Analysis of Acoustic Tag Data Juvenile Salmonid Studies | F17AS00018

Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00018

This grant opportunity, titled "Analysis of Acoustic Tag Data Juvenile Salmonid Studies" (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00018), is a discretionary grant issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is listed under CFDA 15.512. The notice is explicitly labeled as a "Notice of Intent to Award," which typically means the agency is signaling its plan to make an award (often to a specific recipient or a narrow set of eligible entities) rather than running a fully open, competitive solicitation.

The purpose of the funding is focused and technical: the award funds are intended to support analysis of acoustic tag detection data collected from juvenile salmonid studies in the south Delta. In practice, this kind of work generally involves processing and interpreting detections from acoustic telemetry arrays to understand how tagged juvenile salmonids move through the Delta, where and when they are detected, how survival or route selection may vary across pathways, and how environmental or operational conditions might correlate with observed movement patterns. The emphasis in the description is on analyzing existing acoustic-tag detection data, not on deploying new tags or building new field infrastructure, though analysis projects often include data management, quality control, and integration of multiple datasets collected over time.

A key point in the description is that the effort is a continuation of work already in progress. That indicates the agency is likely supporting an ongoing study, maintaining continuity in methods, datasets, and analytical approach so results remain comparable across years or study phases. Continuation language also often implies there is an established partner, an existing dataset, and a defined analytical pipeline that needs continued support to complete planned deliverables such as updated survival estimates, movement modeling, technical reports, or peer-reviewed outputs.

The eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, meaning state universities and similar public higher-education entities are the intended applicants. The stated award ceiling is $500,000. The opportunity was created on November 16, 2016, with an original closing date of November 21, 2016, suggesting a short window consistent with a notice-of-intent or continuation action rather than a broad call for new proposals. The listing notes "ExpectedAwards: 0," which sometimes appears in postings that function more as a formal public notice of an intended award than as a standard competitive opportunity with a planned number of new awards.

Overall, the opportunity is aimed at supporting ongoing, telemetry-based analysis of juvenile salmonid behavior and outcomes in the south Delta using acoustic detection datasets, with funding targeted to a public higher-education institution and structured as a continuation of an existing body of work.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Analysis of Acoustic Tag Data Juvenile Salmonid Studies" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.512.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 16, 2016.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 21, 2016. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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