Opportunity Information: Apply for NWO CESU 1717
The BALD AND GOLDEN EAGLE PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE STRATEGY opportunity is a Department of Defense (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District) cooperative agreement focused on helping Air Force installations in the western United States strengthen their compliance approach under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA). The core purpose is to take what was learned in the 2012 Study of Golden Eagle Activity on Air Force Bases in the Western United States and bring it up to date by pulling together more recent and historical monitoring information that is currently scattered across multiple bases and ranges. Rather than funding new construction or mission activity, this work is centered on environmental planning support, data organization, and compliance strategy development tied to golden eagle presence and management on Air Force lands.
A major piece of the work is data consolidation and synthesis. The selected partner (referred to as the NFE in the announcement) is expected to collect, organize, and summarize existing golden eagle monitoring data from installations where golden eagles occur, including training and test ranges. The intent is to produce an integrated picture of what is already known across sites, standardize how those records are described, and translate those findings into practical best management practices or other actionable strategies. The end goal is to help installations make defensible decisions and maintain a consistent approach when demonstrating compliance with BGEPA, especially where activities could risk disturbance or other impacts to eagles.
Another central deliverable is a clear identification of data gaps and a plan for filling them. The opportunity calls for evaluating where current information is incomplete (for example, missing nest locations, uncertain territory use, inadequate seasonal movement data, or inconsistent mortality documentation) and then recommending the most suitable monitoring methods to address those gaps. The announcement lists several example techniques that may be considered depending on the site and question, including GPS trackers and cellular backpack transmitters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), visual surveys, game cameras, documenting remains found, nest surveys, and other innovative monitoring approaches. The emphasis is not just on proposing tools, but on selecting methods that realistically fit installation constraints, training range access, safety requirements, and the specific compliance questions the Air Force needs to answer.
All of this feeds into a broader compliance strategy designed to support installations with BGEPA requirements and the practical realities of BGEPA incidental take permits. In plain terms, the work is meant to help bases understand what eagle-related risks exist, what information is needed to manage those risks responsibly, and what monitoring and management steps can be put in place to reduce the likelihood of prohibited take or to support permit applications and permit compliance where incidental take authorization is required. This is especially relevant for large ranges where flight operations, testing, live-fire training, and infrastructure can overlap with eagle nesting or foraging habitat.
The project specifically targets the following installations and ranges: Nellis AFB and the Nellis Test and Training Range (Nevada), Creech AFB (Nevada), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range (Arizona), Hill AFB and the Utah Test and Training Range (Utah), Mountain Home AFB plus Saylor Creek Range and Juniper Butte Range (Idaho), and Vandenberg AFB and Edwards AFB (California). By covering this set of sites, the effort aims to create a cross-installation view of golden eagle activity and monitoring needs across the western Air Force footprint rather than treating each base as an isolated case.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement under CFDA 12.632 (environment-related activity category). The funding opportunity number is NWO CESU 1717, with an anticipated single award and an award ceiling of $379,146. It was originally posted March 6, 2017, with an original closing date of April 5, 2017. Eligibility was listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice, which is typical of opportunities routed through partnership frameworks where specific categories of partners may be intended.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted compliance-support project: update and unify existing golden eagle monitoring information across multiple Air Force sites, identify what is missing, recommend efficient and credible ways to collect the missing information, and turn those findings into a practical strategy that helps installations meet BGEPA obligations and navigate incidental take permit requirements with stronger data and clearer management practices.Apply for NWO CESU 1717
- The Department of Defense, Omaha District in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BALD AND GOLDEN EAGLE PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE STRATEGY" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.632.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 06, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 05, 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 $379,146.00 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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