Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00149
The grant opportunity titled "Influence of Ravens on Sage-grouse in Baker County, Oregon" (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00149) was a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, focused on an applied wildlife conservation problem in eastern Oregon. The project centers on understanding how common ravens, a well-documented predator of ground-nesting birds, interact with greater sage-grouse population dynamics in Baker County. At its core, the work is meant to connect predator behavior and abundance to sage-grouse nesting outcomes, then use that information to identify practical ways to improve nest success in landscapes where raven numbers may be elevated by human activity.
A key idea behind the project is that raven impacts on sage-grouse are not just a natural predator-prey relationship, but can be intensified by "anthropogenic subsidies" that make it easier for ravens to survive and reproduce. These subsidies can include human-provided food sources (such as landfills, dumpsters, roadkill concentrations along highways, livestock carcasses, and other waste streams) and human-built structures that provide perches and nesting platforms (such as powerlines, communication towers, buildings, and fences). By assessing these relationships in a real-world setting, the project aims to determine whether targeted management actions, like reducing access to these subsidies, could lower raven pressure on sage-grouse nests. In addition to subsidy reduction, the description also notes potential raven removal as another tool, suggesting the work may evaluate or support strategic, localized predator control as part of a broader management approach.
From an administrative standpoint, the award was offered as a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in project planning, execution, or coordination, rather than a more hands-off grant structure. The opportunity fell under the Environment, Natural Resources, and Regional Development activity category and was associated with CFDA number 15.678. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a wide range of applicant types as long as any additional eligibility conditions in the full announcement were met. The funding ceiling for the award was $50,000, with an expectation of a single award, which signals a focused, small-scale effort intended either as a targeted study in a specific priority area or as a component of a larger ongoing sage-grouse conservation program.
The timeline for the opportunity was short and specific: it was created on May 31, 2018, with an original closing date of June 7, 2018. The notice indicates that the recipient had already been selected, meaning the competitive process was complete by the time this listing was posted or updated. Overall, the opportunity reflects a management-oriented conservation study designed to generate actionable information and on-the-ground strategies to improve sage-grouse nesting success in Baker County by addressing raven predation pressures, especially those amplified by human-altered landscapes.Apply for F18AS00149
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources, regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Influence of Ravens on Sage-grouse in Baker County, Oregon" 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 May 31, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 07, 2018 The recipient has been selected.. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- 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.
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