Survey for the Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalist) in Southeastern Nebraska

Post Date

June 19th 2012

Application Due Date

June 20th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

F12AS00222

CFDA Number(s)

15.655

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

This is a Notice of Intent to award a Grant Agreement to the University of Nebraska at Omaha, for the purpose of bat surveys.

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4), which allows for award without competition to an applicant. The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on location, technical expertise, and continuity in methodology. All of the investigators are experienced with surveying, mist-netting, handling and identifying bats. Dr. Jeremy White has previously captured and handled Indiana bats in the eastern United States and Dr. Freeman has also sampled for his species before. The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: (determine whether Indiana bats (Myotis sodalist) currently occur in Southeastern Nebraska by: 1mist-nettting in Indian Cave State Park, 2)use of ultrasonic detectors to record echolocation calls of bats in the area to pinpoint best potential capture areas).

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $50000

• Award Range:

  $1000 - $50000

Grant Description

The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: (determine whether Indiana bats (Myotis sodalist) currently occur in Southeastern Nebraska by: 1mist-nettting in Indian Cave State Park, 2)use of ultrasonic detectors to record echolocation calls of bats in the area to pinpoint best potential capture areas).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Lourdes Mena, (308) 382-6468 ext.23
  Lourdes_Mena@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Lourdes_Mena@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  Lourdes_Mena@fws.gov

• More Information:

  None