Closed · F15AS00310 · CFDA 15.650 · Discretionary

Tracking, Foraging and Migration Behavior of Northern Long-Eared Bats on and around Martha's Vineyard, MA

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$89K-$89K
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Tracking, Foraging and Migration Behavior of Northern Long-Eared Bats on and around Martha's Vineyard, MA is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $89,399 -- $89,399 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.

$89K-$89K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.650
CFDA program

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Tracking, Foraging and Migration Behavior of Northern Long-Eared Bats on and around Martha's Vineyard, MA - is cataloged under number F15AS00310 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.650, posted by Fish and Wildlife Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 7, 2015. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.

Award economics. The award range on file is $89,399 -- $89,399. The agency has projected $89,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $89,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $89,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.

Deadline and action path. This opportunity is closed. Monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements in the next funding cycle. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.

Award Range

$89,399 -- $89,399

Close Date

Not specified

No applications are being accepted for this award. This is a single source financial award

Posted

July 7, 2015

Est. Total Funding

$89,399

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for a period not to exceed two years. This announcement is for notification purposes only. No additional proposals are being accepted for this funding opportunity. Description of Funding OpportunityThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proposing a collaborative effort to investigate on-shore and off-shore movement of the proposed endangered Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis, MYSE) and off-shore movement of tree bats on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. In 2014, the Service funded a pilot mist-netting survey of Martha's Vineyard to ascertain if MYSE were present on the island post-White-Nose Syndrome (WNS). Our results indicate that this species is still present on the island, and may occur in numbers greater than are encountered on the mainland in areas heavily affected by WNS. Preliminary data indicates that the capture rate on Martha's Vineyard is similar to the capture rate of MYSE in New York pre-WNS.To follow up on last year's effort, the Service, in partnership with BiodiversityWorks (a local non-profit environmental organization) is pursuing additional mist-netting efforts this summer, with the objective of radiotracking bats to identify roost trees and roost site characteristics. We will be using nanotag series coded radio transmitters for this effort to track bat movement using a combination of hand held and tower -based receivers. Using nanotag transmitters will enable us to combine this research with additional concurrent bat research for on-shore and off-shore bat movement. The receiving stations proposed to be funded by the Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) and others will be able to collect data on all nanotagged bats. Moreover, researchers will collaborate on data collection and analysis and may assist in locating bats on the ground.We anticipate installing radio telemetry receiving towers on Martha's Vineyard and one on Naushon Island (part of the Elizabeth Island chain). The combination of hand held and stationary receiver coverage should provide valuable information for both on-shore and off-shore activity. We will be partnering with research proposed by the University of Massachusetts and USGS to investigate off-shore movement of bats in Maine and Massachusetts. Combining our efforts will allow us to pursue bat movement on multiple fronts without the need for additional equipment and staff.II. Award InformationThe Service, Region 5 intends to make a single-source award of a cooperative agreement to UMass Amherst, a partner in the Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. The

Eligibility

Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.

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Agency Contact

Christine Guimond, 413-253-8607 Christine_Guimond@fws.gov

Key Dates

Posted July 7, 2015
Close Date Not specified
Archive Date August 28, 2015
Last Updated July 7, 2015

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this grant opportunity?
This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Tracking, Foraging and Migration Behavior of Northern Long-Eared Bats on and around Martha's Vineyard, MA", offered by Fish and Wildlife Service. It is associated with CFDA program 15.650. This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for a period not to exceed two years. This announcement is for notification p...
Is this opportunity still open?
No, this opportunity is closed. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.
How much funding is available?
The award range for this opportunity is $89,399 -- $89,399. Total estimated funding: $89,399. Expected number of awards: 1.
How do I apply?
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