Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00390
The grant opportunity titled "Investigate the Ecology of Resident Birds in relation to Climate Change in Interior Alaska" (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00390) is a National Park Service initiative under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on understanding how year-round, resident bird species in Denali are responding to a warming climate. The work is framed within the Cooperative Training and Research Programs under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network, which is designed to support collaborative research and training partnerships between federal agencies and higher education institutions. The main purpose of this project is to generate practical ecological knowledge that can help the National Park Service track climate-driven changes in wildlife ecology and inform long-term resource management decisions in interior Alaska.
At the core of the proposed research is the ecology of common resident birds that remain in Denali through the year rather than migrating away for the winter. Because these birds must survive severe winters with limited food availability, they often rely on behavioral strategies such as storing food in caches. The opportunity specifically calls out a focus on the condition of these food caches under warmer temperature regimes. In practice, that emphasis signals interest in whether changing winter conditions (for example, higher average temperatures, more frequent thaw-freeze cycles, altered snow structure, or increased moisture) affect the preservation, accessibility, or spoilage of cached food. If caches degrade more quickly, become inaccessible due to snow and ice changes, or become less reliable overall, resident birds could face higher energetic stress, altered survival rates, changes in breeding timing and success, or shifts in habitat use. Studying these relationships can provide an early indicator of how climate change is reshaping ecological processes in northern park ecosystems.
The funding mechanism for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency during the life of the project. Rather than being a hands-off grant, a cooperative agreement often involves collaboration on study design, field logistics, data management expectations, or integration of findings into park monitoring and management frameworks. The opportunity sits in the discretionary category and is aligned with education and environment activity areas, reflecting both the scientific research component and the training and partnership goals common to CESU projects. The eligible applicants are limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reinforcing that this funding is intended to support university-based research capacity while meeting applied federal land management needs.
The notice also makes clear that this is a notice of intent to award to the University of Washington, and that only one award is expected. The award ceiling is listed as $235,000, which sets the maximum anticipated federal funding amount for the single cooperative agreement. The opportunity was created on June 16, 2017, with an original closing date of June 22, 2017, which is a very short open period consistent with a notice of intent where the agency is signaling a planned award to a specific partner rather than conducting a broad, open competition. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.945, which corresponds to Department of the Interior assistance programs, and helps place the award within the broader federal assistance tracking system.
Overall, this opportunity supports a targeted climate-ecology study in Denali that uses resident birds as a lens for detecting and explaining environmental change. By examining how warming affects key survival mechanisms like food caching, the project aims to link climate trends to on-the-ground biological outcomes, producing information that can strengthen National Park Service understanding of vulnerability and adaptation in interior Alaska ecosystems.Apply for P17AS00390
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the education, environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Investigate the Ecology of Resident Birds in relation to Climate Change in Interior Alaska" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 16, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 22, 2017 This is a notice of intent to award to the University of Washington.. (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 $235,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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