Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00275
The Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service posted a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Biological Studies at Fort Carson, Colorado" (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00275) to support field-based biological monitoring focused on terrestrial reptiles. The work described is essentially a baseline inventory and trend-check effort that uses standardized survey methods to measure reptile presence and distribution across two military-associated landscapes: Fort Carson (FC) and the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) in Colorado. The surveys are designed to generate repeatable, comparable data that can be used to understand reptile communities across large areas and to inform land and wildlife management decisions.
The core project activity is a set of baseline terrestrial reptile surveys using a "dual observer repeated sampling" approach. In practical terms, that means survey teams use two observers and revisit sampling locations to improve detection, reduce observer bias, and strengthen the reliability of species occurrence data. The sampling design is spatially structured around large grid cells measuring 500 meters by 500 meters. The opportunity specifies surveys across 40 of these grids at Fort Carson and 50 grids at PCMS, indicating a broad, landscape-level sampling footprint intended to capture variation in habitat and reptile use across each installation.
In addition to collecting new baseline information, the project also includes resampling of previously surveyed grids to support comparisons through time. Specifically, a subset of sites surveyed for reptiles during 2013 to 2015 at Fort Carson and 2014 to 2015 at PCMS would be revisited in 2017. This resampling component is important because it allows managers and researchers to look for changes in occupancy, relative activity, or community composition across years, rather than relying on a single snapshot. By tying the 2017 effort to earlier survey windows, the study can help distinguish between natural year-to-year variation and more persistent shifts that might be linked to land use, training activities, weather patterns, or habitat change.
Administratively, this funding is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during project execution (for example, coordination on methods, data standards, field access, or reporting). The opportunity is categorized under Information and Statistics and Natural Resources, with CFDA number 15.608. It was announced on June 22, 2017, with an original closing date of June 26, 2017, reflecting a very short turnaround consistent with the notice language indicating a planned non-competitive award.
Finally, the posting is explicitly described as a Notice of Intent to make a single-source award under DOI policy (505 DM 2.1 and 4). That means the agency intended to fund one specific recipient rather than run an open competition. The listing shows an anticipated single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of up to $1,000,000. Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others," with clarification normally provided in the full announcement under additional eligibility details, but the single-source notice strongly suggests that the recipient was pre-identified based on agency needs and justification rather than a general applicant pool.Apply for F17AS00275
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the information and statistics, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Biological Studies at Fort Carson, Colorado" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 22, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 26, 2017 This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source Award in accordance with DOI Policy 505 DM2. 1 and 4.. (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 $1,000,000.00 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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