Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00318
The grant opportunity titled "Facilitating WAFWA population level monitoring and analyses" (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00318) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It was created on July 20, 2017, with an original closing date of July 27, 2017, and it anticipates making a single award with a maximum funding level (award ceiling) of up to $500,000. The program sits in the funding activity areas of Information and Statistics and Natural Resources, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.678.
At its core, the opportunity is designed to support population monitoring and analysis work conducted through PopR, a hosted web-based application operated on servers at the University of Montana. PopR is intended to make advanced statistical analysis more accessible to wildlife biologists by providing a menu-driven interface that allows users to run complex population models with minimal technical burden. A key emphasis is standardization and security: PopR was built in collaboration with state wildlife agencies so that state biologists can analyze population data in a consistent manner across jurisdictions while also maintaining a secure workflow for handling sensitive wildlife datasets.
A major focus highlighted in the description is the development and use of a sage-grouse module within PopR. The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), working in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, funded Dr. Lukacs at the University of Montana to develop this sage-grouse-specific capability. The sage-grouse module is meant to support analyses of lek data and demographic data, which are two of the most important information streams used to understand sage-grouse population status and trends. Lek data generally relate to counts or indices from breeding display sites, while demographic data can include survival, recruitment, and related parameters that help translate observations into population-level inference. By building these tools into a shared platform, the project aims to help biologists produce comparable results, streamline analytical workflows, and improve the ability of agencies to monitor populations at broader scales.
The award is described as a single-source action made under Department of the Interior policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4) based on unique qualifications. In practical terms, that indicates the agency justified selecting a specific recipient or partner rather than running a fully open competition, typically because the chosen party has specialized expertise, existing infrastructure, or a uniquely positioned role in delivering the work. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced outside the excerpt, but the single-source language signals that the award was intended for a particular qualified entity aligned with the PopR hosting and module development work at the University of Montana.
Overall, this opportunity supports a collaborative, technology-forward approach to wildlife population monitoring by investing in an established analytical platform (PopR) and expanding its capabilities for sage-grouse assessment, enabling state and partner biologists to apply robust statistical models through a consistent, secure, and user-friendly web interface.Apply for F17AS00318
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the information and statistics, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Facilitating WAFWA population level monitoring and analyses" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.678.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 20, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 27, 2017 This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4) Unique Qualifications.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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