2018-2019 Western Snowy Plover Nest Monitoring and Protection | F18AS00181

Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00181

The 2018-2019 Western Snowy Plover Nest Monitoring and Protection opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00181) was a Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant focused on supporting on-the-ground conservation work for the western snowy plover. The central purpose of the project was to measure the species progress toward recovery and to evaluate how well current recovery actions are working. In practical terms, that means funding field-based monitoring and protection efforts that can generate reliable data on nesting activity, reproductive success, and the outcomes of management actions meant to reduce threats to the birds during the breeding season.

This funding was offered as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that the agency expected to be actively involved during the project period through coordination, technical input, data standards, or joint decision-making. The program was categorized under environment, natural resources, science and technology, and research and development, reflecting that the work combines applied conservation management with structured data collection and analysis. The CFDA listing associated with the opportunity was 15.678.

Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, indicating the agency intended the work to be carried out by a qualifying university or similar public higher-ed entity with the capacity to conduct rigorous monitoring, data management, and reporting consistent with federal wildlife recovery objectives. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an award ceiling of $54,179, suggesting a targeted project scope rather than a broad multi-recipient program.

The notice was created on June 19, 2018, with an original closing date of June 26, 2018. The announcement also states that the recipient had already been selected, which usually means the competitive process was effectively complete by the time of posting (often for administrative or transparency reasons), and the public posting served primarily to document the award action rather than solicit new applications.

Overall, the grant supported a specific, time-bounded effort to monitor snowy plover nests and implement or coordinate protective measures, while producing the monitoring results needed to judge whether recovery strategies are improving nesting outcomes and moving the species toward recovery benchmarks.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, information and statistics, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2018-2019 Western Snowy Plover Nest Monitoring and Protection" 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 Jun 19, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 26, 2018 THE RECIPIENT HAS BEEN SELECTED.. (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 $54,179.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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