OpportunityTitle: Expansion of Probability of Being Cropped Analysis to Minnesota and Iowa
CategoryExplanation: This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source Cooperative agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for the purpose of expanding their risk of grassland conversion models to the Minnesota and Iowa portions of the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV).
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B [4: Unique Qualifications], which allows for award without competition to an applicant. This recipient and project meet this criterion because the PPJV has been working with the Nature Conservancy to expand their probability of cropping model into Minnesota and Iowa.
Description: The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: Produce a model of the grassland conversion probability for the PPJV portions of Minnesota and Iowa, using the exact techniques that have been pioneered in the states of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. By using the exact methodology that was successfully accomplished in the rest of the PPJV (ND, SD, MT), the PPJV will be able to accomplish seamless conservation planning. Statistical techniques will be a Random Forest Non-linear prediction and be capable of being projected in GIS.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: kevin_doherty@fws.gov
GrantorContactText: Kevin Doherety, Project Officer, 701-355-8528&lt;br/&gt;kevin_doherty@fws.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B [4: Unique Qualifications] (See Additional Information in Eligibility Section).