Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00058
This grant notice describes a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative project led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to build an ecological population model that can estimate how contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) may affect fish populations in Great Lakes tributaries. The work is managed out of the USFWS Region 3 office in Bloomington, Minnesota, and is meant to support a broader, long-running (since 2010) multi-scientist effort examining whether CEC exposures are translating into meaningful population-level impacts. In the overall risk assessment approach, population modeling is positioned as one part of a larger weight-of-evidence evaluation, meaning the model outputs will be considered alongside other types of data and analyses rather than acting as the only decision tool.
The core need is for an experienced ecological modeler who can design and apply fish (and potentially broader wildlife) population models in the context of chemical risk assessment. The expected deliverables are very explicit: by the end of fiscal year 2018 (September 28, 2018), the recipient must produce a fully functioning model capable of simulating population dynamics under effect scenarios tied to CEC exposure, plus a comprehensive final report. That report is expected to document the model structure, input datasets, variables, simulation design and results, and to clearly lay out assumptions and uncertainties so the model can be interpreted and reused responsibly. The project is also intended to align with the ongoing USFWS CEC investigation goals and with the University of Minnesota Venturelli Lab research priorities, indicating the model will likely be built to plug into existing datasets, species concerns, and management questions already in play.
Administratively, this is not an open competition and there is no application process. The notice is a statement of intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement award (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00058) to the University of Minnesota, specifically the St. Paul-based Venturelli Lab, under an internal justification (505DM 2.14B, items 2 and 4). USFWS explains that competition is considered impractical because the intended recipient is uniquely qualified due to specialized technical expertise in fish population modeling, with particular emphasis on sturgeon modeling in relation to environmental toxicity. The agency also highlights practical readiness and fit: the lab has already been briefed, agrees with the project direction, and has existing working relationships with other team members, all of which reduces ramp-up time and increases the likelihood of timely completion.
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant because USFWS anticipates substantial involvement during the project. In practical terms, the agency plans to help coordinate with project partners to select the specific species to be modeled, provide relevant datasets to support model development, and contribute technical expertise throughout the effort. The award is listed with a ceiling of $98,569 and an expectation of one award. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, with activity categories spanning environment, information and statistics, and natural resources (CFDA 15.662), and it was originally posted in December 2016 with a stated closing date shortly thereafter, reflecting that the public notice is primarily informational rather than a solicitation for proposals.Apply for F17AS00058
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, information and statistics, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Modeling effects of CEC exposures on fish populations within the Great Lakes Basin" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 08, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 15, 2016 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to the University of Minnesota under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 2 and 4.. (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 $98,569.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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