Ecological Services 2015

Post Date

May 13th 2015

Application Due Date

May 18th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

F15AS00222

CFDA Number(s)

15.650

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

C. Scott Hall is Senior Manager for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Seabird Conservation Program. NFWF's Seabird Initiative works to enhance the viability of seabird populations by increasing their survival and reproduction to levels that will allow for long-term sustainability. With participation by the Service, NFWF with the Packard Foundation has secured all the necessary funding to investigate a critical issue to the Service: marine grade lasers are being made available to fishermen as a seabird deterrent device. The impacts to seabirds, specifically to their vision, is unknown with the use of this technology. Because this technology is being proposed within the range of endangered short-tailed albatross, the Anchorage Field Office has significant interests in the completion of the study proposed by Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University. Dr. Fernandez-Juricic's expertise is in avian visual ecology, and has provided funding partners with a scope of work to address our goals and objectives.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $55125

• Award Range:

  $0 - $55125

Grant Description

Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office, Ecological Services Branch

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Katherine Smiley, 907-786-3412
  Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.fws.gov/alaska/funding_opportunity.htm