US Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Subsistence Management Federal Subsistence Board January 1213 2016 Work Session Program Overview Historical Overview Programmatic Review Revised Process ID: 689940
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Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Office of Subsistence Management
Federal Subsistence Board
January 12-13, 2016 Work SessionSlide2
Program
OverviewHistorical OverviewProgrammatic ReviewRevised ProcessDraft Monitoring Plan
Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program
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The mission of the Monitoring Program is to identify and provide information needed to sustain subsistence fisheries on Federal public lands for rural Alaskans through a multidisciplinary collaborative program.
MissionSlide4
Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program
Administered through the Office of Subsistence Management (OSM)
Advance projects that are strategically important to the Federal Subsistence Management ProgramCoordinate and enhance subsistence research and communicate informationSlide5
RegionsSlide6
Historical OverviewSlide7
Allocation of Funds by Region
Regional allocation guideline for Fisheries Resource Monitoring Funds.
RegionDepartment of Interior Funds
Department of Agriculture Funds
Northern
17%
0%
Yukon
29%
0%
Kuskokwim
29%
0%
Southwest
15%0%Southcentral 5%33%Southeast 0%67%Inter-regional5%0%Slide8
Program Review
O
bjective review processIncreased interaction through a proactive approach Outreach strategy
Technical Review Committee (TRC)
Transparency
Consistency
QualitySlide9
Technical Review Committee
Standing interagency committee of senior technical experts from State and Federal agencies
OSM Assistant Regional Director determines appointmentsCurrent members -BIA, BLM, NPS, FWS, USFS, ADFG and OSMSlide10
Technical Review Committee
Review and rank submitted proposals
Interdisciplinary approach – equal composition of biologists and anthropologistsSlide11
Policy and Funding Guidelines
Projects
of up to four years duration may be considered in any year’s monitoring plan. Studies must not duplicate existing projects. A majority of Monitoring Program funding will be dedicated to non-Federal agencies
.
Long
term projects will be considered on a case by case basis
.Slide12
Policy and Funding Guidelines
Activities that are not eligible for funding include
:habitat restoration and enhancement hatchery propagation
and stocking
contaminant
sampling
primarily outreach or educationSlide13
How the FRMP Funding
P
rocess WorksSlide14
STEP 1- Proposal Development
The
Office of Subsistence Management
assists
Regional Advisory Councils with Priority Needs development
Principal Investigators work with Regional Advisory Councils and/or communities to develop proposals
a) Best
to work throughout year, not right before
submission due date
The Office of Subsistence Management provides technical assistance as needed/requested
a)
Postcard/letter updates
b) Training session at the Winter All Councils meetingSlide15
STEP 2- Proposal Submission
A
Complete project package must be submitted on time Follow Notice of Funding Availability/Opportunity
A proposal
must
align with the overall FRMP mission and address
all five specific criteria
:
Strategic Priority / Priority Needs
Technical-Scientific
Merit
Investigator Ability and Resources
Partnership-Capacity
Cost BenefitSlide16
STEP 3- Proposal Evaluation
Enhance
the Monitoring Program Assure program transparencyIdentify and fund high quality research and monitoring projects
that address
priority subsistence
information
questions or needs
Maximize
funding opportunities Slide17
STEP 3- Proposal Evaluation (cont.)
Key modifications to the
proposal review process include: Specific guidelines for assessing how and whether a proposed project has addressed each of the five criteriaReceive a single consolidated review from each participating agency
Agencies cannot rank their own proposals.Slide18
STEP 4- Proposal Ranking
Responsibility of the Technical Review Committee
: Develop a draft Monitoring Plan Evaluate and score each proposal for: Strategic
Priority / Priority Needs
Technical and Scientific
Merit
Investigator Ability and
Resources
Partnership and Capacity Building
Cost/Benefit
The final score determines the ranking of each proposal.
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STEP 5- RAC Input and Comments
Regional Advisory Councils:
1) Review TRC rankings and proposal summaries2) Provide comments to accompany proposals to the FSB a) How proposals align with priority needs b) Comments on proposal rankings
c) Proposal summaries
d) Process
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STEP 6- FSB Review and Final Monitoring Plan
ISC reviews process, TRC rankings and RAC comments and provides comments/recommendations to the FSB
FSB reviews process and productsEndorse a Final Monitoring PlanOSM ARD reviews all comments and finalizes Monitoring Plan Slide21
Vision Develop an ongoing conversation
Integrate people, knowledge and science
TransparencyMake sure FRMP data is availableOutreach strategy Slide22
2016 Fisheries Resources
Monitoring Program
45 projects received1 project determined not eligible (habitat restoration)44 total projects analyzed and ranked 31 SST 13 HM/TEK