Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR UC 19 N004
The "PIT Tag antenna systems and data analysis" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BOR UC 19 N004) is a Bureau of Reclamation discretionary cooperative agreement focused on improving how endangered and sensitive fish populations are monitored across the Colorado River Basin. Since the 1990s, recovery programs in the basin have used PIT tags (Passive Integrated Transponders) to uniquely mark individual fish so they can be detected again later, tracked over time, and used in mark-recapture analyses. Those analyses produce population estimates and related metrics that managers rely on to judge whether conservation actions are working, whether operations at water facilities are helping or harming target species, and ultimately whether species are improving enough to consider delisting under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
The central purpose of the project is twofold: (1) continue advancing the technology that detects PIT-tagged fish and other wildlife around Reclamation facilities and Reclamation-managed waters, and (2) strengthen the analysis and storage of the data generated by these detection systems so it can be used directly in management decisions. In practical terms, this means supporting the design and refinement of PIT tag antenna systems (the hardware and configurations that read PIT tags in rivers, fish passages, diversions, ladders, or other structures), helping deploy and keep those systems running, and ensuring the resulting detection records are organized and analyzed in ways that translate to clear operational and biological insights.
The objectives laid out in the notice emphasize hands-on technical support as well as applied quantitative work. On the technology side, the award supports efforts to develop PIT tag antenna systems that reliably detect tagged fish and wildlife at Reclamation projects, then install, operate, manage, and maintain those systems over time. This includes the real-world work needed to keep detection arrays functioning in challenging field conditions (for example, varying flows, debris, sediment, remote sites, and infrastructure constraints) and to ensure consistent detection performance that produces usable long-term datasets.
On the science and data side, the agreement calls for building and improving models and software tools that analyze mark-recapture data and related fisheries datasets. The aim is not just producing statistical outputs, but interpreting results in a management context: estimating survival and mortality, describing movements and passage behavior, and producing population abundance estimates for endangered species. These analyses are intended to feed directly into how Reclamation manages facilities and waters, supporting compliance with ESA species management plans and recovery plans by providing evidence about the biological effects of management actions and facility operations.
Administratively, this is a science and technology/research and development opportunity under CFDA 15.517. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The opportunity anticipated a single award with a ceiling of $479,826. The notice was created on Aug 26, 2019, with an original closing date of Sep 09, 2019, indicating a targeted, single-recipient project intended to provide specialized technical capacity to Reclamation rather than a broad multi-award competition.Apply for BOR UC 19 N004
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "PIT Tag antenna systems and data analysis" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.517.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 26, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 09, 2019. (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 $479,826.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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FAQs: PIT Tag antenna systems and data analysis (BOR UC 19 N004)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "PIT Tag antenna systems and data analysis."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is BOR UC 19 N004.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity.
What type of funding instrument is this?
It is a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the work is expected to involve close collaboration to deliver technical capacity and applied results relevant to Reclamation facilities and waters.
What is the program classification or CFDA number?
The notice identifies the program as CFDA 15.517.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project has two central purposes: (1) continue advancing PIT tag detection technology around Reclamation facilities and Reclamation-managed waters, and (2) strengthen the analysis and storage of detection data so it can be used directly in management decisions.
What geographic area does the project focus on?
The work is focused on endangered and sensitive fish monitoring across the Colorado River Basin.
Why are PIT tags used in the Colorado River Basin recovery programs?
Since the 1990s, recovery programs have used PIT tags (Passive Integrated Transponders) to uniquely mark individual fish so they can be detected again later, tracked over time, and used in mark-recapture analyses.
What are PIT tag antenna systems in the context of this opportunity?
PIT tag antenna systems refer to the hardware and configurations used to read PIT tags in settings such as rivers, fish passages, diversions, ladders, or other structures where tagged fish and other wildlife may pass.
What kinds of field or operational work does the opportunity support?
The opportunity supports the design and refinement of PIT tag antenna systems, deployment of those systems, and the ongoing work to install, operate, manage, and maintain detection arrays over time so they produce consistent, usable long-term datasets.
What challenges are explicitly mentioned for maintaining detection arrays in the field?
The notice highlights challenging field conditions such as varying flows, debris, sediment, remote sites, and infrastructure constraints, all of which can affect system performance and require real-world technical support to keep arrays functioning reliably.
Does the opportunity include work beyond hardware and installation?
Yes. In addition to technology development and operations, the agreement calls for building and improving models and software tools that analyze mark-recapture data and related fisheries datasets, and for improving how data are stored and organized for decision use.
What types of analyses are expected from the data side of the work?
The notice describes analyses intended to estimate survival and mortality, describe movements and passage behavior, and produce population abundance estimates for endangered species using mark-recapture and related fisheries datasets.
How are the analytical results expected to be used?
The analyses are intended to translate into clear operational and biological insights that feed directly into how Reclamation manages facilities and waters, including support for compliance with Endangered Species Act (ESA) species management plans and recovery plans.
What management decisions does the project aim to inform?
The notice indicates that outputs are used to judge whether conservation actions are working, whether operations at water facilities are helping or harming target species, and whether species are improving enough to consider delisting under the ESA.
Is the focus limited to fish, or does it include other wildlife?
While the central emphasis is endangered and sensitive fish populations, the notice also references detecting PIT-tagged fish and other wildlife around Reclamation facilities and Reclamation-managed waters.
What makes this project different from purely academic research?
The notice emphasizes hands-on technical support and applied quantitative work that directly supports operational and biological decision-making for Reclamation projects, rather than research outputs that are disconnected from management use.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
Is this opportunity open to multiple awards or is it structured as a single award?
The opportunity anticipated a single award, indicating a targeted, single-recipient project intended to provide specialized technical capacity to Reclamation.
What is the maximum (ceiling) funding amount?
The ceiling for the anticipated single award is $479,826.
When was the notice created and what was the original closing date?
The notice was created on Aug 26, 2019, and listed an original closing date of Sep 09, 2019.
What general category does the notice place this opportunity under?
Administratively, it is described as a science and technology / research and development opportunity.
What is mark-recapture, as referenced in the notice?
In the context provided, mark-recapture refers to analyses that use repeated detections of uniquely tagged fish over time to estimate population size and related metrics that managers rely on for evaluating conservation actions and facility operations.
What does the opportunity say about data storage and organization?
It calls for strengthening analysis and storage of data generated by detection systems and ensuring detection records are organized in ways that translate to clear operational and biological insights for management decisions.
What kinds of sites or structures might PIT tag antennas be used in?
The notice gives examples including rivers, fish passages, diversions, ladders, and other structures associated with Reclamation facilities or Reclamation-managed waters.
What long-term outcome is the opportunity ultimately supporting?
By improving detection technology and the management use of resulting datasets, the work supports evaluation of recovery progress for endangered species, including whether improvements are sufficient to consider delisting under the Endangered Species Act.
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