Gulf Islands National Seashore is offering this grant to estimate wildlife road mortality and monitor Snowy Plover populations. Field seasons in Summer 2013 will involve extensive daytime and nighttime road transect surveys to identify and record all encountered wildlife carcasses, including birds, small mammals, and reptiles. Quail carcasses will be placed to estimate scavenging rates. This grant also supports crucial Snowy Plover conservation through regular band resighting surveys in their habitats, searching for previously banded birds. Unmarked adult Snowy Plovers found on nests will also be captured and uniquely marked. This research will inform wildlife management within the Seashore.
Opportunity ID: 235179
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-13-NERO-0031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Wildlife Road Mortality Estimation at Gulf Islands National Seashore |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | This is not a solicitation for application – this is an announcement that SUNY College has already been identified as the recipient of this award that addresses the environment. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 20, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 25, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 25, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | May 26, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $30,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $30,000 |
| Award Floor: | $30,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is not a solicitation for application – this is an announcement that SUNY College has already been identified as the recipient of this award that addresses the environment. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | In addition to the draft reports and final submission, the Cooperator will: Conduct field seasons in summer 2013 between 15 May and 15 July. Conduct daytime road transect surveys by car three times per week in late May and early June during daylight and nighttime surveys twice per week. Survey approximately every 3 4 hours. Identify and count all other migratory bird, small mammal, and reptile carcasses encountered on the roadway to facilitate recordkeeping of such mortalities for GUIS. Place adult and juvenile quail carcasses (received frozen from raptor food suppliers) on the road at random locations during each survey, to increase our sample size for estimating carcass scavenging rates. Conduct band resighting surveys, three times/week, in all potential Snowy Plover habitat to search for Snowy Plovers banded in previous years at GUIS and other sites in the Panhandle. Capture any unmarked adult SNPL on nests and uniquely mark them with 2 colored plastic bands. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Keith Zotti
Partnership Program Specialist Phone 2155979153 Email:keith_zotti@nps.gov |
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Folder 235179 Full Announcement-1 -> noi_suny_guis.pdf
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