The Department of Interior is offering this grant to investigate the profound effects of roadway noise on wildlife distribution and behavior, specifically focusing on bats and birds. This non-competitive award to Boise State University will involve experimental studies broadcasting road noise into undisturbed habitats along the Boise Front, alongside field observations in Grand Teton National Park. The project aims to measure responses such as changes in foraging behavior, success rates, population density, and community diversity. Acoustical monitoring, point counts, and giving-up prey density trials will be employed to assess how noise impacts these vital ecological aspects. This grant is for advancing understanding of environmental stressors on critical wildlife populations and informing conservation strategies.
Opportunity ID: 115313
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: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| 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: | 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 |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Dobson
Contract Specialist Phone 303-987-6988 Email:bob_dobson@contractor.nps.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Robert Dobson Contract Specialist Phone 303-987-6988 Email: bob_dobson@contractor.nps.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.945 | PKG00072710 | Aug 17, 2011 | Aug 19, 2011 | View |
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