MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS), NSF DAHLGREN & NSF INDIAN HEAD | N40080 20 2 0001

Opportunity Information: Apply for N40080 20 2 0001

The grant opportunity titled "Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS), NSF Dahlgren and NSF Indian Head" is a Department of Defense (DoD) funding announcement administered by NAVFAC Washington DC. It is set up as a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the government expects to be substantially involved with the recipient during the project rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The work focuses on delivering the MAPS program, a standardized, continent-wide bird monitoring effort designed to track trends in bird populations by measuring key demographic indicators like productivity (successful reproduction) and survivorship (adult and juvenile survival over time).

The project is specifically tied to two Navy installations: Naval Support Facility Dahlgren (NSFDL) in Dahlgren, Virginia, and Naval Support Facility Indian Head (NSFIH) in Indian Head, Maryland. The awardee would be responsible for conducting MAPS monitoring activities at these locations, which typically involves consistent field operations during the breeding season such as operating bird banding stations, capturing and safely handling birds, identifying species, recording age and sex when possible, collecting standard biological measurements, and releasing birds, all using MAPS protocols so the data are comparable across years and across the broader MAPS network. Because MAPS is a long-running, standardized program, the value of the work comes from collecting high-quality data in a consistent way that can be used to detect real population changes over time rather than short-term noise.

The stated purpose behind funding this work is conservation and regulatory compliance related to migratory birds on military lands. The monitoring supports the DoD Partners in Flight Program, which is a conservation initiative aimed at sustaining healthy bird populations through science-based management. It also supports obligations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, a federal law that protects migratory birds and influences how federal agencies plan and carry out activities that might affect them. In addition, the project directly supports each installation's Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP), which is the required planning document that guides how DoD lands manage natural resources while still meeting mission needs. In practical terms, MAPS data can help installation managers understand which species are using the habitat, how well they are reproducing, whether survival appears stable or declining, and how habitat conditions or management actions might be influencing those outcomes.

Administratively, this opportunity was listed as a discretionary funding opportunity under the Natural Resources activity category and associated with CFDA number 12.300. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of applicant entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may have been included in the full announcement text. The government anticipated making one award. The notice lists an award ceiling of 0, which generally signals that the ceiling was not specified in the summary and would need to be confirmed in the full solicitation or negotiated based on the proposed scope and budget.

Key identifying details include the Funding Opportunity Number N40080-20-2-0001, a creation date of January 14, 2020, and an original closing date of February 26, 2020. Overall, the opportunity is centered on providing professional, standardized bird monitoring services at two Navy facilities to produce defensible scientific data that informs conservation decisions and helps the installations meet federal wildlife stewardship and compliance responsibilities.

• The Department of Defense, NAVFAC Washington DC in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS), NSF DAHLGREN & NSF INDIAN HEAD" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 14, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 26, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

Apply for N40080 20 2 0001

[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal: