Department of Interior Grant: Investigating Roadway Noise Effects on Wildlife Foraging Behavior

This grant offered by the Department of Interior aims to study the impact of roadway noise on birds and bats’ foraging behavior in undisturbed habitats within public lands and national parks. The project involves broadcasting road noise in designated areas and observing wildlife responses in terms of foraging success, population density, and community diversity. Acoustic monitoring will be utilized to track bird and bat activities, while point counts will assess bird densities. The grant is issued to Boise State University under a task agreement to conduct this essential research in compliance with Department of Interior policies.

Opportunity ID: 115313

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	NPS-NOIWASOP11ATW0861
Funding Opportunity Title::	Roadway noise and foraging behavior in bats and birds
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Natural Resources
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Aug 17, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 19, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 19, 2011
Archive Date::	Sep 18, 2011
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 209,653
Award Ceiling::	$209,653
Award Floor::	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Park Service
Description::	The effects of noise on wildlife distribution and behavior will be investigated by broadcasting road noise into otherwise undisturbed habitat in an experimental study on public lands along the Boise Front, and conducting field observations under equivalent transportation noise regimes in a similar habitat in Grand Teton National Park. The responses of birds and bats to noise exposure will be measured in terms of foraging behavior, foraging success, population density, and community diversity. Acoustical monitoring will be used to document bird (audio) and bat (ultrasound) activity. Point counts will be used to document bird densities. Giving up prey density trials will be used to evaluate the effects of noise on anti-predator vigilance and foraging success in gleaning bats and avian ground insectivores. This project will be issued as a task agreement, on a non-competitive basis to Boise State University under an existing Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Agreement No H8R07060001. This is a notice of intent and non-competitive award in accordance with Department of Interior Policy, Department Manual 505DM2.
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Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.945
Competition ID:
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Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00072710
Opening Date:	Aug 17, 2011
Closing Date:	Aug 19, 2011
Agency Contact Information::	Robert Dobson
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
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Assistance Listings	Competition ID	Competition Title	Opportunity Package ID	Opening Date	Closing Date	Actions	Who Can Apply:
15.945			PKG00072710	Aug 17, 2011	Aug 19, 2011	View	Robert Dobson	Organization Applicants

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