Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00254
The "Clay Phacelia Herbivory Protection" grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00254) is a U.S. Department of the Interior program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It was released on June 19, 2019, and originally closed on June 26, 2019. The opportunity falls under the Environment funding activity category and is listed under CFDA 15.678. Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, meaning the agency expects to stay actively involved in the work rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back.
The core purpose of the project is urgent, on-the-ground recovery implementation for clay phacelia at what was historically its largest known population site. That population has crashed to only four surviving plants, putting the species at immediate risk of disappearing from the wild at that location. The activities funded are practical extinction-prevention measures focused on reducing losses from herbivory (animals eating or damaging the plants) and tracking whether the remaining plants persist over time.
The planned work includes additional site visits specifically aimed at protecting the remaining plants from herbivory. While the notice does not spell out the exact protection methods, the intent is clearly to increase direct field attention at a critical site where even small impacts can wipe out the remaining individuals. Alongside physical protection efforts, the project also includes reviewing and summarizing wildlife camera footage to quantify herbivory and identify which herbivores are present and how frequently they appear. That information supports better-targeted management by tying plant damage to specific wildlife activity patterns, rather than relying on assumptions about what is causing the decline. The project also funds survival monitoring, which is the basic but essential task of repeatedly checking the plants, documenting their condition, and tracking whether they live, decline, or reproduce.
This opportunity is described as a notice of intent to make a single-source award through the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network under Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2 (4) for "Unique Qualifications." In plain terms, that indicates the government planned to award to a specific partner organization rather than run a fully open competition, typically because the intended recipient is seen as uniquely positioned to deliver the work through existing expertise, capacity, access, or partnerships.
The funding details listed include an award ceiling of $7,000 and an expected number of awards of 5. Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "Others," with the note that additional eligibility clarification would be found in the full posting. The work is explicitly collaborative, with partners named as The Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the State of Utah, and Red Butte Gardens. Those partners reflect the mix of land management agencies, conservation organizations, and botanical expertise usually needed for rare-plant recovery, especially when the remaining plants occur on or near public lands and require coordinated monitoring and protection.
Overall, the opportunity is narrowly focused on preventing immediate extinction risk at a single, critically reduced population by combining frequent protective fieldwork, evidence-based assessment of herbivory using camera data, and straightforward survival monitoring, all carried out in coordination with multiple conservation and land management partners.Apply for F19AS00254
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Clay Phacelia Herbivory 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, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 26, 2019 This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement through the Colorado Plateau CESU network in accordance with DOI Policy 505 DM 2 (4) Unique Qualifications.. (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 $7,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Clay Phacelia Herbivory Protection Grant (F19AS00254) - FAQs
What is the "Clay Phacelia Herbivory Protection" grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of the Interior grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). It supports urgent, on-the-ground recovery actions for clay phacelia at a site that historically held the species largest known population but has now declined to only four surviving plants.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F19AS00254.
Which federal agency is offering/administering the opportunity?
The opportunity is a U.S. Department of the Interior program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
When was the opportunity released and when did it close?
It was released on June 19, 2019, and it originally closed on June 26, 2019.
What funding activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The funding activity category listed for the opportunity is Environment.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.678.
What type of award is being used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement. This indicates the agency expects to remain actively involved in the work rather than simply providing funds and stepping back.
What is the main goal of the project?
The core purpose is urgent recovery implementation for clay phacelia at its historically largest known population site, where the population has crashed to four surviving plants. The goal is to prevent further losses and reduce the immediate risk of the species disappearing from the wild at that location.
Why is this work considered urgent?
Because only four plants are known to be surviving at the focal site, even minor additional impacts could eliminate the remaining individuals. The work is positioned as immediate extinction-prevention at a critically reduced population.
What specific conservation problem is the project trying to address?
The project focuses on reducing losses from herbivory, meaning damage or consumption of the plants by animals, and on tracking whether the remaining plants persist over time.
What kinds of activities are funded under this opportunity?
The planned work includes: (1) additional site visits aimed at protecting the remaining plants from herbivory, (2) reviewing and summarizing wildlife camera footage to quantify herbivory and identify which herbivores are present and how frequently, and (3) survival monitoring by repeatedly checking the plants and documenting their condition over time.
Does the notice specify the exact herbivory protection methods to be used?
No. The information provided indicates additional site visits will focus on protecting the plants from herbivory, but it does not spell out the exact protection methods.
How will wildlife camera footage be used in this project?
Camera footage will be reviewed and summarized to quantify herbivory and to identify which herbivores are present and how often they appear. This is intended to connect plant damage to specific wildlife activity patterns instead of relying on assumptions about the cause of decline.
What is meant by "survival monitoring" in the context of this opportunity?
Survival monitoring refers to repeatedly checking the remaining plants, documenting their condition, and tracking whether they persist, decline, or reproduce over time.
Is this opportunity a competitive grant or a single-source award?
It is described as a notice of intent to make a single-source award, meaning the government planned to make an award to a specific partner organization rather than conduct a fully open competition.
What is the basis for the single-source approach described in the notice?
The notice cites Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2 (4) for "Unique Qualifications," which generally indicates the intended recipient is considered uniquely positioned to carry out the work due to expertise, capacity, access, or partnerships.
How is the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) involved?
The notice indicates the single-source award would be made through the Colorado Plateau CESU network.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The listed award ceiling is $7,000.
How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
The opportunity lists an expected number of awards of 5.
Who is eligible to apply, based on the information provided?
Eligible applicants are listed broadly as "Others," with a note that additional eligibility clarification would be found in the full posting.
Which partners are specifically named as part of the collaborative effort?
The named partners are The Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the State of Utah, and Red Butte Gardens.
What does the list of partners suggest about how the work will be carried out?
The partner mix reflects coordinated rare-plant recovery work involving land management agencies, conservation organizations, and botanical expertise. It also reflects that monitoring and protection may need coordination across multiple entities.
Is the project focused on one site or multiple sites?
Based on the information provided, the project is narrowly focused on a single critically reduced population at what was historically the largest known population site.
What makes this grant different from a general research grant?
The activities described are practical, field-based extinction-prevention measures (protective site visits, camera footage review tied to herbivory, and survival monitoring), and the funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement with active agency involvement.
What outcomes is the project trying to support?
The work is intended to reduce herbivory-related losses and improve understanding of which animals are causing damage and how often, while also tracking whether the remaining plants persist over time.
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