USFWS Region 1 Avian Health and Disease Surveillance Grant

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This grant from the USFWS Region 1 offers support for conducting avian health and disease surveillance and monitoring in the Pacific Region. Proposals should focus on activities related to the management of migratory bird species in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Hawaii, and the Pacific Trust Territories. Objectives include establishing health baselines, identifying disease risks, ensuring preparedness, and implementing management actions. Proposals should address specific topics such as health investigations, climate change impact, and human-induced effects on disease transmission. Funding is for single-year projects with a focus on measurable results and relevance to the program objectives.

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Opportunity ID: 137373

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General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: FWS-DMBM-AHDP-2012-0001
Funding Opportunity Title:: Avian Health and Disease Surveillance and Monitoring Support for Region 1
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Natural Resources
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards:: 6
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 15.655 — Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 1
Posted Date:: Jan 10, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Feb 24, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Feb 24, 2012
Archive Date:: Mar 25, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 200,000
Award Ceiling:: $50,000
Award Floor:: $5,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: County governments
Additional Information on Eligibility::

Additional Information

Agency Name:: Fish and Wildlife Service
Description:: Avian Health and Disease Program
Region 1 Request for Proposals
FY2012

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
This announcement solicits proposals for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS’s) Pacific Region Avian Health and Disease (AHD) program. The AHD program supports avian conservation, surveillance and monitoring goals of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by including health and disease assessments into activities related to the management of migratory bird species. Proposals should be relevant to native Migratory Birds in the Pacific Region (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Hawaii and the Pacific Trust Territories).

OBJECTIVES OF THE AVIAN HEALTH AND DISEASE PROGRAM
Conduct health and disease surveillance of wild bird populations to:
1. Establish avian health baselines
2. Identify existing and emerging avian health and disease risks
3. Ensure disease preparedness and prevention
4. Develop, guide, and implement appropriate and effective management actions

To address these objectives, we are requesting proposals that will allow us to provide support in one of the following areas:
1. Health and disease impact investigations
2. Technical assistance for management issues
3. Infrastructure and provisions needed for field operations
4. Morbidity and mortality monitoring, response and technical assistance
5. Personnel
6. Communications and informing policy
7. Collaborations

Below are specific topics identified within the Avian Health and Disease National Strategic Plan (NSP) that could be considered in proposals seeking funding from the R1-AHD program.

HEALTH AND DISEASE IMPACT INVESTIGATIONS
Integrate health surveillance into field activities
• Initiate or expand investigation of regionally specific avian health and disease problems
• Collect baseline data on avian species to assess health and disease concerns
• Evaluate critical avian populations: species of concern, threatened and endangered species (conduct field investigations in combination with the ongoing management activities)
• Investigate infectious diseases (viruses, bacteria, fungal infections)
• Investigate non-infectious diseases (parasites, biotoxins, contaminants)
• Conduct targeted pathogen surveillance
• Investigate indigenous and exotic disease problems

Climate change
• Incorporate AHD activities into DOI climate change strategic plans and the National Wildlife Refuges Inventories and Monitoring disease surveillance priorities
• Investigate the impact of climate change on the biology of wildlife disease reservoirs and vector species
• Investigate disease impacts on species adaptation strategies
• Identify ancillary stressors influencing avian susceptibility to disease (decoupling of biological processes)

Human-induced effects on disease transmission
• Assess the increased disease risks associated with urban, suburban, and agricultural environments (water quality, habitat fragmentation, contaminants)
• Aid in the prevention and management of invasive species introduction
• Adjust FWS personnel behaviors during field activities to decrease the potential of disease transmission to humans, other wildlife, other geographic sites

PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
Funding for this program is subject to change without notice; therefore we are requesting that proposals be submitted for single-year projects only. If funding is available in future years, you will be given the option to submit a proposal for subsequent steps in a project. Projects should be organized in a manner that produces a measurable result from each independently-funded phase.

Additional ranking criteria will be how well the project addresses the program objectives stated above and the applicability of results to evaluating management strategies and/or defining the relevance of future research. No set budget limit exists for individual projects; however, efficiency will be another criteria used in evaluating projects. Ability to leverage or to match funds from other sources is also a plus.

Proposals should be 2-5 pages and include enough information for a reviewer to understand how the objectives of the project will be met. No specific form is required for proposals. Relevant information to be included is identified in a draft template at the end of this document.

TIMELINE FOR PROJECTS-2012
January 10: Request for Proposals released by Regional Coordinator
February 24: Proposals due to Regional Coordinator
March 1: Annual Progress Reports from previous year due to Regional Coordinator
March 31: Selections on Funded Projects Announced

REPORTING
For all projects, an annual progress report is due by March 1.

REGIONAL AVIAN HEALTH AND DISEASE PERSONNEL
The Regional Avian Health and Disease Coordinator (Coordinator) is responsible for ensuring that USFWS Region 1’s AHD program is meeting the objectives and fulfilling requirements identified in the National Strategic Plan. For questions regarding the AHD program in the Pacific Region, or to request copies of the NSP or Region 1 Strategic Plan, please contact the Regional Coordinator listed below. Please also submit completed proposals to the Regional Coordinator. Do not submit proposals to Grants.gov. Proposals may be submitted electronically or by mail.

Regional Coordinator:

Jenny Hoskins
USFWS Migratory Birds and Habitat Programs
911 NE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
503-231-6716 office
503-382-7056 cell
503-231-2019 fax
Jenny_Hoskins@fws.gov

Avian Health and Disease Program
Region 1 Proposal Template
FY2012

I. TITLE SECTION

A. Title of Project
B. Principal Investigator (include contact information)
C. Co-Investigators

II. INTRODUCTION

A. Background and Justification
Briefly describe the project, including species, location, avian health issue or concern.

B. Objective(s)
List all objectives of the proposed project

C. Management Action(s)
Identify any on-going management activities associated with the proposed project (e.g., annual banding drive, aerial surveys etc) and any management actions that may result as a consequence of this project.

III. METHODS

A. Data Collection
Methods should be described with enough detail to allow reviewers of the proposal to clearly see how the objectives of the proposal will be met. Key elements to be described in this section include (1) type, number, and location samples to be collected and analyzed, (2) type of health parameter, pathogen or non-infectious agent to be addressed (3) Other information that will be collected as part of this or ancillary projects

B. Analysis
Identify laboratory or other analyses that will be conducted on the samples. Briefly describe methods used for data analyses.

IV. RELEVANCE TO NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN

Describe how your project addresses any of the components listed in the “Health and Disease Impact Investigations” section above. You may also discuss how your project relates to any other objectives or support areas identified in the National Strategic Plan.

V. LITERATURE CITED

V. PARTNERSHIPS
Identify collaborators and describe their contribution to the project. Also, identify contract laboratories or agencies.

VI. BUDGET

Include costs for FY2012 and all out-years. Be as specific as possible; include line-item estimates for for salary, travel, supplies, equipment, laboratory analysis, helicopter or airplane costs, fuel, food, contracts etc.

Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1

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