Opportunity Information: Apply for N62473 19 2 0009
This grant opportunity is a Department of Defense cooperative agreement focused on keeping the Palos Verdes blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus paloverdesensis, PVBB) from slipping back toward extinction by continuing captive rearing and conducting population surveys at Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) San Pedro in Los Angeles County, California. DFSP San Pedro is an active military fuel depot, but it also contains biologically valuable habitat and has played an outsized role in the species recovery story. After the PVBB was presumed extinct for about a decade, it was rediscovered on DFSP San Pedro in 1994. That rediscovery triggered a rapid conservation response by DoD entities (including the Defense Logistics Agency and the Department of the Navy) to meet Endangered Species Act obligations and to rebuild the species through active management. For a period, DFSP San Pedro effectively supported the last known wild population, and it remains central to current recovery and reintroduction efforts.
The work funded under this opportunity is meant to sustain and expand the long-running conservation program that has been recognized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The program is guided by a formal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion tied to DFSP routine maintenance operations (2010), which specifically requires DFSP San Pedro to maintain a captive breeding program as part of PVBB protection and recovery. In practical terms, the cooperative agreement supports the ongoing tasks that keep the program functional year to year: rearing and breeding butterflies in captivity, monitoring and surveying populations, maintaining facilities and procedures, and producing the documentation needed for federal oversight and adaptive improvements to the program.
A key feature of the effort is that captive rearing is not limited to a single location. The agreement supports captive stock maintenance at both the primary site at DFSP San Pedro and a designated secondary rearing facility at Moorpark College in Moorpark, California. Keeping a secondary facility is framed as a safeguard against catastrophic loss at any one site (for example, disease outbreaks, facility failures, or other unexpected events) and as a way to stabilize the overall recovery pipeline. This dual-site approach also helps ensure that captive-reared individuals and related husbandry knowledge remain available to support reintroductions to other historically occupied locations on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
The opportunity also reinforces a set of ongoing commitments DFSP San Pedro has made under consultation history and federal wildlife review. Those commitments include continuing to fund the existing onsite captive breeding program (originally initiated during consultation connected to a Chevron pipeline project), submitting annual reports to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service California Fish and Wildlife Office that describe methods, results, and any proposed adjustments, supporting the maintenance of secondary rearing capacity, and sharing PVBB information with other partners working to create habitat and establish additional populations. Together, these elements make the award less about launching a new pilot project and more about ensuring continuity of a proven recovery program that depends on consistent technical work and steady reporting.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the Department of Defense, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, using a cooperative agreement instrument in the Natural Resources activity area (CFDA 12.300). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to applicants unless further limitations are described elsewhere in the full announcement. The opportunity number is N62473 19 2 0009. The anticipated award ceiling is $85,000, with one expected award. The posting indicates it was created July 10, 2019, with an original application closing date of August 9, 2019. The full technical scope is referenced as being provided in a separate statement of work attachment, but the core deliverables are clearly centered on captive rearing and breeding operations at the primary and secondary facilities, along with population survey work and the annual reporting necessary to support PVBB survivorship, compliance, and broader recovery planning.Apply for N62473 19 2 0009
- The Department of Defense, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly Captive Rearing and Population Surveys at Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro, California" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 10, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 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 $85,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity about?
This is a Department of Defense (DoD) cooperative agreement focused on preventing the Palos Verdes blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus paloverdesensis, PVBB) from slipping back toward extinction. The funded work continues captive rearing and breeding, conducts population surveys, maintains program facilities and procedures, and produces annual documentation for federal oversight and adaptive improvements.
2) Which species is the project intended to support?
The project is dedicated to the Palos Verdes blue butterfly (PVBB), a species with a recovery history closely tied to Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) San Pedro in Los Angeles County, California.
3) Where will the work take place?
The work is centered at DFSP San Pedro in Los Angeles County, California, and also includes captive stock maintenance at a secondary rearing facility at Moorpark College in Moorpark, California.
4) Why is DFSP San Pedro important to PVBB recovery?
DFSP San Pedro has played a major role in the recovery story. After PVBB was presumed extinct for about a decade, it was rediscovered at DFSP San Pedro in 1994. That rediscovery triggered rapid conservation action by DoD entities (including the Defense Logistics Agency and the Department of the Navy) to meet Endangered Species Act obligations and actively rebuild the species. For a period, DFSP San Pedro effectively supported the last known wild population, and it remains central to recovery and reintroduction efforts.
5) Is DFSP San Pedro a conservation area or a military site?
DFSP San Pedro is an active military fuel depot. At the same time, it contains biologically valuable habitat that has been essential to PVBB conservation and recovery work.
6) What is the main goal of the cooperative agreement?
The main goal is continuity: sustaining and expanding a long-running, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-recognized conservation program by keeping year-to-year operations functional. This includes captive rearing and breeding, surveys and monitoring, facility and procedural maintenance, and required reporting.
7) Is this grant intended to start a new pilot project?
No. Based on the information provided, the award is framed as supporting continuity of a proven recovery program rather than launching a new pilot. The focus is on maintaining ongoing technical work and steady reporting that the program depends on.
8) What kinds of activities are supported under this opportunity?
Supported activities include captive rearing and breeding of PVBB, monitoring and population survey work, maintaining facilities and procedures for rearing operations, and producing documentation (including annual reports) needed for federal oversight and program improvements.
9) Why does the program include captive rearing?
Captive rearing is a core element of PVBB protection and recovery at DFSP San Pedro. The program is guided by a formal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion (2010) tied to DFSP routine maintenance operations, which specifically requires DFSP San Pedro to maintain a captive breeding program as part of PVBB protection and recovery.
10) What is the role of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in this project?
USFWS has recognized the long-running conservation program and provides federal oversight through established consultation history and requirements. The effort is guided by a USFWS Biological Opinion (2010), and DFSP San Pedro submits annual reports to the USFWS California Fish and Wildlife Office describing methods, results, and proposed adjustments.
11) What is the Biological Opinion referenced in the description?
It is a formal USFWS Biological Opinion from 2010 associated with DFSP San Pedro routine maintenance operations. The information provided states that this Biological Opinion specifically requires DFSP San Pedro to maintain a captive breeding program as part of PVBB protection and recovery.
12) Why are there two captive rearing sites instead of one?
The agreement supports captive stock maintenance at both DFSP San Pedro (primary site) and Moorpark College (secondary facility). Maintaining a secondary facility is described as a safeguard against catastrophic loss at any one site (such as disease outbreaks, facility failures, or other unexpected events) and as a way to stabilize the overall recovery pipeline.
13) What is the purpose of the secondary rearing facility at Moorpark College?
The secondary rearing facility is intended to provide backup capacity and resilience for the captive breeding effort. It also helps ensure that captive-reared individuals and husbandry knowledge remain available to support reintroductions to other historically occupied locations on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
14) Does the project support reintroductions beyond DFSP San Pedro?
The information provided indicates that the dual-site captive rearing approach helps support reintroductions to other historically occupied locations on the Palos Verdes Peninsula by keeping captive-reared individuals and husbandry expertise available.
15) What reporting or documentation is expected?
The description states that DFSP San Pedro submits annual reports to the USFWS California Fish and Wildlife Office. These reports describe methods, results, and any proposed adjustments. More broadly, the cooperative agreement supports documentation needed for federal oversight and adaptive improvements to the program.
16) What kinds of surveys are included?
The opportunity includes monitoring and conducting population surveys at DFSP San Pedro. The description does not specify survey methods, only that population survey work is a core deliverable.
17) Are there specific required deliverables?
Based on the description, core deliverables are centered on captive rearing and breeding operations at the primary and secondary facilities, population survey work, and annual reporting that supports PVBB survivorship, compliance, and broader recovery planning. The full technical scope is referenced as being in a separate statement of work attachment.
18) Where can applicants find the full technical scope?
The description notes that the full technical scope is provided in a separate statement of work attachment. The core themes, however, are described as captive rearing and breeding, surveys/monitoring, facility/procedure maintenance, and annual reporting.
19) Who is offering this opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the Department of Defense, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, using a cooperative agreement instrument.
20) What type of award instrument is being used?
The opportunity uses a cooperative agreement instrument (not a procurement contract, based on the description provided).
21) What is the activity area for this opportunity?
The activity area is Natural Resources.
22) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
CFDA 12.300 is listed for this Natural Resources cooperative agreement opportunity.
23) What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is N62473 19 2 0009.
24) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to applicants unless additional limitations are described elsewhere in the full announcement.
25) What is the maximum anticipated award amount?
The anticipated award ceiling is $85,000.
26) How many awards are expected?
One award is expected.
27) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting indicates it was created on July 10, 2019, with an original application closing date of August 9, 2019.
28) What makes this project part of a longer program rather than a standalone effort?
The opportunity is described as sustaining and expanding a long-running conservation program recognized by USFWS. It also supports ongoing commitments tied to consultation history and review, including maintaining the onsite captive breeding program, supporting secondary rearing capacity, and providing annual reporting and information sharing with partners.
29) What prior commitments does DFSP San Pedro have related to PVBB?
The description lists commitments that include: continuing to fund the existing onsite captive breeding program (originally initiated during consultation connected to a Chevron pipeline project), submitting annual reports to USFWS, supporting maintenance of secondary rearing capacity, and sharing PVBB information with partners working on habitat and additional populations.
30) How does partner coordination fit into this opportunity?
The description notes that DFSP San Pedro shares PVBB information with other partners who are working to create habitat and establish additional populations, supporting broader recovery and reintroduction efforts.
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