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P21AS00425: Analysis of a Before-After Control-Impact (BACI) Wildlife Water Development Pilot Study

Closed Closed July 15, 2021 Opportunity P21AS00425 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: NPS Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreements (P23AS00132). Status: Closes December 31, 2027 (419 days left). It is in our archive of National Park Service notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$30,000
• Total funding$30,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

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

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This funding opportunity is limited to non-Federal members of the CESU Network.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System awards averaged $183,848; this notice allows up to $30,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (74% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Mojave National Preserve (MOJA) completed a Management Plan for Developed Water Sources and Environmental Assessment (NPS 2019). This plan, in part, is intended to lay the groundwork for management of Gladings gallinaceous guzzlers (Glading 1943) or Small Game Guzzlers (SGG) within existing laws and policies. Small game guzzlers are structures designed to intercept precipitation, funnel it to a large capacity storage tank and allow wildlife access to free-standing water throughout the year. SGGs, were installed throughout the Mojave Desert between 1948 and 1980 by volunteers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The objective was to increase and expand distribution of upland game birds, principally Gambel’s quail, cottontail rabbits and introduced chukar, to provide greater hunting opportunities. Despite such specific species management, many other species, including listed and at-risk species, use SGGs. Suggesting possible benefits for species beyond quail and chukar. The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 transferred 1.6 million acres of BLM land in Southeastern California to the NPS to create MOJA and designated over 695,200 acres as wilderness. This created legal, policy and management conflicts considering human structures in wilderness, managing natural processes, species specific management and minimizing human impacts. Some conflicts are obvious (i.e., wilderness) others are more complex in light of sensitive and listed species and climate change, which may need human intervention. MOJAs Management Plan for Developed Water Sources calls for an evaluation of such structures to determine their importance or need for continued management of wildlife. Unfortunately, information is limited on how to evaluate the retention or dismantling of developed waters for impacts to sensitive birds and bats. With such an evaluation criterion, MOJA could identify means to mitigate management actions toward SGGs so as to protect wildlife resources. Of particular interest is birds and bats. MOJA hosts some 230 bird species, 12 which are listed as a threatened or endangered species by the State of California or are considered sensitive. In addition, there is a rich diversity of bats that include ten documented species with potentially seven more that could occur.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, P23AS00132, which is open now.

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