Ungulate Control, Eradication, and Basic Research located on Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base, JRM Guam AOR | N401922128001

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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.

• 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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