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Welcome USDA Forest Service Citizen Science Competitive Funding Program Audio: 1-888-844-9904 2020 Request for Proposals Access Code: 628-0417 Hearing an echo? Mute your computer speakers *This meeting is being recorded Agency ncy Crow

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Welcome

Audio: 1-888-844-9904 Access Code: 628-0417

Hearing an echo? Mute your computer speakers

*This meeting is being recorded

USDA Forest Service Citizen Science Competitive Funding Program

2020 Request for Proposals

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FOREST SERVICE MANDATE

  • Foster resilient, adaptive ecosystems
  • Deliver benefits to the public
  • Connect people to the outdoors
  • Advance knowledge
  • Exchange natural resource expertise

CAPACITY

  • This requires inventory, monitoring and

research data and information.

  • Budget and staff time are increasingly

limited

Forest Service personnel and members of the Boise Forest Coalition visit a site on the Boise National Forest in Idaho. 2018 Cohort.

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IN INVES EST T IN IN COL OLLA LABO BORA RATIVE TIVE SCIENCE IENCE

GOALS LS OF THE CITSC TSCI I FUND: D:

  • Expand and strengthen the practice of

citizen science in agency programs.

  • Advance science and resource

management through sound project design.

  • Stimulate partnerships that address

mutually beneficial outcomes, expand capacity, and leverage expertise and resources.

  • Provide opportunities for meaningful

participation by the public in agency activities.

  • Offer opportunities for peer-to-peer

learning for agency and partners.

Volunteers in Colorado with 2018 Cohort project, “Engaging citizen scientists in field research on American pika, an indicator species for alpine ecosystem integrity”.

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PR PROJ OJECT ECT IN INCUB UBATOR OR

Phase 1

Phase 2  Phase 3

Ideation and Design Implementation Ongoing Implementation and Knowledge Transfer

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CIT ITSCI SCI FU FUND D 20 2019

WE RECEIV CEIVED ED PROPOS OPOSALS ALS

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20 2019 A 9 AWAR ARDE DEES ES – PH PHAS ASE E 1

Air Quality Bio- Monitoring Using Lichens on the Tahoe National Forest

Tahoe NF California

Building Southeast River Cane Monitoring Initiative for Cultural & Ecosystem Services

Southern Research Station Asheville, North Carolina

Colorado Bat Watch: Monitoring Bats on Colorado's National Forests

Routt and Pike NFs Colorado

Leveraging citizen science to map lamprey distributions in Oregon using eDNA methods

Pacific NW Research Station Coos River watershed, downstream of the Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon

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20 2019 A 9 AWAR ARDE DEES ES – PH PHAS ASE E 2

Developing Citizen Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program in Alabama's National Forests

Bankhead, Talladega, Tuskegee, & Conecuh NFs Alabama

Implementing a Citizen Science Beaver Assessment Program & Protocol for Lolo National Forest

Lolo NF Montana

Stream Tracker: Monitoring Streamflow Intermittence Through Citizen Science

Arapaho & Roosevelt NFs Colorado

Working with citizen scientists to improve

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the impacts of roads & traffic on wildlife

Caribou-Targhee NF Idaho

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20 2019 A 9 AWAR ARDE DEES ES – PH PHAS ASE E 3

Community-based monitoring of western migratory bird populations for the Boise National Forest

Boise NF Idaho

Monitoring American pika response to climate change in Colorado

White River NF Colorado 2018 Cohort

Mountain Birdwatch: monitoring the distribution & abundance of montane birds in northern New England and New York

White Mountain NF New Hampshire

Survey of Rural Appalachian Cemetery Landscapes in West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia

Youth Forest Monitoring Program

Helena-Lewis and Clark NF Montana

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CHA HANGES GES FR FROM OM 20 2019

2020 APPLICATION

  • Updated goals to better reflect the program.
  • Updated Application and Review Criteria to better meet

program goals.

  • Updated Phase descriptions to better meet the

intentions of the Incubator.

  • Increase in funding amounts for Phases 2 (from $25k to

$30k) and 3 (from $10k to $20k).

  • Base funding remains at $200,000.
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Open to all Forest Service & partners Each project must have a USFS Partner Lead and a Partner Project Lead with a partnership agreement ready to be put into place upon receipt of award Have a genuine scientific and/or management outcome Meet a Forest Service information need Demonstrate meaningful volunteer engagement/collaboration Can be on any subject area (biological, social, cultural, infrastructure, etc.) Duration of one year or longer, involving volunteers multiple times over the course of the project (for funding Phases 2 and 3)

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PH PHAS ASE E DE DESCRIPTIONS RIPTIONS

Phase Funding Limit Duration Description

– 1 – Ideation and Design Up to $10,000

1.5 years funding – Dollars must be spent and final report completed by October 15, 2021. Eligible to apply for Phase 2 in 2021. Initial idea or brainstorming between the Forest Service and a partner(s). An information need has been identified but may not be finalized, project design needs to be developed, and preliminary testing of protocols will

  • ccur during this phase. Volunteers have not been on the ground at the

start of the project.

– 2 – Implementation Up to $30,000

2.5 years funding – Dollars must be spent and final report completed by October 15, 2022. Eligible to apply for Phase 3 in 2022.

If the project is a Phase 1 recipient, the Project Plan is complete. If the project has not received CitSci Funds in the past, all the information is available to complete a Project
  • Plan. Implementation (active participation by citizen scientists) has not yet begun or
citizen scientists have participated in field testing and pilots. In this Phase, testing and refining of the project design occurs. Citizen scientists participate in the project multiple times throughout this timeframe. OR Project is part of an established program but is adding a new component that requires testing such as a new research or monitoring question and methodology or expansion to new locations. Implementation on the new component (active participation by citizen scientists) has not yet begun or citizen scientists have participated in field testing and
  • pilots. In this Phase, testing and refining of the project design occurs. Citizen scientists
participate in the project multiple times throughout this timeframe.

– 3 – Ongoing Implementation and Knowledge Transfer Up to $20,000

1.5 years funding – Dollars must be spent and final report completed by October 15, 2021. Not eligible to apply for future funding.

For projects that have had active citizen scientists on the ground for more than one year and that have demonstrated results or shown success in meeting their objectives. These are projects that plan to continue into the future (demonstrate a funding sustainability model and a plan to continue after this year of funding). OR Phase 2 CitSci Fund awardees. Eligibility for the 2018 Cohort begins in the 2020 funding year.
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IMPLEMENTATION

Phase 1: Develop, test, and refine project design concluding with a Project Plan. Phase 2: Implement project with volunteers on the ground for multiple field seasons, continue to refine project design and Project Plan. Phase 3: Continue to implement project, mentor and develop a How-To Guide for other FS units and partners.

ALL PROJECTS:

Both project leads participate in quarterly calls with their Learning Cohort. Share lessons learned, best practices, protocols and other useful information with the national Community of Practice, and write blogs from the partner, volunteer, and Forest Service perspectives. Participate in an evaluation of their projects including measures on volunteer perceptions and attitudes, partnership outcomes, and how citizen science is being used for land management.

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REPORTS

All Phases: Project Plans. Phase 3: How-to Guide. Report accomplishments into the appropriate USFS reporting database annually. Final accomplishments report. Provide information for national report to Congress.

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IM IMPO PORTANT ANT DATES ES

Action Target Date

Request for Proposals Open

October 3, 2019

Proposals Due

December 3, 2019 at 11:59 pm EST

Interviews with Finalists

January 27 – February 7, 2020

Project Selections Announced

February 18, 2020

Partnership Agreements in Place and Funds Dispersed

March 1 – May 1, 2020

Accomplishment Reporting in Corporate Databases

All Phases: October 10, 2020 Phases 2 and 3: Oct. 10, 2021 and 2022

Final Reports Due

Phase 1: Oct 15, 2021 Phases 2 and 3: October 15, 2022

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AVAI AILA LABL BLE E RE RESOU OURCE CES

Instructions Sample Application Form Evaluation Criteria Recorded webinar and slides Forest Service Citizen Science Project Planning Guide On the CitSci Fund Program Webpage

https://www.fs.fed.us/working-with-us/citizen-science/competitive-funding-program

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A R A RES ESOU OURCE CE FOR OR PR PROJ OJECT ECT LE LEAD ADS

DETERMINE IF IT’S RIGHT FOR YOUR PROJECT

PROJECT PLANNNING GUIDE

START T WITH TH TH THE BASICS ICS BUILD YOUR TE TEAM ESTABL BLISH ISH PROJ OJEC ECT T DESIGN IGN PREPAR ARE E FOR R VOL VOLUNTEERS UNTEERS DEVEL ELOP PROJEC ECT T EVAL ALUATION SHAR ARE E RESUL ULTS

https://www.fs.fed.us/working-with- us/citizen-science/citizen-science- toolkit

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APPLICATION DEMO

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  • CitSci Program: https://www.fs.fed.us/working-

with-us/citizen-science/competitive-funding- program

  • Application: https://usfs.smapply.io/
  • Join the mailing list: http://www.eepurl.com/c5H8db
  • Email us: sm.fs.fsccs@usda.gov
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IM IMPO PORTANT ANT LI LINKS KS

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