Request for Conceptual Proposals for Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Projects | F17AS00194

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The Request for Conceptual Proposals for Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Projects (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00194) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It is funded through money the Service receives to implement the Yukon River Salmon Agreement between the United States and Canada. That agreement, reached in the early 2000s (with implementation funding tied to the 2000/2001 agreement language), authorizes support for cooperative research and management work focused on the Alaska portion of the Yukon River. In practical terms, this opportunity is meant to pay for short, targeted efforts that improve what scientists, managers, and the public know about how Yukon River Chinook and chum salmon function biologically and how they can be managed more effectively.

The Service is asking for conceptual project proposals, meaning applicants are expected to propose the core idea and design of a project rather than submitting a fully built-out, multi-year program. Projects are intended to be one year in length. The work can take the form of research projects, management-oriented studies, or events that help advance understanding of salmon biology and management in the Yukon River in Alaska. The announcement emphasizes alignment with priority categories and evaluation factors listed in the full solicitation (not provided in the excerpt), so applicants would be expected to tailor their concept to the specific needs the program has identified for that funding cycle.

A key theme in the opportunity is collaboration and capacity-building in the Yukon River region. Applicants are strongly encouraged to design projects that incorporate local capacity, especially by involving members of Yukon River communities in the places where the work will happen. This can include hiring and training local technicians, partnering with Tribes or local organizations, using community-based monitoring approaches, or otherwise ensuring that the project builds skills and participation locally rather than relying entirely on outside teams. While not required, the Service also recommends coordinating with state and federal regulatory agencies. That coordination can help ensure the research or management work lines up with existing assessment programs, permitting and regulatory needs, and ongoing salmon management efforts, but the program makes clear it is recommended rather than mandatory.

Eligibility is broadly open ("unrestricted"), meaning proposals can come from essentially any entity type as long as they meet the standard requirements and any additional eligibility clarifications in the full notice. The grant is administered under CFDA 15.671. The maximum award amount listed is $120,000, and the program anticipated making around eight awards under this particular announcement. The original posting date was April 17, 2017, with an original closing date of May 17, 2017, indicating a relatively short application window designed to move funds into one-year projects quickly.

Overall, the grant opportunity is best understood as a competitive, one-year funding mechanism to support practical, cooperative projects that produce usable information or outreach related to Chinook and chum salmon on the Alaska Yukon River. It is geared toward concepts that directly strengthen scientific understanding and management decision-making, with an added push toward locally grounded work that engages Yukon River communities and, where feasible, connects with ongoing state and federal management frameworks.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, environment, food and nutrition, health, information and statistics, natural resources, regional development, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Conceptual Proposals for Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.671.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 17, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 17, 2017. (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 $120,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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