This Department of Environmental Conservation grant aims to collect data on terrestrial and aquatic species to evaluate the Surrogate Species conservation approach in the Flint Hills of Kansas. The project involves surveying Greater prairie-chicken populations using established methods and sampling 70 cells for prairie chicken leks. The data collected will be used to develop population estimates, build landscape models, and create decision support tools. This initiative will contribute to setting population goals and testing the surrogate species approach in the Flint Hills, providing valuable baseline data for conservation efforts.
Opportunity ID: 269900
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F15AS00035 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Estimating greater prairie chicken population size and sampling of aquatic habitats in the Fint Hills of Kansas |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.670 — Adaptive Science |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 26, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 04, 2014 This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with DOI Policy 505 DM2.14B. (See Additional Information of Eligibility Section. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 04, 2014 This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with DOI Policy 505 DM2.14B. (See Additional Information of Eligibility Section. |
| Archive Date: | Dec 26, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $164,200 |
| Award Ceiling: | $164,300 |
| Award Floor: | $164,200 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source Cooperative agreement to Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) for the purpose of estimating greater prairie-chicken population size and sampling of aquatic habitats in the Flint Hills of Kansas. This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4) Unique Qualifications, which allows for award without competition to an applicant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | Collect baseline data on terrestrial and aquatic species that can be used to evaluate the Surrogate Species conservation approach in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Survey Greater prairie-chicken in the Flint Hills using the same methods McDonald et al. (2014) used to estimate the range-wide lesser prairie-chicken population. A helicopter with 3 observers and a pilot will be used to survey 70 15x15km cells for prairie chicken leks. When a lek is found, the number of birds present will be counted. These data will be used to (1) develop population estimates for GPC in the Flint Hills and (2) collect data for use in development of landscape models and decision support tools for GPC. These products will allow development of population goals and decision support tools as well as baseline data needed to test the surrogate species approach for the first R6 surrogate species project area in the Flint Hills of Kansas. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Greg Watson, Project Officer, 303 236-8155
greg_watson@fws.gov Email:greg_watson@fws.gov |
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