Management, Wetlands/Floodplain, Littoral Zone Evaluation and Study, Eielson Air Force Base, 354 CES/CEIE, Natural Resources, (RAM Project # FTQWA5325915-A) | W911KB 25 2 0002

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This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W911KB 25 2 0002) is a discretionary federal funding notice from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, to support a natural resources study at Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) in Alaska. The award will be made as a cooperative agreement, meaning the government expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out (for example, coordinating on methods, deliverables, access, and implementation details). The program sits in the environmental funding activity area (CFDA 12.005) and is tied to the authority in 16 U.S.C. 670c-1(a), which is commonly used for integrated natural resources management on military installations.

The core purpose of the work is evaluation: the selected recipient will assess how well earlier habitat work at EAFB actually performed over time. Specifically, the project focuses on two related habitat types and prior investments: (1) riparian habitat improvement projects (work along streams and river edges) and (2) littoral zone habitat creation at borrow pits (shallow shoreline areas of excavated pits that may have filled with water). These past projects were intended to create or improve conditions that support native fish and wildlife production. This opportunity is essentially asking, "Did those habitat actions deliver the ecological benefits they were designed to produce, and what does the evidence show?"

A key feature is that the study is not standalone research for its own sake. The evaluation is explicitly tied to implementing the goals and objectives of the 2023 EAFB Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP). In practice, that means the work should be designed to generate usable management information: whether habitat features are stable and functioning, whether the created or improved areas are being used by target native species, and whether conditions are trending toward desired outcomes. The wetlands/floodplain and littoral zone framing signals that hydrology, water levels, shoreline structure, vegetation communities, and seasonal dynamics are likely to be central to the analysis, because these factors typically control habitat quality and persistence in Alaskan systems.

The funding is relatively small and targeted. The award ceiling is $55,000, with an expectation of a single award. That strongly suggests a focused scope such as field verification and sampling at a limited number of sites, review of prior project documentation, repeatable monitoring metrics, and a final technical report that compares intended design conditions to observed conditions. Because the project is described as an evaluation of effectiveness, a competitive application would normally emphasize practical methods for measuring outcomes (for example, habitat condition indicators, vegetation composition and establishment, shoreline/littoral complexity, evidence of fish and wildlife use, and any constraints like erosion, sedimentation, invasive species, or hydrologic alteration). The deliverable would typically be framed as management-ready findings and recommendations, such as whether to maintain, modify, expand, or discontinue certain habitat techniques, and how future projects at EAFB should be designed to improve results.

Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; individuals; and other entities (which commonly includes nonprofits, universities, and potentially other qualified organizations). The original closing date is May 20, 2025, and the opportunity was created March 20, 2025. Overall, this is a single-installation, applied ecology and habitat assessment effort meant to validate prior wetland/riparian and borrow-pit shoreline habitat actions and to directly support INRMP-driven natural resources decision-making at Eielson Air Force Base.

• The Alaska District in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Management, Wetlands/Floodplain, Littoral Zone Evaluation and Study, Eielson Air Force Base, 354 CES/CEIE, Natural Resources, (RAM Project # FTQWA5325915-A)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.005.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-03-20.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-05-20. (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 $55,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Individuals, Others.

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