NOFO: Science & Implementation Support in the US

Deadline: 13-Jul-22

The Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking applications for its Science & Implementation Support in the Southeast.

This funding opportunity will address advancement of specific Department of the Interior, national and regional conservation priorities through projects that support the development and use of targeted science to support delivery of conservation actions.

Themes

Theme 1: Decision Support We are seeking research projects that identify, develop, assess, improve, and secure reliable science and decision support tools for programs and partners. Of particular interest are tools or data that enable estimation of species responses to plausible future scenarios, assess biotic integrity of major ecosystems, &/or enable integration of ecosystem service values into the Southeast Blueprint and other conservation decision support tools.
Theme 2: Knowledge Gaps We are seeking research projects that identifying & fill knowledge gaps related to the sustainability of birds and other trust species. Of particular interest are studies that fill information gaps that currently prevent the conservation community from setting Biological Objectives for trust species, especially federally listed species and the 5 bird groups identified by the 3BBM.
Theme 3: Assumption-driven Research We are seeking research projects that test the assumptions underlying management actions and our collective understanding of ecosystem processes. Of particular interest are projects that lay the groundwork for developing or improving decision support tools that guide management decisions at landscape scales.
Theme 4: Outcome-based Monitoring We are seeking research projects that test the efficacy of conservation decisions by assessing species response. Of particular interest are investigations that test the predictions of decision support tools & data.