This grant is for the Arizona Game and Fish Department to design and construct a critical research paddock adjacent to the existing Sonoran pronghorn captive breeding pen within the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. This new facility will feature perimeter and electric fencing, internal partitions, a capture boma, an irrigation system for native vegetation, and a water source. The paddock is essential for evaluating experimental pronghorn release scenarios, allowing for the temporary containment of captured animals until they recover or conditions are suitable for release into the wild. Results from these experimental releases will refine long-term release protocols. This initiative supports the 1998 Sonoran Pronghorn Recovery Plan, aiming to increase the population and establish additional breeding stock, addressing issues like overcrowding and inbreeding.
Opportunity ID: 57615
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 22571-A-J024 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Construct a Research Paddock as an extension to the Captive Breeding Pen for Sonoran Pronghorn at Cabeza Prieta NWR |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.650 — Research Grants (Generic) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 16, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 23, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 23, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 23, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a sole source award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Region 2 |
| Description: | This is a single source award for the Arizona Game and Fish Department to design and construct a research paddock adjacent to the Sonoran pronghorn captive breeding pen within the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. The new paddock includes perimeter fence walls, perimeter electric fencing, internal partitions and a capture boma, an internal irrigation system to irrigate native vegetation and at least one water source. This paddock is needed to evaluate the efficacy of experimental pronghorn release scenarios for pronghorn captured within the pen. Each year, we will have a group of pronghorn that need to be removed from the pen to avoid complications associated with overcrowding and potential inbreeding. We need the ability to remove targeted pronghorn from the captive breeding pen and temporarily contain them until they fully recover from the capture operation or until suitable conditions exist for releasing them into the wild. The results gained from these experimental releases will help refine our long term release protocol for Sonoran pronghorn.
The existing pen was built at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in the fall of 2003 in an effort to increase the population size in the U.S. and Mexico as well as providing breeding stock for the establishment of additional populations within the U.S. Since December, 2006 , the Service in cooperation with the Department, National Park service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, LA Zoo and Phoenix Zoo have been actively engaged in planning and releasing pronghorn into the wild from the captive breeding pen. We need to periodically release the pronghorn from the captive breeding pen into the wild to meet goals and objectives identified in the 1998 Sonoran Pronghorn Recovery Plan. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
James Atkinson
Wildlife Biologist (520) 387-4989 Email:James_atkinson@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 57615 Other Supporting Documents-signed sole source award 1 -> cpnwr sept2010 sole source.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | James Atkinson Wildlife Biologist (520) 387-4989 Email: James_atkinson@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.650 | PKG00021299 | Sep 16, 2010 | Sep 23, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
57615 SF424-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
57615 SF424D-1.1.pdf
57615 SF424C-1.0.pdf
57615 SF424B-1.1.pdf
57615 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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