Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00025
The "Whooping Crane Forced Renesting to Support Recovery" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00025) is a U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary grant intended to support whooping crane recovery work tied to both natural resource management and research. Rather than being an open, competitive solicitation, it is a notice of intent to make a single-source award to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The agency states there is no application process because competition is considered impractical under the cited single-source justification (505 DM 2.14.B. 1 and 4), largely due to UW Oshkosh's central role in designing and carrying out a preceding three-year pilot study and its specialized knowledge of the relevant Wisconsin habitats and the behavioral effects associated with captive rearing.
The core purpose of the project is to expand from the pilot phase into full implementation of "forced renesting" for whooping cranes. In practice, this means intentionally prompting cranes to lay a second clutch by removing or otherwise collecting the first clutch eggs so that the adults attempt another nesting effort later in the season. The supporting rationale comes from the prior three-year study in Wisconsin, which indicated that nests initiated later through forced renesting had a higher likelihood of producing successful nests and fledged chicks. The planned work also includes developing "parent-rearing" as an additional release technique, with the goal of producing released birds that exhibit behavioral traits more likely to support long-term survival and reproduction compared to some captive-rearing approaches.
A major secondary benefit highlighted in the opportunity is that eggs collected from the first clutch can be used to bolster captive propagation and reintroduction efforts. Specifically, those eggs can supplement releases into the Louisiana non-migratory population or be used within captive facilities. The notice emphasizes that eggs sourced from wild birds have historically shown higher fertility than eggs produced by captive breeding pairs, which helps ensure a reliable supply of viable eggs for downstream reintroduction methods such as costume rearing or adoption programs. Overall, the work is framed as directly supporting recovery objectives for both the Louisiana and Eastern Migratory populations of whooping cranes by increasing wild production in Wisconsin while simultaneously strengthening captive-based release pipelines.
Administratively, the opportunity was created on November 17, 2016, with an original closing date of November 24, 2016, reflecting the timeline of the notice rather than a true application deadline. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $55,000. The CFDA listing provided is 15.655, and the activity categories include information and statistics, natural resources, and science and technology research and development, matching the blend of field management actions and applied research implied by the project.Apply for F17AS00025
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the information and statistics, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Whooping Crane Forced Renesting to Support Recovery" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.655.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 17, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 24, 2016 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 1 and 4.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $55,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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