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The Five Year Summary Report and Power Analysis of Landbirds in the Northern Great Plains is a National Park Service funding opportunity focused on turning five years of landbird monitoring data from the Northern Great Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network (NGPN) into clear, decision-ready results, while also testing whether the current monitoring design is strong enough to detect meaningful changes over time. The work is grounded in the idea that long-term monitoring only pays off if the resulting data can be analyzed consistently, interpreted correctly, and used to guide management decisions. The opportunity highlights the University of Delaware as a key partner because of its long-standing collaboration with the NPS Inventory and Monitoring program since 2007 and its experience with avian data summaries and statistical power analyses.
The project objectives center on measuring bird population status and trends across NGPN parks using approaches that match what the data can realistically support. A major goal is to estimate occupancy, meaning the proportion of survey sites where a given breeding species is present, for most breeding bird species across most parks in the network. Alongside occupancy, the project aims to track changes in broader community dynamics, including species richness (how many species are present) and shifts in bird community composition over time. Where the dataset and field methods allow, the project also seeks to estimate density trends for the most common breeding landbirds, providing a more direct measure of population change than presence alone. Another objective is to connect bird trends with environmental drivers by incorporating changes in land cover, vegetation, and related habitat parameters, so that observed increases or declines can be interpreted in the context of habitat change rather than treated as isolated numbers. A central analytical requirement is a formal power analysis to evaluate whether the current sampling effort is sufficient to meet monitoring objectives and, if not, to identify how future sampling might need to change (for example, adjusting the number of sites, revisit frequency, or survey design) to improve the ability to detect trends. Finally, the project explicitly includes an applied communication component: providing parks with timely, credible information that can support education and outreach, not just internal technical reporting.
The expected outcomes emphasize creating practical, reusable analytical infrastructure rather than producing a one-off report. Deliverables include a set of robust analytical tools written in R that NGPN staff can use for efficient analysis and annual reporting of landbird monitoring results, reducing the need to reinvent workflows each year and improving consistency across reporting cycles. The opportunity also calls for a comparison summary of relevant R packages and other software options to help NGPN choose appropriate analytical tools, which is important because occupancy modeling, trend estimation, and power analysis can be implemented in multiple platforms with different strengths, assumptions, and learning curves. In addition, the project is expected to produce documentation and supplemental guidance materials that walk staff through how to use the provided code and how to interpret the outputs correctly, helping ensure the analyses are not only reproducible but also understandable to practitioners who need to translate results into management actions. To make the tools usable in practice, the award includes support for collaboration and training, with the recipient providing assistance and input to NPS personnel as they apply the code and integrate it into their own analysis processes. The work culminates in a Natural Resource Report intended for publication through the NPS Report Series, which serves as an official, citable summary of methods, results, and conclusions. To further standardize and streamline future reporting, the project also requires the development and sharing of R Markdown files designed to automate and harmonize annual NGPN bird monitoring reports, combining analysis and narrative output in a single reproducible workflow.
Administratively, this opportunity was issued by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under Funding Opportunity Number NOIP17AC01367, with a CFDA listing of 15.945. It was posted on September 6, 2017, with an original closing date of September 11, 2017, indicating a short application window consistent with a targeted or partnership-driven award. The anticipated award structure included a single expected award with an award ceiling of $150,000. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a focused effort to (1) synthesize five years of NGPN landbird monitoring into defensible estimates and trends, (2) evaluate whether the monitoring program is statistically capable of meeting its goals, and (3) leave NGPN with durable code, documentation, and reporting templates that can support consistent annual updates going forward.Apply for NOIP17AC01367
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Five Year Summary Report and Power Analysis of Landbirds in the Northern Great Plains" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 06, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 11, 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 $150,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Five Year Summary Report and Power Analysis of Landbirds in the Northern Great Plains" opportunity?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) funding opportunity to turn five years of landbird monitoring data from the Northern Great Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network (NGPN) into clear, decision-ready results. It also includes a formal evaluation of whether the current monitoring design has enough statistical strength (power) to detect meaningful changes over time.
Which agency is offering this funding opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NOIP17AC01367.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity lists CFDA 15.945.
When was the opportunity posted and what was the closing date?
It was posted on September 6, 2017, with an original closing date of September 11, 2017.
How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
The anticipated award structure included a single expected award.
What was the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $150,000.
What monitoring program and dataset does this project focus on?
The project is focused on five years of landbird monitoring data collected by the Northern Great Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network (NGPN).
Why does the opportunity emphasize long-term monitoring and analysis?
The project is grounded in the idea that long-term monitoring only pays off when data are analyzed consistently, interpreted correctly, and translated into results that can guide management decisions rather than remaining as raw observations or isolated statistics.
What are the main scientific objectives of the project?
The objectives include estimating bird population status and trends across NGPN parks using approaches aligned with what the data can support, including occupancy estimates, community-level measures (like species richness and composition), density trends where feasible, and interpretation of trends in relation to environmental drivers such as land cover and vegetation change.
What does "occupancy" mean in the context of this project?
Occupancy is defined here as the proportion of survey sites where a given breeding species is present. A key goal is to estimate occupancy for most breeding bird species across most parks in the NGPN network.
Beyond occupancy, what community-level changes will be evaluated?
The project aims to track broader community dynamics, including species richness (how many species are present) and changes in bird community composition over time.
Will the project estimate population trends using density, not just presence/absence?
Where the dataset and field methods allow, the project seeks to estimate density trends for the most common breeding landbirds, providing a more direct measure of population change than presence alone.
How will environmental or habitat change be incorporated into the analysis?
The project includes linking bird trends to environmental drivers by incorporating changes in land cover, vegetation, and related habitat parameters. The intent is to interpret increases or declines in the context of habitat change rather than treating trend outputs as standalone numbers.
What is the purpose of the power analysis included in the project?
The power analysis is required to evaluate whether the current sampling effort is sufficient to meet monitoring objectives. If it is not sufficient, the analysis is intended to identify how future sampling may need to change to improve trend-detection ability.
What kinds of monitoring design changes might be considered if power is low?
The opportunity notes examples such as adjusting the number of sites, revisit frequency, or survey design to improve the ability to detect trends over time.
What are the expected deliverables from this project?
Expected deliverables include robust analytical tools written in R for efficient analysis and annual reporting, a comparison summary of relevant R packages and other software options, documentation and supplemental guidance materials for using and interpreting outputs, collaboration and training support for NPS personnel, a Natural Resource Report for publication in the NPS Report Series, and R Markdown files to automate and standardize annual NGPN bird monitoring reports.
Why is the project focused on reusable analytical tools rather than a one-time report?
The expected outcomes emphasize creating practical, reusable analytical infrastructure so NGPN staff can analyze and report results efficiently and consistently each year, rather than recreating workflows and interpretations from scratch for each reporting cycle.
What role does R play in the project?
R is the primary tool specified for deliverables, including robust analysis code for NGPN staff and R Markdown templates designed to automate and harmonize annual reporting with reproducible analysis and narrative output.
What is meant by "decision-ready results" in this opportunity?
It refers to outputs that are clear and credible enough to support management decisions in NGPN parks, rather than purely technical summaries that are difficult to interpret or apply.
Does the opportunity include communication or outreach goals?
Yes. The project explicitly includes an applied communication component: providing parks with timely, credible information that can support education and outreach, not only internal technical reporting.
What is the Natural Resource Report mentioned in the deliverables?
The work culminates in a Natural Resource Report intended for publication through the NPS Report Series, serving as an official, citable summary of methods, results, and conclusions.
Why does the opportunity call for a comparison of R packages and other software options?
Occupancy modeling, trend estimation, and power analysis can be implemented using multiple platforms and packages with different strengths, assumptions, and learning curves. The comparison is intended to help NGPN choose appropriate analytical tools for their needs.
Will the recipient be expected to help NGPN staff implement the tools?
Yes. The award includes support for collaboration and training, with the recipient providing assistance and input to NPS personnel as they apply the code and integrate it into their own analysis processes.
Why is the University of Delaware highlighted in the opportunity description?
The University of Delaware is described as a key partner due to its long-standing collaboration with the NPS Inventory and Monitoring program since 2007 and its experience with avian data summaries and statistical power analyses.
How should this opportunity be understood at a high level?
It is a focused effort to (1) synthesize five years of NGPN landbird monitoring into defensible estimates and trends, (2) evaluate whether the monitoring program is statistically capable of meeting its goals, and (3) leave NGPN with durable code, documentation, and reporting templates to support consistent annual updates in the future.
What makes the application window notable for this opportunity?
The time between posting (September 6, 2017) and the original closing date (September 11, 2017) is very short, which the description notes is consistent with a targeted or partnership-driven award.
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