Notice of Intent: Bats, people and properties: conservation and conflict

Funding Opportunity Number: P16AS00143 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.945Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: May 13, 2016Award Ceiling: $89,721Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 04, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: Grand Teton National Park (GRTE) sits at the nexus of serious conservation concerns for little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) and increases in bat-human conflicts. There are a large number of historical buildings that are occupied seasonally by several hundred employees and an unknown number of bats. This has led to increased bat-human contact and, thus conflicts, as well as a possible human-driven vector of white-nose syndrome (WNS). Wholesale removal and exclusion of bats is not a viable solution given conservation concerns as WNS in bat populations is rapidly moving west. Unfortunately, there is little information on bat species residing in/migrating to habitats within GRTE, either seasonally or annually. Also, any management actions to mitigate bat-human conflicts needs to accommodate the currently unknown habitat needs of the suite of bat species that roost in historic structures and help prepare for the projected arrival of WNS...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding