Opportunity ID: 46065
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FWSPIO2 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Five-Year Review of the Status of 56 Plant Species |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | — |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 16, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 26, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $60,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $60,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Five-year Review of the Status of 56 Plant Species
Eligibility Requirements For the contractor who will be selected to be able to effectively complete the above titled review, the contractor must: 1) Have experience finding available literature (published and unpublished grey literature) and have such literature at their immediate disposal on the historical and current distribution and status of the 56 species (see list below). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | 5-Year Reviews for 56 Plant Species Scope of Work Background A total of 279 plant species are listed as endangered or threatened in the Pacific Islands under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The status of each species listed under the Act must be reviewed at least once every five years, which averages out to 56 plant species every year. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is the Federal agency mandated to conduct the 5-year review. Completion of these 5-year reviews will satisfy this requirement. Product Deliverables The Contractor will provide, using the template in APPENDIX 1, per instructions embedded in the review form, the review will include the following information: Section 2.4., synthesis of all information from the previous sections or that would have been provided in Section 2.3. Section 4.0, Recommendations for Future Actions, making use of the information collected during the review to recommend next steps to address the species recovery needs. Section 5.0 References. Copies of references (reports, journal articles, personal communications, etc.) not provided initially by the Service will be provided either as hard copy or in electronic format. The status reviews will be completed using existing knowledge, and no additional field work is required. The contractor will provide the reports to the Service in digital format. APPENDIX 1 5-Year Review Template With Notes *Contractor only needs to complete asterisked sections INTRODUCTION If, in the 5-year review, a change in classification is recommended, the recommended change will be further considered in a separate rule-making process. TEMPLATE SEQUENCE Guidance on how to complete each section of the template is provided in section 2.2 of the guidance, Completion of the Template. A cover page and table of contents are included to facilitate producing a document ready for posting on the web. The template introduction and italicized explanatory text may be deleted upon completion of the 5-year Review. Note any sections that are not applicable. Scientific name 5-Year Review U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 5-YEAR REVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS 5-YEAR REVIEW 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Reviewers (list primary reviewers of species information below) Lead Regional or Headquarters Office (Contact name(s), Office, and phone numbers): Lead Field Office (Contact name(s), Office, and phone numbers): Cooperating Field Office(s) (Contact name(s), Office, and phone numbers): Cooperating Regional Office(s) (Contact name(s), Office, and phone numbers): Cooperating Science Center(s) (NMFS only) (Contact name(s), Office, and phone numbers): 1.2 Methodology used to complete the review: Briefly provide information that describes the method or process used in conducting this 5-year review; for example, whether the review was a team or individual effort, whether some or all of the review was contracted out, whether certain documents and data were relied on more heavily than others, whether a structured decision-making process was used, and other pertinent information. If all or portions of the review were peer reviewed, provide information on peer review methods or processes used or, if done in accordance with the OMB Peer Review Bulletin, give the weblink to the peer review information. 1.3 Background: The background section of the template asks the reviewer to provide general information and identify previous documentation regarding the species (e.g. listing documents, status reviews, associated actions, recovery plans). This provides the backdrop for the incorporation and analysis of new information when reviewing the species status and classification. 1.3.1 FR Notice citation announcing initiation of this review: 1.3.2 Listing history Original Listing Revised Listing, if applicable 1.3.3 Associated rulemakings (if applicable, identify any critical habitat, 4(d) rules, experimental populations, or similarity of appearance cases and provide FR citations): 1.3.4 Review History (List, in chronological order, agency status review(s), 5-year review(s) or other relevant reviews/documents. Include dates, and results, if applicable): 1.3.5 Species Recovery Priority Number at start of this 5-year review (For FWS, information is available from TESS): 1.3.6 Current Recovery Plan or Outline Name of plan or outline: 2.0 REVIEW ANALYSIS 2.1 Application of the 1996 Distinct Population Segment (DPS) policy Using section 1.3 of the 5-year Review Guidance, Consideration of the DPS Policy during the 5-year review, and the DPS Policy (61 FR 4722) to guide you, respond to the questions below. Note that only a vertebrate can be listed as a DPS under the ESA (see guidance for more information). 2.1.1 Is the species under review a vertebrate? _____Yes, go to section 2.1.2. 2.1.2 Is the species under review listed as a DPS? ____ Yes, go to section 2.1.3. 2.1.3 Was the DPS listed prior to 1996? ____ Yes, give date and go to section 2.1.3.1. 2.1.3.1 Prior to this 5-year review, was the DPS classification reviewed to ensure it meets the 1996 policy standards? ____ Yes, provide citation and go to section 2.1.4. 2.1.3.2 Does the DPS listing meet the discreteness and significance elements of the 1996 DPS policy? ____ Yes, discuss how it meets the DPS policy, and go to section 2.1.4. 2.1.4 Is there relevant new information for this species regarding the application of the DPS policy? ____ Yes, provide citation(s) and a brief summary of the new information; explain how this new information affects our understanding of the species and/or the need to list as DPSs. This may be reflected in section 4.0, Recommendations for Future Actions. If the DPS listing remains valid, go to section 2.2, Recovery Criteria. If the new information indicates the DPS listing is no longer valid, consider the 5-year review completed, and go to section 2.4, Synthesis. ____ No, go to section 2.2., Recovery Criteria. 2.2 Recovery Criteria Recovery plans contain downlisting and delisting criteria which, if up-to-date with regard to both the species status and threats, should simplify the 5-year review process. If current, a recommendation on whether or not to change the species status may be made based on evaluating whether recovery criteria have been achieved, and briefly completing section 2.3 as appropriate. 2.2.1 Does the species have a final, approved recovery plan containing objective, measurable criteria? (Note: Some plans may not contain recovery criteria, either because they are older plans, or because criteria could not be determined due to lack of information. These plans may still contain goals or other objectives that provide a benchmark for measuring progress toward recovery and may warrant discussion in this section. If you discuss them here, be sure to distinguish them from formal recovery criteria.) ____ Yes, continue to section 2.2.2. ____ No, consider recommending development of a recovery plan or recovery criteria in section IV, Recommendations for Future Actions, and go to section 2.3., Updated Information and Current Species Status. 2.2.2 Adequacy of recovery criteria. Recovery criteria should reflect the best available and most up-to-date information on the species and its habitat and address threats to the species relative to the five factor analysis. If criteria are current, the status of the species and its threats should be discussed briefly under each criterion in section 2.2.3., which will help serve as the updated information on which the 5-year review results are based. 2.2.2.1 Do the recovery criteria reflect the best available and most up-to date information on the biology of the species and its habitat? ____ Yes, go to section 2.2.2.2. 2.2.2.2 Are all of the 5 listing factors that are relevant to the species addressed in the recovery criteria? ____ Yes, go to section 2.2.3. 2.2.3 List the recovery criteria as they appear in the recovery plan, and discuss how each criterion has or has not been met, citing information (for threats-related recovery criteria, please note which of the 5 listing factors are addressed by that criterion. If any of the 5-listing factors are not relevant to this species, please note that here): 2.3 Updated Information and Current Species Status Briefly summarize new information, citing detailed information and analyses. Each summary of information below should indicate whether there is a change in species status or change in magnitude or imminence of threats since the last status review. 2.3.1 Biology and Habitat Provide an updated status of the species, citing new information about the species and its habitat; then go to 2.3.2. For species that are presumed extinct, note whether surveys have been completed or any other information that could be relevant to the species. The following provides a checklist of possible information to consider. 2.3.1.1 New information on the species biology and life history: 2.3.1.2 Abundance, population trends (e.g. increasing, decreasing, stable), demographic features (e.g., age structure, sex ratio, family size, birth rate, age at mortality, mortality rate, etc.), or demographic trends: 2.3.1.3 Genetics, genetic variation, or trends in genetic variation (e.g., loss of genetic variation, genetic drift, inbreeding, etc.): 2.3.1.4 Taxonomic classification or changes in nomenclature: 2.3.1.5 Spatial distribution, trends in spatial distribution (e.g. increasingly fragmented, increased numbers of corridors, etc.), or historic range (e.g. corrections to the historical range, change in distribution of the species within its historic range, etc.): 2.3.1.6 Habitat or ecosystem conditions (e.g., amount, distribution, and suitability of the habitat or ecosystem): 2.3.1.7 Other: 2.3.2 Five-Factor Analysis (threats, conservation measures, and regulatory mechanisms) – For each of the five listing factors outlined below, provide a brief summary and citation(s) of any relevant new information, including conservation measures, regarding the magnitude (scope and severity) and imminence of previously identified threats to the species or new threats to the species. Note if any of the factors are not relevant to the species. Upon completion, go to 2.4., Synthesis. 2.3.2.1 Present or threatened destruction, modification or curtailment of its habitat or range: 2.3.2.2 Overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes: 2.3.2.3 Disease or predation: 2.3.2.4 Inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms: 2.3.2.5 Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence: *2.4 Synthesis – Provide a synthesis of the information discussed in sections 2.1., 2.2., and that would have been discussed in section 2.3, to provide an updated assessment of the status of the species and its threats. Please note any significant changes in the species status or its associated threats since the last review, and explain why the species meets the definition of threatened or endangered, as appropriate. This section should conclude with a recommended classification (downlist, uplist, delist, remain the same). See guidance and 50 CFR 424.11 (the factors considered for delisting are the same factors considered for listing; species may be delisted due to extinction, recovery, and/or data error). This synthesis will provide a basis for the results provided in section 3.0, Results, and the baseline by which to measure changes in status for the next review. 3.0 RESULTS 3.1 Recommended Classification: Given your responses to previous sections, particularly section 2.4. Synthesis, make a recommendation with regard to the listing classification of the species ____ Downlist to Threatened |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Marie Bruegmann
Biologist Phone 8087929400 Email:marie_bruegmann@fws.gov |
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| Agency Contact Information: | Marie Bruegmann Biologist Phone 8087929400 Email: marie_bruegmann@fws.gov |
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| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
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| PKG00011097 | Mar 16, 2009 | Mar 27, 2009 | View |
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