Modeling foraging habitat suitability for the Hawaiian hoary bat | USGS 17 FA 0228

Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 17 FA 0228

The grant opportunity titled "Modeling foraging habitat suitability for the Hawaiian hoary bat" (Funding Opportunity Number: USGS 17 FA 0228) was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under a discretionary funding category and uses a Cooperative Agreement as the funding instrument. It was created on June 9, 2017, with an original closing date of June 19, 2017, indicating a short application window typical of targeted or pre-arranged federal research collaborations. The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 15.808, which corresponds to USGS programs that commonly support research, technical assistance, and scientific services tied to the Department of the Interior's resource management priorities.

The project focus, as stated in the title, is on developing or applying modeling approaches to evaluate foraging habitat suitability for the Hawaiian hoary bat. In practical terms, this kind of work usually involves combining bat occurrence information (such as acoustic detections, capture records, or observation data) with environmental and landscape variables (for example, vegetation type, land cover, elevation, climate, proximity to water, insect prey availability proxies, and human disturbance indicators) to predict where suitable foraging habitat is likely to occur. Habitat suitability modeling products are often used to guide conservation planning, identify priority areas for protection or management, and support decision-making around land use, infrastructure development, or mitigation actions in sensitive habitats.

This opportunity is explicitly described as a "Non-Competitive Cooperative Agreement," which generally means the agency intended to make an award without an open competition, often because the work is tied to a specific partner, unique expertise, ongoing collaboration, or a continuation of related efforts. Cooperative agreements differ from standard grants in that they usually anticipate substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project, which can include collaboration on study design, data sharing, technical review, and coordination to ensure the outputs meet management and scientific needs. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," a broad classification that can include entities such as non-federal research organizations, universities, nonprofits, and other qualified partners, depending on the agency's internal determination for this particular non-competitive action.

The maximum funding amount (award ceiling) is listed as $68,000. No expected number of awards is provided in the source data, but non-competitive cooperative agreements of this type are commonly intended for a single recipient selected in advance or through justification. Overall, the opportunity supports applied ecological modeling work aimed at improving understanding of where Hawaiian hoary bats are likely to forage, producing information that can be used for conservation and management decisions in Hawaii.

• The Geological Survey in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Modeling foraging habitat suitability for the Hawaiian hoary bat" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-06-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-06-19. (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 $68,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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