This grant funds research on Rocky Mountain Sandhill Crane over-winter survival and resource selection in New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande River Valley (MRGV). The MRGV is a vital wintering ground, supporting high crane densities on limited resources. Changing agricultural practices, reducing corn and grain acreage, demand understanding current resource selection and its survival impact. The primary goal is to determine over-winter survival and resource preferences. This will identify key geographic areas for targeted conservation measures, protecting and enhancing this significant crane population in its essential wintering habitat.
Opportunity ID: 238753
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F13AS00283 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Rocky Mountain Sandhill Crane over-winter survival and resource selection within the Middle Rio Grande River Valley, NM |
| 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: | 15.655 — Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 09, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 09, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The MRGV is the principal wintering area for RMP sandhill cranes in west central New Mexico, mainly from Albuquerque south to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge BdA. The valley has long been recognized as an important wintering area for cranes Central Flyway Plan. Most winter on BdA or New Mexico Game and Fish property Bernardo Wildlife Area. These two areas alone are the single most important wintering areas for RMP cranes Drewien and Bizeau 1974. Smaller numbers of RMP cranes winter in southwestern New Mexico, including the hatch and Uvas valley in Sierra and Dona Ana counties, the Deming Columbus area in Luna County, and the upper Gila River, near Cliff in Grant County Drewien et al. 1995 along with a small number in Sulphur Springs Valley in Cochise County, Arizona specifically the Wilcox Playa and surrounding area. Historically, about 10 percent of the population winters in Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico Drewien et al. 1996, Lopez Saut et al. 2011. The quality of winter habitat is important because of the high densities of wintering cranes that are dependent on limited resources. Throughout their wintering range agricultural practices are changing, acreage of corn and small grains are decreasing due to increased demand for water. Therefore it is crucial that we identify what current carrying resource selection is for wintering RMP cranes and how this impacts over-winter survival.
The primary purpose of this study will be to determine the over winter survival and resource selection of the RMP in order to establish the geographic area within which conservation measures could be undertaken to protect and enhance this population of cranes. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.gov/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
LINDA FRANKS, Grants Fiscal Officer, 505-248-6426
linda_franks@fws.gov Email:linda_franks@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 238753 Other Supporting Documents-Sole Source Justification 1 -> noticeofintentionaward_cranes.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | LINDA FRANKS, Grants Fiscal Officer, 505-248-6426 linda_franks@fws.gov Email: linda_franks@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.655 | PKG00182103 | Jul 30, 2013 | Aug 09, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
238753 SF424-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
238753 SF424D-1.1.pdf
238753 SF424C-1.0.pdf
238753 SF424B-1.1.pdf
238753 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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