explain shifts in timing by relating them to degree-day patterns.
Why was Hyalella specifically mentioned?
Hyalella, a small amphipod important in many aquatic food webs, was singled out as a target for understanding recovery potential. A stated goal was to determine the conditions under which Hyalella could recover, implying attention to environmental thresholds and habitat conditions supporting persistence and rebound.
What role did benthic algae play in the scope of work?
The work included establishing patterns for the abundance of benthic algae. Benthic algae were described as forming the base of the littoral food web and as a foundational energy source influencing invertebrates and, indirectly, fish and birds. Documenting algae abundance and variability was intended to help interpret broader ecosystem changes.
Did the opportunity include wildlife monitoring beyond invertebrates and algae?
Yes. The scope extended to wildlife use of the nearshore lake environment, including identifying which water birds were present and what feeding activity was apparent.
How does the opportunity relate to migratory bird conservation or monitoring programs?
The opportunity referenced the CFDA listing 15.655 (Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation) and emphasized Walker Lake's role as habitat and a foraging area for migratory or resident water birds, connecting food-web monitoring to higher-level consumers.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing associated with the program was 15.655, titled "Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation."
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 24, 2012.
What was the application closing date?
The closing date was July 2, 2013.
Where could applicants find additional details?
Additional details were available through the grants.gov listing for the opportunity.
Who was the contact person for access issues?
The contact listed for access issues was Misty Summers, Budget Technician.
What contact information was provided for Misty Summers?
The phone number provided was (775) 265-2425, and the email address was MistySummers@fws.gov.
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