Opportunity ID: 309640

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F19AS00018
Funding Opportunity Title: R packages for enhancing the Geospatial Population Estimator (GSPE) of moose in Alaska.
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.670 — Adaptive Science
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Oct 17, 2018
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 22, 2018
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 22, 2018
Archive Date: Nov 22, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $49,000
Award Ceiling: $49,000
Award Floor: $35,000

Eligibility

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

Additional Information

Agency Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
Description: The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 7 intends to award a single source financial assistance agreement as authorized by 505 DM 2.14 (B) to Oregon State University. This notice is not a request for proposals and the Government does not intend to accept proposals.

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies
Unit (CESU) Network: (http://www.cesu.psu.edu/materials/partners.htm). The CESU network provides research, technical assistance, and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their partners. The partners serve the biological, physical, social, cultural, and engineering disciplines needed to address natural and cultural resource management issues at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proposing a collaborative effort with Oregon State University to create R statistical analysis packages to enhance the Geospatial Population Estimator (GSPE) of Wildlife in Alaska. The GSPE software is used by the Service and Alaska Department Fish and Game to develop population estimates for moose from aerial surveys. Substantial updates to the 20 year old software will improve its functionality and make it more useful to state and federal biologists. The updates will enable biologists to modify detection functions based on variable habitat conditions. This is particularly important in Game Management Units in the state where snow cover in autumn is now less consistent making moose more challenging to detect. Updates to the GSPE software were among the top recommendations from the 70 biologists and managers at the April 2018 Moose Monitoring Workshop. The updates to this model will include inclusion of additional analysis tools and variable detection rates, and a basic user interface.

Link to Additional Information: https://www.grants.gov/
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Grants Officer Richard Primmer 19077863611
rich_primmer@fws.gov

Email:rich_primmer@fws.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 309640 Full Announcement-Full NOFO -> F19AS00018_NOFO.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Grants Officer Richard Primmer 19077863611
rich_primmer@fws.gov

Email: rich_primmer@fws.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.670 PKG00245623 Oct 17, 2018 Oct 22, 2018 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

309640 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

309640 SF424B-1.1.pdf

309640 SF424A-1.0.pdf

309640 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

309640 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

309640 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf

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