Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

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Fish and Wildlife Service

Description

This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for a period of 5 years. This announcement is for notification purposes only. This project is evaluating the relative influence of climate, habitat, and competition on carnivore occupancy and snowshoe hare population dynamics in New England boreal forests. Snowshoe hare are a keystone species in the boreal forest and vulnerable to climate change. The goal is to understand how current community dynamics may be altered given predicted changes in climate and habitat to inform conservation and management in the region.

Who can apply

  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Contact

Grants Specialist Laurie McDermott 413 253-8290<br/>laurie_mcdermott@fws.gov<br/>
laurie_mcdermott@fws.gov

Key dates & funding
  • PostedMay 27, 2016
  • Award floor$20,000
  • Award ceiling$300,000
  • Program funding$0
  • Expected awards0
  • CFDA15.678

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