San Nicolas Island Fox Monitoring

Post Date

June 2nd 2012

Application Due Date

July 2nd 2012

Proposals are due by 1600 Local Time on 2 July 2012.

Funding Opportunity Number

N62473-12-R-FOXSNI

CFDA Number(s)

12.300

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $72215

• Award Range:

  $None - $72215

Grant Description

The purpose of this Agreement is to meet the objectives in the San Nicolas Island (SNI), Naval Base Ventura County Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) to maintain a viable population of SNI fox (Urocyon littoralis dickey) and to implement the SNI Biosecurity Plan. The primary objectives of this research project are to continue the established annual fox monitoring program; conduct the field portion of the fox monitoring program; consolidate data collected; have dead foxes necropsied; have island fox scat analyzed; vaccinate island fox; and conduct research on trap designs implement a pilot trapping study to capture chukar (Alectoris chukar).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Office of Naval Research

• Agency Contact:

  Linda Protocollo
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 619-532-1159

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Cooperative Agreement Administrator

• Agency Email Address:

  linda.protocollo@navy.mil

• Location:

  NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND