Opportunity Information: Apply for N401922128001
This funding opportunity, titled "Ungulate Control, Eradication, and Basic Research located on Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base, JRM Guam AOR" (Funding Opportunity Number N401922128001), is a Department of Defense initiative administered through the Naval Facilities Engineering Command under CFDA 12.300. It was offered as a discretionary Cooperative Agreement, with a single expected award and a maximum funding level (award ceiling) of $555,000. The opportunity was created on March 31, 2021, with an original closing date of April 23, 2021. While the eligibility category is listed broadly as "Others," applicants were expected to consult the opportunity's eligibility details for the specific allowable applicant types.
The core problem the grant targets is the severe ecological damage caused by non-native ungulates that were introduced to Guam, specifically feral pigs (Sus scrofa), Philippine deer (Cervus mariannus), and Asiatic water buffalo, also known as carabao (Bubalus bubalis). On Department of Defense lands, these animals have been driving major habitat degradation, particularly in wetlands and native limestone forests. Their feeding and trampling behavior strips vegetation, disturbs soils, and accelerates erosion, which then increases sediment runoff into watersheds and reservoirs. That sediment does not stop on land; it ultimately reaches coastal waters where it can smother and degrade marine habitats, including coral reefs, through siltation. In other words, the ungulate issue is framed as both a terrestrial and marine environmental threat, with cascading impacts that extend from forests and watersheds all the way to reef ecosystems.
The purpose of the Cooperative Agreement is to support a practical, field-driven ungulate management program that combines on-the-ground action with basic research and performance evaluation. The funded partner would be responsible for developing and executing a project Work Plan tied directly to the Statement of Work and the agreement's technical requirements. From there, the project emphasizes several connected lines of effort: first, detecting and surveying ungulates across DoD-managed properties within the Joint Region Marianas Area of Responsibility; second, carrying out direct management actions such as control, eradication, or sterilization services where appropriate; and third, implementing and/or updating an overarching ungulate management plan that guides sustained, long-term decision-making rather than isolated removal events.
A major research component is also built into the requirements. The awardee is expected to conduct studies that produce population estimates and demographic information for the targeted ungulate species. That kind of work typically supports better targeting of efforts by answering questions like where animals are concentrated, how populations are changing over time, and what age/sex structures might imply for reproduction and future population growth. The opportunity also makes it clear that simply doing removal work is not enough; the project must analyze and report on how well various methods and management techniques perform. That means tracking outcomes, measuring efficiency, and producing results-oriented reporting that helps the Navy and Joint Region Marianas understand what approaches are most effective under Guam conditions and on these specific installations.
The work is to take place on Department of Defense lands within the Joint Region Marianas Area of Responsibility on Guam. The locations explicitly referenced include Naval Base Guam, the Naval Base Guam Naval Munitions Site, and Andersen Air Force Base, while leaving room for other DoD lands in the area as needed. Overall, the opportunity is structured to reduce ungulate-driven damage to sensitive forest and watershed habitats, improve conditions for native ecosystems, and support conservation outcomes, especially where threatened and endangered species may benefit from reduced habitat disturbance and improved environmental quality.Apply for N401922128001
- The Department of Defense, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ungulate Control, Eradication, and Basic Research located on Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base, JRM Guam AOR" 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 Mar 31, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 23, 2021. (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 $555,000.00 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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FAQs: Ungulate Control, Eradication, and Basic Research (Naval Base Guam and Andersen AFB, JRM Guam AOR)
1) What is the official title of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Ungulate Control, Eradication, and Basic Research located on Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base, JRM Guam AOR."
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is N401922128001.
3) Which agency is offering and administering this opportunity?
This is a Department of Defense initiative administered through the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).
4) What is the CFDA number associated with this grant?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 12.300.
5) What type of award is this?
The opportunity was offered as a discretionary Cooperative Agreement.
6) How many awards were expected?
The posting indicated a single expected award.
7) What was the maximum funding level (award ceiling)?
The maximum funding level (award ceiling) was $555,000.
8) When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on March 31, 2021, and had an original closing date of April 23, 2021.
9) Who was eligible to apply?
The eligibility category was listed broadly as "Others." Applicants were expected to consult the opportunity's eligibility details for the specific allowable applicant types.
10) What problem is this grant designed to address?
The grant targets severe ecological damage on Guam caused by non-native ungulates introduced to the island. These animals are driving habitat degradation on Department of Defense lands, especially in wetlands and native limestone forests, and contributing to erosion and sediment runoff that can also harm coastal marine habitats such as coral reefs.
11) Which ungulate species are specifically identified?
The opportunity specifically identifies feral pigs (Sus scrofa), Philippine deer (Cervus mariannus), and Asiatic water buffalo (carabao) (Bubalus bubalis).
12) What kinds of ecological impacts are the ungulates causing?
Impacts described include feeding and trampling that strip vegetation, disturb soils, accelerate erosion, and increase sediment runoff into watersheds and reservoirs. The sediment can reach coastal waters and degrade marine habitats, including coral reefs, through siltation.
13) Why is this considered both a land and marine issue?
The opportunity frames ungulate damage as a cascading threat: habitat disturbance and erosion on land increases sediment in watersheds and reservoirs, and that sediment can ultimately reach coastal waters where it can smother and degrade marine habitats such as coral reefs.
14) What is the overall purpose of the Cooperative Agreement?
The purpose is to support a practical, field-driven ungulate management program that combines on-the-ground action with basic research and performance evaluation.
15) What is the awardee expected to produce or develop at the start of the project?
The funded partner would be responsible for developing and executing a project Work Plan tied directly to the Statement of Work and the agreement's technical requirements.
16) What are the main lines of effort described in the project?
The opportunity emphasizes: (1) detecting and surveying ungulates across DoD-managed properties in the Joint Region Marianas Area of Responsibility; (2) implementing direct management actions such as control, eradication, or sterilization services where appropriate; and (3) implementing and/or updating an overarching ungulate management plan to support sustained long-term decision-making.
17) What on-the-ground management actions are specifically mentioned?
The opportunity mentions control, eradication, and sterilization services where appropriate.
18) Is the project limited to one-time removal activities?
No. The opportunity emphasizes implementing and/or updating an overarching ungulate management plan to guide sustained, long-term decision-making rather than isolated removal events.
19) What kind of research is expected under this agreement?
A major research component is required, including studies that produce population estimates and demographic information for the targeted ungulate species.
20) What is the practical value of the population and demographic studies described?
The opportunity indicates that this information supports better targeting of efforts by identifying where animals are concentrated, how populations change over time, and what age/sex structures may imply for reproduction and future population growth.
21) Is performance evaluation required, or is removal work alone sufficient?
Performance evaluation is required. The opportunity states that simply doing removal work is not enough; the project must analyze and report on how well various methods and management techniques perform.
22) What does "analyze and report on performance" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the description provided, it means tracking outcomes, measuring efficiency, and producing results-oriented reporting that helps the Navy and Joint Region Marianas understand which approaches are most effective under Guam conditions and on the specific installations.
23) Where will the work take place?
The work is to take place on Department of Defense lands within the Joint Region Marianas Area of Responsibility on Guam.
24) Which installations or sites are explicitly referenced?
The locations explicitly referenced include Naval Base Guam, the Naval Base Guam Naval Munitions Site, and Andersen Air Force Base, with flexibility to include other DoD lands in the area as needed.
25) What types of habitats are highlighted as being particularly impacted?
The opportunity highlights wetlands and native limestone forests as areas experiencing major habitat degradation.
26) What environmental outcomes is the project intended to support?
The opportunity is structured to reduce ungulate-driven damage to sensitive forest and watershed habitats, improve conditions for native ecosystems, and support conservation outcomes, including benefits where threatened and endangered species may gain from reduced habitat disturbance and improved environmental quality.
27) How does this project connect to watershed and reservoir protection?
By reducing vegetation loss, soil disturbance, and erosion caused by ungulates, the project aims to reduce sediment runoff into watersheds and reservoirs.
28) How does this project connect to coral reef and coastal habitat protection?
The opportunity describes a pathway where erosion-driven sediment reaches coastal waters and can smother and degrade marine habitats like coral reefs through siltation. Ungulate management is presented as a way to reduce that sediment source.
29) What kinds of reporting outputs are implied by the opportunity description?
While specific deliverables are not listed in the provided summary, the opportunity clearly calls for results-oriented reporting on the effectiveness and efficiency of different methods and management techniques, along with research outputs related to population estimates and demographics.
30) What is meant by "detecting and surveying" ungulates in this opportunity?
The opportunity describes detecting and surveying as a foundational activity across DoD-managed properties in the area, used to determine presence and distribution and to inform management actions and research (such as population estimation and demographic studies).
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