Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00193
The Pitcher's Thistle Population Viability Assessment (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00193) is a U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary funding action structured as a cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources activity category (CFDA 15.662). The agency issued it as a notice of intent to make a single award, with an expected total of up to $50,000, and it was created on June 26, 2018 with an original closing date of July 3, 2018. Importantly, it is not a competitive solicitation and there is no application process for outside parties; instead, it is a single-source action.
The purpose of the award is to support work that improves how the federal government evaluates the range-wide conservation status of Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri), a federally listed threatened plant. A central emphasis of the project is building practical analytical tools that help determine population status and trajectory across the species' range, while explicitly incorporating threat assessment. One specific threat called out in the opportunity is the seed weevil Larinus carlinae, which can affect seed production and therefore long-term population viability. By integrating threat information into monitoring and modeling, the project is meant to produce a clearer, more defensible picture of how the species is doing now and what its future prospects look like under different pressures.
The work described includes three main deliverables. First, the recipient will create standardized tools for monitoring Cirsium pitcheri populations so that data collected at different sites and by different partners can be compared more reliably over time. Second, the recipient will continue on-the-ground monitoring at several existing sites, ensuring continuity with prior datasets and capturing recent trends. Third, the recipient will develop models to evaluate population trajectories across the species' range, which typically means translating monitoring data into population viability or demographic projections that can inform listing status assessments and management decisions.
This opportunity is explicitly justified as a single-source award under the Department of the Interior justification 505DM 2.14.B.4. The notice states that competition is not practical because the chosen recipient, the Chicago Botanic Garden (Chicago Horticultural Society), is uniquely qualified to carry out the work. The rationale provided is that the organization has the necessary scientific qualifications, direct experience working on this type of effort with this particular species, and the resources (or the ability to secure them) to complete the project. The agency also cites the recipient's understanding of project goals and its track record of completing similar projects and delivering reports on time, which supports the decision to proceed without open competition.
In short, this grant action funds a targeted, partner-led effort to strengthen monitoring consistency and improve population modeling for Pitcher's thistle, with explicit attention to threats like seed predation by Larinus carlinae, and it does so through a pre-identified single-source cooperative agreement rather than a competitive grant process.Apply for F18AS00193
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Pitcher's Thistle Population Viability Assessment" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 26, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 03, 2018 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the Chicago Horticultural Society/Chicago Botanic Garden under justification 505DM 2.14.B.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 $50,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Pitcher's Thistle Population Viability Assessment.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F18AS00193.
Which federal agency is offering this award?
This is a U.S. Department of the Interior award administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Is this a grant or another type of award?
The action is structured as a cooperative agreement under a discretionary funding action.
What activity category does this fall under?
The opportunity is listed under the Natural Resources activity category.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 15.662.
How much funding is expected to be awarded?
The notice states an expected total of up to $50,000.
How many awards will be made?
The agency issued the opportunity as a notice of intent to make a single award.
Is this opportunity competitive?
No. The notice states this is not a competitive solicitation.
Is there an application process for outside organizations?
No. The notice explains there is no application process for outside parties because this is a single-source action.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The identified recipient is the Chicago Botanic Garden (Chicago Horticultural Society).
Why is the award being made as a single-source action?
The notice states competition is not practical because the Chicago Botanic Garden is considered uniquely qualified, based on its scientific qualifications, direct experience with this species and type of work, and its ability to complete the project.
What justification is cited for the single-source approach?
The opportunity is explicitly justified as a single-source award under Department of the Interior justification 505DM 2.14.B.4.
What species is the project focused on?
The project focuses on Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri).
What is the conservation status of Pitcher's thistle?
The opportunity describes Pitcher's thistle as a federally listed threatened plant.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to improve how the federal government evaluates the range-wide conservation status of Pitcher's thistle by building practical analytical tools, strengthening monitoring consistency, and incorporating threat assessment into evaluation and modeling.
What does "population viability assessment" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the description, it refers to developing analytical approaches and models that use monitoring data to evaluate population status, trajectory, and long-term viability across the species' range, including the influence of threats.
What threat is specifically highlighted in the notice?
The notice specifically calls out the seed weevil Larinus carlinae as a threat because it can affect seed production and therefore long-term population viability.
How will threats be handled in the work?
The opportunity emphasizes explicitly incorporating threat assessment into monitoring and modeling so the resulting conservation status picture is clearer and more defensible under different pressures.
What are the main deliverables described for this project?
The work includes three main deliverables: (1) creating standardized monitoring tools for Pitcher's thistle populations; (2) continuing on-the-ground monitoring at several existing sites to maintain continuity with prior datasets; and (3) developing models to evaluate population trajectories across the species' range.
What is meant by "standardized tools for monitoring"?
The notice indicates the goal is to ensure data collected at different sites and by different partners can be compared more reliably over time, improving consistency across monitoring efforts.
Why does the opportunity include continued monitoring at existing sites?
The notice explains continued monitoring helps ensure continuity with prior datasets and captures more recent trends, which strengthens analysis of changes over time.
What types of models are expected to be developed?
The notice describes models that evaluate population trajectories range-wide, typically translating monitoring data into population viability or demographic projections that can inform listing status assessments and management decisions.
How will the outputs be used by the federal government?
The work is intended to support a clearer, more defensible evaluation of how the species is doing now and its future prospects under different pressures, informing listing status assessments and management decisions.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on June 26, 2018.
What was the original closing date listed?
The original closing date was July 3, 2018.
Does the closing date affect outside applicants?
Based on the notice, there is no application process for outside parties, so the listed closing date does not correspond to an open, competitive submission window for external applicants.
What does it mean that this is a "notice of intent to make a single award"?
It means the agency announced its intent to make one award to a pre-identified recipient rather than running an open competition.
Why was the Chicago Botanic Garden selected according to the notice?
The notice cites the recipient's scientific qualifications, direct experience with the work and species, relevant resources (or ability to secure them), understanding of project goals, and a track record of completing similar projects and delivering reports on time.
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