The Department of Interior is offering a grant to support the recovery of Louisiana and Eastern Migratory Populations of Whooping Crane through forced renesting. The grant, awarded to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, aims to implement forced renesting of all whooping crane nests and develop parent-rearing methods to enhance survival and reproduction. This unique approach, based on a successful three-year pilot study, will increase the likelihood of nesting success and help reintroduce whooping cranes into the wild populations. The grant also includes collecting first clutch eggs to supplement captive breeding efforts, ensuring a sustainable source for reintroduction programs.
Opportunity ID: 290166
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | F17AS00025 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Whooping Crane Forced Renesting to Support Recovery |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
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: | 15.655 — Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 1 |
Posted Date: | Nov 17, 2016 |
Last Updated Date: | – |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 24, 2016 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 1 and 4. |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 24, 2016 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 1 and 4. |
Archive Date: | Nov 25, 2016 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $55,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $55,000 |
Award Floor: | $100 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 1 and 4. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
Description: | This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh without competition under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 1 and 4. Competition for the award is not practical as University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has played an instrumental role in the development of the three-year pilot study leading up to this proposed full implementation of forced renesting. The knowledge of the habitats and expertise in understanding the behavioral impacts of captive rearing make them uniquely qualified to accomplish this work. We propose to implement forced re-nesting of all whooping crane nests, and develop parent-rearing as an additional release method to introducing whooping cranes with behavioral characteristics that will promote survival and reproduction. These actions will aid in the recovery of the Louisiana and Eastern Migratory Populations of Whooping Crane. A three-year study has shown that there is a greater likelihood of successful nesting and fledging in Wisconsin by implementing a program of forcing birds to re-nest and raise offspring later in the season. An ancillary benefit of this is the first clutch eggs collected can supplement the captive release of whooping cranes into the Louisiana non-migratory population or used within captive facilities. The eggs from the wild birds historically have a higher fertility rate than those from captive breeding birds, insuring a supply of eggs for reintroduction through costume rearing or adoption. |
Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov/ |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bradley Strobel 608-565-4402
brad_strobel@fws.gov Email:brad_strobel@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 290166 Full Announcement-NOFO & Single Source -> Single Source.pdf
Folder 290166 Full Announcement-NOFO & Single Source -> NOFO.pdf
Packages
Agency Contact Information: | Bradley Strobel 608-565-4402 brad_strobel@fws.gov Email: brad_strobel@fws.gov |
Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
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15.655 | PKG00229279 | Nov 17, 2016 | Nov 24, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
290166 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
290166 SF424B-1.1.pdf
290166 SF424A-1.0.pdf
290166 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
290166 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
290166 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf