This grant offered by the Department of the Interior focuses on monitoring soundscapes to investigate the interactions between human activities, Sonoran pronghorn, and other wildlife, like desert bighorn sheep. Through direct observations, acoustic monitoring, and genetic fecal analysis, this project aims to understand how human activities affect wildlife in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and surrounding areas. The research includes measuring human-caused sound disturbance on Sonoran pronghorn and modeling sound in their habitat. The grant supports fieldwork, data analysis, and the publication of at least one manuscript on the effects of human activities on Sonoran pronghorn.
Opportunity ID: 292349
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00118 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Monitoring soundscapes to investigate interactions between human activities Sonoran pronghorn, and other wildlife. |
| 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: | Mar 10, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $37,228 |
| Award Ceiling: | $37,228 |
| 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: | This modification fulfills Phase 2 of the existing task agreement (P16AC00557 / UAZDS-450) to understand the effects of sound and human activities on Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonorensis), and other wildlife resources, such as desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). This project uses direct observations, human activity monitoring, acoustic monitoring, physiological assays, and genetic fecal analysis. Since the initiation of the current task agreement, the project has found substantial success obtaining observations and fecal samples from wildlife (particularly bighorn sheep and pronghorn) in ORPI and the contiguous ecosystem, such as the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve, Sonora, MX. This is allowing the opportunity to understand how human activities and impacts on wildlife may operate within ORPI and surrounding areas. We have also gained success developing techniques for measuring human-caused sound disturbance on pronghorn and modelling sound across occupied pronghorn habitat. This modification initiates phase 2 of the scope of work statement detailed in the existing Task Agreement. Thus, in the near term we will continue field work by pairing sound devices with behavior observations of Sonoran pronghorn. We will also continue to collect fecal samples in the field from a variety of wildlife species. Within one year we will collect all remaining field equipment and begin data analysis and lab analysis. Towards the end of the performance period we will be prepared to write at least one manuscript related to human-caused sound disturbance on Sonoran pronghorn. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Managment Specialist Kelly Adams
Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 292349 Full Announcement-P17AS00118 -> NPS-NOIP17AS00118.pdf
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