Opportunity Information: Apply for W81EWF 22 SOI 0004
The Avian Monitoring and Analysis in Upper Mississippi River Floodplain opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W81EWF 22 SOI 0004) is a discretionary, science and technology focused cooperative agreement offered by the Department of Defense through the Engineer Research and Development Center. It supports work that strengthens long-running bird monitoring and turns those monitoring results into practical, data-driven guidance for managing and restoring habitat across key portions of the Upper Mississippi River System floodplain. The program is aimed at improving how bird populations are measured (abundance, density, and trends), how bird-habitat relationships are modeled, and how those findings are translated into an adaptive management framework that agencies and partners can actually use.
At the core of the project is a blend of field monitoring and analytical updates. The first major task is to conduct avian inventory surveys on USACE Rivers Project Office fee title lands using established, existing protocols. This is meant to ensure continuity with prior datasets while adding new observations that increase statistical power and improve the reliability of quantitative assessments. The intent is not just to collect more sightings, but to collect them in a consistent way that feeds directly into stronger estimates of where birds occur, how many are present, and which habitats they are using across seasons and life stages.
A second major component is to update and expand the quantitative modeling work that sits behind density estimates, population trend assessments, and bird-habitat interaction models. Using the newly collected survey data, the recipient is expected to refresh existing models and develop new ones where needed, including analyses that support spatial prioritization (identifying which places or habitat types should be targeted first for management or restoration). The broader goal is to better understand how bird populations are changing over time and how they respond to specific management or restoration actions in floodplain forests, wetlands, and grasslands. This modeling emphasis is designed to directly support adaptive management, meaning the monitoring results should feed back into decisions, and decisions should then be evaluated with continued monitoring.
The third main deliverable area is communication and application: producing reports and a toolkit that summarize findings and convert them into clear habitat management recommendations. These products are intended for the US Army Corps of Engineers as well as partners, stakeholders, and landowners, so they need to be understandable and actionable rather than purely academic. The toolkit and summary report are also expected to lay out goals and objectives for an adaptive management framework that links monitoring, science, and habitat management for birds in the Mississippi and Illinois river floodplains, while also highlighting future research needs and opportunities for building additional partnerships.
Geographically, the focus area covers USACE lands in navigation Pools 24, 25, 26, and 27, plus the lower portion of the Illinois River, generally along Mississippi River miles 183 through 298. While these are the initial priority areas, the opportunity is framed as expandable over time to broader floodplain forest systems of the Upper Mississippi River (bluff to bluff) and potentially to additional wetlands and grasslands for future inclusion.
Applicant expectations are strongly experience-based. Successful candidates are expected to bring deep, practical knowledge of Upper Mississippi River System ecosystems and demonstrated expertise in observing and monitoring floodplain bird communities. They should understand floodplain forest, wetland, and grassland ecology and be comfortable with the full workflow from field inventory and mapping to data management and statistical analysis. The work also requires coordination skills, since applicants should have prior experience collaborating with partners and other federal and state agencies on plans and cooperative documents. Reporting is structured and recurring: for each one-year period, the recipient must provide two status reports (at roughly 4 months and 8 months after work begins) and one annual report at the end of the year, along with the ability to travel overnight for monitoring work and to attend public or agency meetings.
From an award and timing standpoint, the opportunity was posted January 28, 2022 and originally closed March 28, 2022. It anticipated up to two awards, with an award ceiling of $100,000. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full announcement, which signals that the sponsor may be open to a range of qualified non-federal entities so long as they can demonstrate the technical credentials, regional experience, and capacity to deliver the monitoring, modeling, and decision-support products described.Apply for W81EWF 22 SOI 0004
- The Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Avian Monitoring and Analysis in Upper Mississippi River Floodplain" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.630.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 28, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 28, 2022. (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 $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Avian Monitoring and Analysis in Upper Mississippi River Floodplain opportunity?
It is a discretionary, science and technology focused cooperative agreement offered by the Department of Defense through the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). The effort supports long-running bird monitoring and converts monitoring results into practical, data-driven guidance for habitat management and restoration across key portions of the Upper Mississippi River System floodplain.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is W81EWF 22 SOI 0004.
Who is the sponsoring agency?
The opportunity is offered by the Department of Defense through the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), with products intended to support the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and partners.
What type of award is this?
This is a cooperative agreement described as discretionary and focused on science and technology work.
What is the overall purpose of the project?
The project is designed to (1) strengthen and continue consistent bird monitoring, (2) improve quantitative analysis of bird abundance, density, trends, and bird-habitat relationships, and (3) translate those findings into an adaptive management framework that agencies and partners can use to guide habitat management and restoration decisions.
What are the main tasks or components described for the work?
The opportunity describes three major deliverable areas: (1) field-based avian inventory surveys using established protocols, (2) updates and expansions to quantitative modeling for density, trends, and bird-habitat relationships (including spatial prioritization analyses), and (3) communication products such as reports and a toolkit that translate results into clear, actionable habitat management recommendations and outline an adaptive management framework.
What kinds of field surveys are expected?
The recipient is expected to conduct avian inventory surveys on USACE Rivers Project Office fee title lands using established, existing protocols. The emphasis is on continuity with prior datasets while adding new observations to improve statistical power and the reliability of quantitative assessments.
Why does the opportunity emphasize using existing protocols?
Using established protocols is intended to maintain continuity with long-running datasets, so new data can be combined with prior observations. This supports stronger estimates of where birds occur, how many are present, and which habitats they use across seasons and life stages.
What kinds of analyses and modeling updates are expected?
The recipient is expected to update and expand the quantitative modeling that supports density estimates, population trend assessments, and bird-habitat interaction models. The work should incorporate newly collected survey data, refresh existing models, and develop new models where needed, including analyses that support spatial prioritization for management or restoration.
What does "spatial prioritization" mean in this opportunity?
It refers to analyses intended to identify which places or habitat types should be targeted first for management or restoration, based on the monitoring data and modeling results.
How is adaptive management described in the announcement summary?
Adaptive management is described as a feedback loop where monitoring results inform decisions, and those decisions are then evaluated with continued monitoring. The toolkit and summary report are expected to lay out goals and objectives for an adaptive management framework linking monitoring, science, and habitat management for birds.
What deliverables are expected for communication and application of results?
The opportunity calls for reports and a toolkit that summarize findings and translate them into clear habitat management recommendations. These products are intended to be understandable and actionable for USACE as well as partners, stakeholders, and landowners, rather than purely academic.
Who are the intended users of the reports and toolkit?
They are intended for the US Army Corps of Engineers and also for partners, stakeholders, and landowners who need clear and actionable habitat management recommendations.
Does the opportunity mention identifying future research needs?
Yes. The toolkit and summary report are expected to highlight future research needs and opportunities for building additional partnerships.
Where will the work take place (geographic focus)?
The focus area covers USACE lands in navigation Pools 24, 25, 26, and 27, plus the lower portion of the Illinois River, generally along Mississippi River miles 183 through 298.
Is the geographic scope fixed, or can it expand?
The initial priority areas are specified, but the opportunity is framed as expandable over time to broader floodplain forest systems of the Upper Mississippi River (bluff to bluff) and potentially to additional wetlands and grasslands for future inclusion.
What habitat types are specifically referenced?
The summary references floodplain forests, wetlands, and grasslands, and emphasizes understanding bird responses to management or restoration actions in those habitat types.
What experience is expected from applicants?
Successful candidates are expected to have deep practical knowledge of Upper Mississippi River System ecosystems and demonstrated expertise observing and monitoring floodplain bird communities. They should understand floodplain forest, wetland, and grassland ecology and be comfortable with the workflow from field inventory and mapping to data management and statistical analysis.
Does the opportunity require collaboration and coordination experience?
Yes. Applicants are expected to have prior experience coordinating with partners and with other federal and state agencies on plans and cooperative documents.
What are the reporting requirements mentioned?
For each one-year period, the recipient must provide two status reports (roughly 4 months and 8 months after work begins) and one annual report at the end of the year.
Is travel expected as part of the work?
Yes. The opportunity notes the ability to travel overnight for monitoring work and to attend public or agency meetings.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on January 28, 2022 and originally closed on March 28, 2022.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated up to two awards.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $100,000.
Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full announcement. Based on the summary, this suggests the sponsor may be open to a range of qualified non-federal entities that can demonstrate technical credentials, regional experience, and capacity to deliver the monitoring, modeling, and decision-support products described.
What is meant by "USACE Rivers Project Office fee title lands" in the task description?
The field survey task is specified as occurring on USACE Rivers Project Office fee title lands, meaning lands owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers where surveys will be conducted using established protocols, as described in the opportunity summary.
What outcomes is the program trying to improve for bird monitoring?
The program aims to improve how bird populations are measured (abundance, density, and trends), how bird-habitat relationships are modeled, and how findings are translated into practical guidance within an adaptive management framework.
Is the project focused only on collecting more bird observations?
No. The intent is to collect data in a consistent way that strengthens quantitative estimates and supports reliable assessments of distribution, numbers present, and habitat use across seasons and life stages, and then to use those results in models and management guidance.
What kinds of products are expected beyond scientific analysis?
In addition to monitoring and modeling outputs, the opportunity specifically calls for a toolkit and summary reporting that turn findings into clear habitat management recommendations and outline goals and objectives for an adaptive management framework that agencies, partners, and landowners can use.
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