Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2
FY 2010 Science Support Partnership (SSP) and Quick Response (QRP) Request for Proposals

Proposals are now being accepted for the FY 2010 Science Support Partnership (SSP) and Quick Response Program (QRP).  SSP and QRP funds are annually made available by the USGS for work on research and information needs identified by the USFWS.

SSP:  Through the SSP program, the USGS partners with the USFWS to understand and provide the critical science information required to effectively manage our nation's resources.  SSP funding can extend through multiple years and involve both experimental research and technical assistance. For more information on SSP, go to http://biology.usgs.gov/ssp/

QRP:  Through QRP, the USGS provides funds to its scientists to respond quickly to immediate, current year research and technical assistance needs for the USFWS.  QRP funding can only be used for <18 month projects with a maximum budget of $25,000 or less.

For both SSP and QRP, project proposals are submitted by USFWS staff (project officer) to meet USFWS needs.  Project proposals are developed jointly with a USGS scientist or principal investigator. The USGS scientist or principal investigator spends the money and leads the work, however, the USFWS project officer remains involved throughout the life of the project.  For FY 2010, approximately $317,000 for new SSP projects and $50,000 for QRP projects (subject to USGS assessments and recissions). 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING RFPs:

Use the attached format and instructions for developing proposals for the FY 2010 SSP and FY 2010 QRP.  FWS Project Officer(s) should ensure that all proposals are properly vetted through their immediate supervisors.

Please note one change in the FY 2010 template from previous years.  Beginning this year, the maximum length of the narrative portion of the proposals has been increased from 3 pages to 5 pages.  There is no minimum length, however, applicants are advised to be complete but concise.  Also, please follow the formatting guidelines in the template exactly.

Timeline and Due Dates for Region 2:

1 June 2009 -- Proposals for both SSP and QRP are due to the Regional Research and Science Coordinator’s office on or before this date.  Proposals should be submitted electronically to both John Morgart (john_morgart@fws.gov) and Kathy Granillo (kathy_granillo@fws.gov)

12 June 2009 -- Proposals made available to Regional Research Team for preliminary evaluation

~22 June 2009 -- Regional Research Team convenes, evaluates proposals, and makes selections, subject to Dr. Tuggle's approval

17 August 2009 -- Final selections are due from FWS Regions to USGS

1 October 2009 -- USGS officially announces awards

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact either myself or anyone else on the Regional Research Team:

John R. Morgart, Ph.D.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional Director's Office
Reg. Research & Ecosystem Mgmt. Coord.
P.O. Box 1306
Albuquerque, New Mexico  87103-1306