Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIP20AC00283
The National Park Service (Department of the Interior) is offering a discretionary cooperative agreement under the opportunity titled "GP CESU: Survey Wintering and Migratory Birds at TAPR" (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOIP20AC00283). The project is designed to document how migratory and wintering (non-breeding) bird species use the TAPR preserve across key seasons, and to turn those findings into practical information preserve managers can use when making or evaluating management decisions. In plain terms, the grant supports structured bird surveys during migration and winter, followed by analysis and a report that connects bird presence and habitat use to on-the-ground management considerations.
The core objective is to build a clearer picture of which bird species are present at TAPR during fall migration, the winter season, and spring migration, and how they are using available habitats. The NPS is looking for data that can help managers understand existing patterns of non-breeding bird use and anticipate how management actions (for example, habitat restoration, visitor use patterns, vegetation management, or other stewardship activities) may affect bird communities. A key emphasis is that the results will not just stay internal: survey data and a final report are expected to be delivered to the preserve and shared with other audiences who have an interest in bird communities, including partners and the broader scientific community.
The project has three main required components. First, the recipient must develop a survey protocol or method, and that protocol development is expected to be collaborative. It involves coordination with park staff, partner staff, and other researchers so the methods and resulting data are comparable and transferable, meaning they can be aligned with other monitoring efforts and used over time or across sites. Second, the recipient will carry out bird surveys during three periods: fall migration, winter, and spring migration. Third, the recipient will produce a report that summarizes the bird species encountered, describes habitat use patterns observed during the surveys, and provides management suggestions informed by the findings. The deliverables are therefore both the underlying source data from the surveys and a final written product that interprets what the data mean for preserve stewardship.
This opportunity also has a strong public-purpose and workforce-development angle. The NPS explicitly frames the work as shared environmental stewardship that engages recipients, partners, and youth. By structuring the project through a cooperative agreement, the program is positioned to support hands-on training and experiential learning, particularly for students who can participate directly in natural resource research activities such as field surveys, data management, and report preparation. The intent is that the project helps build capacity in the next generation of conservation and science professionals while also producing management-relevant science that can be disseminated to preserve partners and the scientific community.
From an eligibility and funding standpoint, applicants must be private institutions of higher education. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $25,000. The opportunity was created on March 3, 2020, with an original closing date of March 13, 2020. The listed activity categories span education and training, environmental and natural resources work, and science and technology research and development, consistent with a project that blends field ecology, applied management relevance, and student involvement.Apply for NPS NOIP20AC00283
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education, employment, labor and training, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "GP CESU: Survey Wintering and Migratory Birds at TAPR" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 03, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 13, 2020. (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 $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "GP CESU: Survey Wintering and Migratory Birds at TAPR."
Who is offering this funding?
The funding is offered by the National Park Service (NPS), which is part of the Department of the Interior.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NPS NOIP20AC00283.
What type of award is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the description provided, the work is expected to be collaborative and coordinated with park staff, partner staff, and other researchers. The project also emphasizes shared environmental stewardship and hands-on participation, including student involvement.
What is the overall purpose of the project?
The purpose is to document how migratory and wintering (non-breeding) bird species use the TAPR preserve across key seasons and to translate those findings into practical information preserve managers can use when making or evaluating management decisions.
What seasons or time periods must the bird work cover?
The required survey work must cover three periods: fall migration, the winter season, and spring migration.
What bird populations are the focus of this project?
The focus is on migratory birds during fall and spring migration and on wintering (non-breeding) bird species during the winter season.
Where will the work take place?
The work will take place at the TAPR preserve (as referenced in the opportunity title and project description).
What are the main required components of the project?
The project includes three required components: (1) develop a survey protocol or method collaboratively, (2) conduct bird surveys during fall migration, winter, and spring migration, and (3) produce a report summarizing species encountered, habitat use patterns, and management suggestions informed by the findings.
Is the applicant expected to create the survey methodology?
Yes. The recipient must develop a survey protocol or method, and protocol development is expected to be collaborative and coordinated with park staff, partner staff, and other researchers.
Why is the survey protocol expected to be collaborative?
The opportunity emphasizes that methods and resulting data should be comparable and transferable. Coordination is intended to help align the work with other monitoring efforts so the data can be used over time or across sites.
What does "comparable and transferable" mean in this context?
It means the survey methods and data should be aligned with other monitoring efforts so results can be compared across time (repeat monitoring) or potentially across different sites, rather than being unique to a single one-off study.
What kinds of information is the NPS trying to learn from the surveys?
NPS is seeking a clearer picture of which species are present during fall migration, winter, and spring migration, and how those birds are using available habitats at the preserve.
How are the results expected to be used by preserve managers?
The results are intended to support management decision-making by describing existing patterns of non-breeding bird use and helping managers anticipate how management actions may affect bird communities.
What types of management actions are mentioned as relevant to the findings?
The description lists examples such as habitat restoration, visitor use patterns, vegetation management, and other stewardship activities.
What deliverables are required under this project?
Deliverables include both the underlying source data from the surveys and a final written report that interprets findings for preserve stewardship.
What should the final report include?
The report is expected to summarize the bird species encountered, describe habitat use patterns observed during the surveys, and provide management suggestions informed by the findings.
Is data sharing expected beyond the preserve?
Yes. The description states that survey data and a final report are expected to be delivered to the preserve and shared with other audiences who have an interest in bird communities, including partners and the broader scientific community.
Does the opportunity include an education or workforce-development focus?
Yes. The project is framed as shared environmental stewardship and is positioned to support hands-on training and experiential learning, particularly for students participating in field surveys, data management, and report preparation.
Who is eligible to apply?
Applicants must be private institutions of higher education.
How many awards does NPS expect to make?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $25,000.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on March 3, 2020.
What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date listed is March 13, 2020.
What activity categories does this opportunity fall under?
The listed activity categories span education and training, environmental and natural resources work, and science and technology research and development.
What kind of work does the project support in practical terms?
In plain terms, it supports structured bird surveys during migration and winter, followed by analysis and a report that connects bird presence and habitat use to on-the-ground management considerations.
Does the project emphasize non-breeding bird use specifically?
Yes. A key emphasis is documenting migratory and wintering (non-breeding) bird use patterns and translating them into management-relevant information.
Are partners and other researchers expected to be involved?
Yes. The protocol development is expected to involve coordination with park staff, partner staff, and other researchers.
What kinds of student activities are explicitly mentioned?
The description mentions student participation in natural resource research activities such as field surveys, data management, and report preparation.
Is dissemination to the scientific community part of the intent?
Yes. The description states that the work is intended to produce management-relevant science that can be disseminated to preserve partners and the scientific community.
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