USFWS Flint Hills Spring Migration Shorebird Survey Grant

The Department of the Interior is offering a grant to The Nature Conservancy to conduct a survey of spring migrating shorebirds in the Flint Hills region of KS and OK. The grant aims to gather data following USFWS protocol with TNC leading the project, coordinating with partners, and receiving assistance from USFWS in various aspects of the survey. This single-source award aligns with priority species needs and leverages TNC’s unique qualifications and past experience in undertaking a test survey in 2011.

Opportunity ID: 169201

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	F12AS00152
Funding Opportunity Title::	Flint Hills Spring Migration Shorebird Survey
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Environment
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.655 — Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	May 04, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 04, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 04, 2012
Archive Date::	Dec 31, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 20,000
Award Ceiling::	$20,000
Award Floor::	$1,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	State governments
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Additional Information

Agency Name::	Fish and Wildlife Service
Description::	This is a Notice of Intent to award a Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy, for the purpose of surveying spring migrating shorebirds in the Flint Hills region of KS and OK according to USFWS protocol. Description: The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: TNC will maintain overall lead of project; TNC will provide direction and technical assistance to develop survey protocol; TNC will be responsible for implementing the survey; TNV will be responsible for contacting other partners to assist in implementation survey and organizing their efforts; USFWS will provide assistance in survey design; USFWS will provide assistance in development of sampling designs; USFWS will provide assistance in development of mapping and other survey related products; USFWS will provide assistance in implementation of surveys; USFWS will provide assistance in data analysis; USFWS will provide assistance in report writing and distribution. This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14B Unsolicited Proposal (1), Continuation (2), and Unique Qualifications (3), which allows for award without competition to an applicant. This is an unsolicited proposal by TNC to the USFWS and meets our priority species needs. In 2011, TNC undertook a test survey of migrating shorebirds. Technical assistance by USFWS was enlisted to improve the survey and sampling design of this survey. TNC personnel have unique qualifications including access, staff capacity, technical expertise and responsibility in the area.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1