Opportunity Information: Apply for F22AS00045
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity focused on collecting, analyzing, and reporting rotary screw trap (RST) data from the American and Stanislaus rivers in Californias Central Valley. The work supports the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), under which Service staff and partners have been running juvenile salmonid monitoring programs since the 1990s. The core purpose of this funding is to maintain a consistent, standardized, and high-quality stream of juvenile salmonid monitoring information that can be compared across years and used confidently for management decisions.
The project centers on operating rotary screw traps and producing the associated datasets needed to track juvenile salmonid populations in the American and Stanislaus rivers. Rotary screw traps are a widely used tool for sampling juvenile fish moving downstream, and long-running RST programs are especially valuable because they can reveal trends over time rather than only providing a snapshot. This opportunity is essentially about keeping that long-term monitoring effort rigorous and continuous, while ensuring that methods and reporting remain standardized so the data are reliable and comparable across seasons, years, and sites.
A major intended use of the resulting data is population monitoring: documenting juvenile salmonid presence, timing, relative abundance, and related metrics that help describe how young fish are using these river systems. Beyond basic monitoring, the funding is also aimed at supporting evaluation of how fish respond to changing flow conditions and habitat restoration actions. In practical terms, that means the data may be used to assess whether alterations in river operations, seasonal flow patterns, or restoration projects are associated with measurable changes in juvenile salmonid movement, survival-related indicators, or outmigration timing. Because water management and habitat conditions in the Central Valley can vary substantially from year to year, having consistent monitoring data is important for interpreting the effects of those changes rather than relying on assumptions.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates meaningful federal involvement during the project, such as coordination on study design elements, data standards, and deliverables. The funding opportunity number is F22AS00045, the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is 15.648, and the activity category is Natural Resources. The posting was created on 2021-10-05, with an original application closing date of 2021-12-06. The award ceiling is $500,000. Eligibility is unrestricted, meaning all potential applicants are eligible to apply, which can include entities such as nonprofits, universities, local or state agencies, tribal governments, and other organizations capable of carrying out field monitoring and data reporting to the required standards.
Overall, the grant is designed to sustain a long-running, management-relevant monitoring program by supporting collection and reporting of high-quality RST-based juvenile salmonid data on two key Central Valley rivers. The emphasis is on standardized methods, dependable datasets, and reporting that can inform ongoing CVPIA-related fisheries management, flow evaluation, and habitat restoration effectiveness over time.Apply for F22AS00045
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rotary Screw Trap Data Collection from the American and Stanislaus Rivers in California’s Central Valley and Reporting" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.648.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-10-05.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-12-06. (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: Unrestricted.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity about?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity to collect, analyze, and report rotary screw trap (RST) data on the American and Stanislaus rivers in California's Central Valley. The goal is to sustain a consistent, standardized, high-quality long-term juvenile salmonid monitoring dataset that can be compared across years and used for management decisions.
Which federal agency is offering the award?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
What type of award is this?
It is a cooperative agreement. This typically means there is meaningful federal involvement during the project, such as coordination related to study design elements, data standards, and deliverables.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose is to maintain a continuous, rigorous juvenile salmonid monitoring program using rotary screw traps on two Central Valley rivers. A central emphasis is on standardized methods and consistent reporting so the resulting data are reliable and comparable across seasons, years, and sites.
What are rotary screw traps (RSTs) and why are they used?
Rotary screw traps are a widely used tool for sampling juvenile fish moving downstream. Long-running RST programs are especially valuable because they can show trends over time rather than providing only a single-season snapshot.
Which rivers are included in the monitoring work?
The project focuses on the American River and the Stanislaus River in California's Central Valley.
What species or life stage is the monitoring focused on?
The monitoring is focused on juvenile salmonids (young salmonid fish) moving downstream, as measured through RST operations and associated datasets.
What kinds of information is the project intended to produce?
The resulting data are intended to support population monitoring metrics such as juvenile salmonid presence, timing, relative abundance, and other related indicators that describe how young fish use these river systems.
How will the data be used for management or decision-making?
The data are intended to support Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA)-related fisheries management by providing a dependable, standardized stream of monitoring information that can be compared across years and used confidently in management decisions.
Does the opportunity support evaluation of flow or habitat restoration effects?
Yes. In addition to basic population monitoring, the funding is aimed at supporting evaluation of how fish respond to changing flow conditions and habitat restoration actions. The data may be used to assess whether changes in river operations, seasonal flow patterns, or restoration projects correspond with measurable changes in juvenile salmonid movement, timing, and other survival-related indicators.
Why is standardization emphasized so heavily?
Because water management and habitat conditions can vary substantially year to year, standardized methods and reporting help ensure that differences observed in the data can be interpreted meaningfully over time, rather than being artifacts of inconsistent sampling or reporting practices.
How long have these monitoring programs been running?
Service staff and partners have been running juvenile salmonid monitoring programs under the CVPIA since the 1990s, and this opportunity is designed to keep that long-term effort continuous and rigorous.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is F22AS00045.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number?
The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is 15.648.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is Natural Resources.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $500,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is unrestricted, meaning all potential applicants are eligible to apply. This can include nonprofits, universities, local or state agencies, tribal governments, and other organizations capable of conducting field monitoring and delivering data and reports to the required standards.
What are the key work components described?
The opportunity centers on operating rotary screw traps and producing the associated datasets needed to track juvenile salmonid populations on the American and Stanislaus rivers, including collection, analysis, and reporting of RST data.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting was created on 2021-10-05. The original application closing date was 2021-12-06.
How does this project relate to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA)?
The work supports the CVPIA by sustaining a management-relevant juvenile salmonid monitoring program that the Service and partners have operated since the 1990s, producing data used for fisheries management, flow evaluation, and assessing habitat restoration effectiveness over time.
Is this opportunity mainly about new research or about maintaining an existing program?
Based on the description, the emphasis is on maintaining and continuing a long-running monitoring effort while keeping methods and reporting standardized, so the dataset remains reliable and comparable over time.
What makes this opportunity "management-relevant"?
The dataset is intended to inform ongoing decisions by documenting juvenile salmonid presence, timing, and relative abundance, and by helping evaluate responses to flow conditions and habitat restoration actions across variable year-to-year conditions in the Central Valley.
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