Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00174
The funding opportunity titled "Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Planning in the Eastern Great Lakes Basin" (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00174) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Department of the Interior notice stating the agency's intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award. The purpose of the award is to support research and recovery planning work focused on a newly established population of piping plovers in the eastern Great Lakes Basin, with a strong emphasis on Lake Ontario. The opportunity falls under the Environment and Natural Resources category and is associated with CFDA 15.662. The notice was created on June 14, 2018, with an original closing date of June 21, 2018, but it explicitly notes that there is no application process because the award is intended as a single-source action rather than an open competition.
USFWS indicates it plans to award up to $70,000 in total funding (the award ceiling) and expects to make one award. The planned recipient is the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF). The agreement is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects to be substantially involved during the project period (for example, collaborating on technical direction, coordinating field priorities, and integrating results into ongoing management and recovery decision-making), rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal engagement.
The core goal of the project is to strengthen recovery planning and on-the-ground understanding of piping plovers in the eastern Great Lakes Basin by generating and organizing the kinds of data needed for effective conservation management. SUNY-ESF is expected to support the USFWS East Lansing Field Office by helping complete and interpret pending analyses related to Great Lakes piping plovers. In practical terms, this involves working with existing datasets and ongoing monitoring information so that USFWS and its partners can better understand population status, trends, and recovery needs, especially in the context of a recently established population where baseline information and early trend interpretation are particularly important.
A major piece of the work is coordination and collaboration. SUNY-ESF will work with USFWS and other partners through the Lake Ontario Piping Plover working group, helping to organize and carry out monitoring of breeding pairs and measuring productivity (such as nesting success and fledging outcomes). This coordination role is significant because piping plover recovery depends on consistent, comparable monitoring across sites and years, and on aligning methods and priorities among multiple agencies and organizations operating around the lake.
The project also includes leading data collection efforts on habitat use and behavior for both adult and juvenile plovers on Lake Ontario. That kind of field-focused research typically supports questions like where birds forage, how they use shoreline habitats across different stages of breeding and post-breeding, what conditions appear to influence survival and reproductive success, and how human activity or environmental conditions may affect behavior. These insights can directly inform management decisions, such as habitat protection, stewardship actions, disturbance reduction strategies, and prioritization of key shoreline areas for conservation attention.
Another explicit responsibility is to lead banding efforts and the collection of demographic data for piping plovers on Lake Ontario. Banding is a standard wildlife technique used to identify individual birds and track survival, movements, site fidelity, dispersal, and population connectivity over time. Demographic data generated through banding and resight efforts can support more robust population models and provide evidence that helps agencies evaluate whether recovery actions are working, where risks may be concentrated, and how the eastern Great Lakes birds relate to other Great Lakes piping plover groups.
USFWS justifies the non-competitive, single-source approach under justification authority cited as 505 DM 2.14 B.4. The notice explains that competition is not practical because the recipient is considered uniquely qualified to carry out the work. The stated reasons focus on merit-based factors, including SUNY-ESF's qualifications (or ability to obtain them), specific experience conducting this kind of piping plover research and monitoring, access to adequate resources or the ability to procure them, a clear understanding of project goals aligned with USFWS service objectives, and the practical advantage of being located close to the project area. In short, the notice frames the award as a targeted partnership intended to rapidly support high-priority recovery planning and field implementation needs for piping plovers in the eastern Great Lakes Basin, particularly along Lake Ontario, without running a broader application competition.Apply for F18AS00174
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Planning in the Eastern Great Lakes Basin" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 14, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 21, 2018 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to (SUNY-ESF) under justification 505DM 2.14B.4.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $70,000.00 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).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Planning in the Eastern Great Lakes Basin".
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F18AS00174.
Which federal agency is offering this award?
The award is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), within the Department of the Interior.
What type of award is being made?
This notice describes an intent to make a single, non-competitive cooperative agreement award.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally means the federal agency expects to be substantially involved during the project period. For this opportunity, that involvement is described as collaboration on items such as technical direction, field priority coordination, and integrating project results into ongoing management and recovery decision-making.
Is this an open, competitive grant opportunity?
No. The notice explicitly states the award is intended as a single-source action and not an open competition.
Is there an application process for this opportunity?
No. The notice states there is no application process because the award is intended to be made as a single-source cooperative agreement rather than through a competitive solicitation.
How many awards does USFWS expect to make?
USFWS expects to make one award.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The notice indicates an award ceiling of up to $70,000 in total funding.
Who is the planned recipient?
The planned recipient identified in the notice is the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF).
What is the main purpose of the award?
The purpose is to support research and recovery planning focused on a newly established population of piping plovers in the eastern Great Lakes Basin, with a strong emphasis on Lake Ontario.
Which geographic area is emphasized in the project?
The work focuses on the eastern Great Lakes Basin, with particular emphasis on Lake Ontario.
What program category does this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity is listed under the Environment and Natural Resources category.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The notice is associated with CFDA 15.662.
When was the notice created and what was the original closing date?
The notice was created on June 14, 2018, and it lists an original closing date of June 21, 2018. The notice also clarifies that there is no application process because it is a single-source action.
What is the core conservation goal of the project?
The core goal is to strengthen recovery planning and improve on-the-ground understanding of piping plovers in the eastern Great Lakes Basin by generating and organizing data needed for effective conservation management, especially because this is a recently established population where baseline information and early trend interpretation are important.
What types of analyses and support work are expected?
SUNY-ESF is expected to support the USFWS East Lansing Field Office by helping to complete and interpret pending analyses related to Great Lakes piping plovers, using existing datasets and ongoing monitoring information to better understand population status, trends, and recovery needs.
What role does coordination play in the project?
Coordination is a major component. SUNY-ESF will work with USFWS and other partners through the Lake Ontario Piping Plover working group to help organize and carry out monitoring and align methods and priorities across sites and years.
What monitoring activities are mentioned?
The notice references monitoring of breeding pairs and measuring productivity, including outcomes such as nesting success and fledging.
What field research is included regarding habitat use and behavior?
The project includes leading data collection on habitat use and behavior for both adult and juvenile plovers on Lake Ontario. This type of work supports understanding where birds forage, how they use shoreline habitats across breeding and post-breeding stages, and what conditions may influence survival and reproductive success.
How can habitat and behavior information be used in management?
The notice indicates these insights can directly inform management decisions such as habitat protection, stewardship actions, disturbance reduction strategies, and prioritization of key shoreline areas for conservation attention.
Does the project include banding and demographic data collection?
Yes. An explicit responsibility is to lead banding efforts and collect demographic data for piping plovers on Lake Ontario.
Why is banding important for piping plover recovery planning?
The notice describes banding as a standard technique to identify individual birds and track factors such as survival, movements, site fidelity, dispersal, and population connectivity over time. The resulting demographic data can support more robust population models and help evaluate whether recovery actions are working.
Why is this award non-competitive and single-source?
USFWS justifies the single-source approach by stating that competition is not practical because the planned recipient is considered uniquely qualified to carry out the work.
What justification authority is cited for the single-source approach?
The notice cites justification authority 505 DM 2.14 B.4.
What reasons are given for selecting SUNY-ESF specifically?
The notice lists merit-based reasons including SUNY-ESF's qualifications (or ability to obtain them), experience conducting piping plover research and monitoring, access to adequate resources (or ability to procure them), an understanding of project goals aligned with USFWS objectives, and the practical advantage of being located close to the project area.
Which USFWS office is specifically mentioned as being supported?
The notice states the work is expected to support the USFWS East Lansing Field Office.
What is the overall intent of the partnership described in the notice?
The notice frames the award as a targeted partnership intended to rapidly support high-priority recovery planning and field implementation needs for piping plovers in the eastern Great Lakes Basin, particularly along Lake Ontario, without conducting a broader application competition.
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