[Sextonlabpastmembers] Fwd: 2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE

Fri Aug 29 10:18:33 PDT 2025

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From: Carolin Frank <cfrank3 at ucmerced.edu>
Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Subject: Fwd: 2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE
To: LES Faculty <LES-faculty at ucmerced.edu>

Hi LES,

Amanda Fowler (CDFW Wildlife Response Coordinator) shared that Office of
Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) 2026–27 pre-proposals is now open (due
Sept. 20). She would love to see projects that benefit inland Central
Valley species, but says proposals on any CA wildlife are welcome. See
details in her message below.

Carolin

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*From: *ucm les.chair <les.chair at ucmerced.edu>
*Subject: **Fw: 2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE*
*Date: *August 29, 2025 at 8:03:24 AM PDT
*To: *Carolin Frank <cfrank3 at ucmerced.edu>

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*From:* Fowler, Amanda at Wildlife <Amanda.Fowler at Wildlife.ca.gov>
*Sent:* Thursday, August 28, 2025 4:42 PM
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*Subject:* FW: 2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE

Hello,

I am Amanda Fowler, and I work as the statewide Wildlife Response
Coordinator (WRC) for California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) at
the Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR). I am reaching out to
try and broaden the applicant range for the Oiled Wildlife Care Network
(OWCN) grant opportunity.

As the WRC my main job focus is to support the best achievable care for
wildlife during oil spills. During a spill, I coordinate oiled wildlife
response and rehabilitation with the OWCN when wildlife become oiled. I
work out of the Bakersfield office, and I am passionate about protecting
the inland species that we have here in Kern County. I would love to see a
research project or study that can help benefit our diverse species here in
the central valley. However, any study that would help benefit oil spill
response for any native CA species would be wonderful. If you have any grad
students or professionals that may be interested in setting up a study that
can meet the criteria below (for more information and to apply, see the
email below), I encourage you to apply for this grant opportunity.  If you
know of anyone else who may be interested in this grant, please forward
this email.

Thank you,

*Amanda Fowler*
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Wildlife Response Coordinator
Department of Fish & Wildlife
Office of Spill Prevention & Response
5100 Young Street Ste. 120
Bakersfield, CA 93311
Cell: 661-444-0238

*Pre-Proposal Review*
Complete pre-proposals will be reviewed by the OWCN’s Scientific Advisory
Committee and evaluated & scored for relevance to the goals of the OWCN,
its scientific merit/quality, and the ability of investigators to perform
work/distribute findings. Pre-proposals that are successful will be invited
to submit a full application. Full proposals (as well as submitted small
grant proposals) will undergo rigorous scientific review, including an
external review by a non-collaborating expert. Final funding
recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Committee are given to the
OWCN Advisory Board, which has final approval of projects.
Goals of the OWCN’s Research & Technology Development Program are to fund
projects related to:
*1) Improving animal capture and care methods and technologies, and*
*2) Assessing wildlife health and welfare to inform prevention, capture,
care, and release of oiled wildlife.*
Projects can focus on both marine and inland species. Examples of topics
related to these goals include:

   - Identify new, and refine current, wildlife hazing, capture, care, and
   release protocols and technologies to improve animal welfare and
   rehabilitation success.
   - Assess applicability of telemetry/remote sensing techniques to monitor
   survival and fitness of wildlife after spills.
   - Develop and validate new oiled wildlife treatments & clinical
   diagnostics.
   - Generate methods to detect/quantify oil exposure in wildlife to inform
   capture and care.
   - Determine and test methods for minimizing and mitigating the effects
   of oil on wildlife.
   - Investigate medical conditions that may affect care during oil spill
   response.
   - Compile biomedical health parameters of commonly oiled wildlife
   species where those data are not widely available (e.g., inland species).
   - Determine the acute and chronic health impacts of oil exposure to
   guide and improve capture, care, and treatment.
   - Assess the impacts of medical treatments and chemical countermeasures
   on wildlife.

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*From:* Oiled Wildlife Care Network <owcn at ucdavis.edu>
*Date:* August 14, 2025 at 12:06:47 PM PDT
*To:* mandacoleman at gmail.com
*Subject:* *2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE*
*Reply-To:* owcn at ucdavis.edu

<https://bk5mwekab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PGamV7Vl_4bL1BC0aaMZc3BF_3BjDtN3G4ilkFprcrprEkJTlcycoFT9vUBpnI__3A1xWvTqwU0JCrZJd7Y9tO8vRBVlddpHvc5E_a2SY8oAgtR1JFouyI8LNtEJ71a1mVXrUSTD77XoE78WuF27JgVIbKuoconJ&c=yD1r5pgkwYn9RNneKOuIpQPJgaA1qgVjMWPTCeCACLEaFoIgJoEPIg==&ch=hsus0cX78vyI9IkDJpK02GyKvrR-NHCZ0ophizonGY00-JAHYNTLMw==>

The Oiled Wildlife Care Network is now accepting pre-proposals from
professionals interested in furthering our goals for the 2026-2027 funding
period. At this time, we are soliciting pre-proposals for full research
projects (>$15,000/year for up to three years, with yearly re-application)*.

Submit your pre-proposal by *September 20 at 11:59PM PDT*
<https://bk5mwekab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PGamV7Vl_4bL1BC0aaMZc3BF_3BjDtN3G4ilkFprcrprEkJTlcycoFc_5pAqR7GXHQ5Pgb2YPsN07Hzc-N8bn86cz93V79BkIBi8LSK9p6ZptJd4p93KhlrOjTtMUDPjQ8t5SttQcXcP367htfWTj_036DsvZDMrBB9OjQ1UhzU=&c=yD1r5pgkwYn9RNneKOuIpQPJgaA1qgVjMWPTCeCACLEaFoIgJoEPIg==&ch=hsus0cX78vyI9IkDJpK02GyKvrR-NHCZ0ophizonGY00-JAHYNTLMw==>
 for consideration.

Don’t miss your chance to share your expertise, connect with global
leaders, and help shape the future of wildlife response.

**Small grant proposals for lower cost/pilot research projects (up to
$15,000 for one year of funding) will be requested in a separate call.*

For more more information:

*OWCN Competitive Grants*
<https://bk5mwekab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PGamV7Vl_4bL1BC0aaMZc3BF_3BjDtN3G4ilkFprcrprEkJTlcycoFc_5pAqR7GXHQ5Pgb2YPsN07Hzc-N8bn86cz93V79BkIBi8LSK9p6ZptJd4p93KhlrOjTtMUDPjQ8t5SttQcXcP367htfWTj3TEMNoEcoUdUeGIrpvEXW4=&c=yD1r5pgkwYn9RNneKOuIpQPJgaA1qgVjMWPTCeCACLEaFoIgJoEPIg==&ch=hsus0cX78vyI9IkDJpK02GyKvrR-NHCZ0ophizonGY00-JAHYNTLMw==>

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