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N62473-24-2-0004: MEXICAN SPOTTED OWL SURVEYS NAVAL OBSERVATORY FLAGSTAFF STATION, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA

Closed Closed July 17, 2024 Opportunity N62473-24-2-0004

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) (N0001426SF002). Status: Closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left). It is in our archive of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest notices from 2024.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest offered grants of up to $60,970 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on July 17, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 7, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJune 7, 2024
DeadlineJuly 17, 2024
Archived by Grants.govAugust 16, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Any Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Californian or Desert Southwest cooperative partner who qualifies under the DoDGARS Part 34 or 2 CFR 200 is eligible to apply. Please see applicable terms and conditions, provided as a separate attachment.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to provide for Mexican Spotted Owl (MSO) surveys at Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (Station). In order to accomplish this objective, the Cooperator shall conduct presence/absence surveys for MSOs at the same MSO calling stations censused from 2006 to 2023. The Cooperator shall follow the same survey methodology and calling routes as described in Johnson et al. (2007). All surveys will be designed and conducted in accordance with the current approved USFWS MSO protocol (USFWS 2003). The Cooperator shall document the age, sex, and activity (calling, foraging, roosting, etc.) of all MSOs or any other owl species detected during surveys. The Cooperator shall possess a current federal endangered species permit from the USFWS authorizing the Cooperator to conduct MSO surveys. Please see the statement of work, provided as a separate document, for a full description of the project.

Category: Natural Resources.

Who has won Basic and Applied Scientific Research grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Basic and Applied Scientific Research (12.300) awarded $4.1 billion across 6,165 grant awards, an average of $670,297 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of California San DiegoCalifornia172$191 million
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts155$153 million
University of WashingtonWashington166$123 million
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionMassachusetts88$104 million
University of Connecticut Health CenterConnecticut50$96.4 million

Top states: California ($577 million), Massachusetts ($365 million), Florida ($187 million), Maryland ($185 million), Pennsylvania ($185 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, N0001426SF002, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is N62473-24-2-0004 still open?

No. It closed on July 17, 2024. A newer notice is open: N0001426SF002, closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left).

Who can apply for MEXICAN SPOTTED OWL SURVEYS NAVAL OBSERVATORY FLAGSTAFF STATION, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA?

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for MEXICAN SPOTTED OWL SURVEYS NAVAL OBSERVATORY FLAGSTAFF STATION, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA?

Closed July 17, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $60,970 each.

Who has won Basic and Applied Scientific Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of California San Diego, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington. The program made 6,165 awards worth $4.1 billion in that time.

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