Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00405
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- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.678.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 15, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by N/A. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00405, CFDA 15.678) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, offered through a cooperative agreement. It sits in the environment funding activity category and is structured to support a single anticipated award with a maximum funding level (award ceiling) of $75,000. The opportunity was created on August 15, 2016, and the original closing date is not listed in the source information provided.
The central purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support technical and analytical work tied to the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS). Specifically, the award is intended to help the Fish and Wildlife Service in two connected tasks. First, the recipient will assist the Service in developing criteria for a potential new type of CBRS unit referred to as a "High Hazard Area." In practical terms, that means helping define the standards, thresholds, indicators, or decision rules that would determine when a geographic area should be considered high hazard for the purposes of CBRS classification. Second, the recipient will assess particular locations that the Service has already flagged as potential candidates, either for addition to the CBRS or for reclassification within the CBRS, as High Hazard Areas. That assessment component implies evaluating the identified areas against whatever hazard-related considerations are relevant to the CBRS context, documenting findings, and providing analysis that can inform future classification decisions.
Eligibility is limited to private institutions of higher education, which signals that the work is expected to be carried out by an academic entity with relevant expertise, such as coastal science, hazard risk analysis, GIS and mapping, environmental policy, or related fields. Because the instrument type is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, the Fish and Wildlife Service is likely to have substantial involvement in the project, such as providing direction on methods, collaborating on the development of criteria, supplying initial candidate areas for review, and coordinating on deliverables and interpretation of results. Overall, the opportunity is focused on building a defensible framework for identifying High Hazard Areas within the CBRS and applying that framework to evaluate specific areas the Service has preliminarily identified for possible inclusion or reclassification.
FAQs: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) - Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) High Hazard Areas (F16AS00405)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is titled the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units grant opportunity. It is identified by Funding Opportunity Number (FON) F16AS00405 and CFDA 15.678.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
The funding is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.
Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement?
It is offered through a cooperative agreement. This generally indicates the Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to have substantial involvement in the project (for example, collaborating on methods and deliverables).
What is the funding activity/category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is environment.
How many awards are expected?
The announcement is structured to support a single anticipated award.
What is the maximum funding available (award ceiling)?
The maximum funding level (award ceiling) is $75,000.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on August 15, 2016.
What is the application deadline or closing date?
The original closing date is not listed in the source information provided.
What is the main purpose of the cooperative agreement?
The central purpose is to support technical and analytical work tied to the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS). The work is intended to help the Fish and Wildlife Service develop a defensible approach for identifying and evaluating a potential new CBRS unit type called a "High Hazard Area."
What is the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) work focused on in this project?
The project focuses on two connected tasks: (1) helping develop criteria for identifying "High Hazard Areas" as a potential new CBRS unit type, and (2) assessing specific locations already flagged by the Fish and Wildlife Service as possible candidates for addition to the CBRS or for reclassification within the CBRS as High Hazard Areas.
What does "developing criteria" for High Hazard Areas involve?
Based on the information provided, developing criteria means helping define the standards, thresholds, indicators, or decision rules that would determine when a geographic area should be considered high hazard for CBRS classification purposes.
What does the assessment of specific locations include?
The recipient will assess particular locations identified by the Fish and Wildlife Service as potential candidates for CBRS addition or reclassification as High Hazard Areas. This implies evaluating those areas against hazard-related considerations relevant to CBRS, documenting findings, and providing analysis to inform future classification decisions.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to private institutions of higher education.
Are public universities eligible?
The eligibility statement provided specifies private institutions of higher education only. No additional eligibility categories are included in the provided information.
What kinds of expertise are implied for applicants?
The announcement indicates the work is expected to be carried out by an academic entity with relevant expertise. Examples implied by the description include coastal science, hazard risk analysis, GIS and mapping, environmental policy, or related fields.
Will the Fish and Wildlife Service be involved in the project work?
Yes. Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement, the Fish and Wildlife Service is likely to have substantial involvement. The description suggests involvement could include providing direction on methods, collaborating on criteria development, supplying initial candidate areas for review, and coordinating on deliverables and interpretation of results.
What are the expected outputs or deliverables?
The source information does not list specific deliverables, but it describes outputs in functional terms: a set of criteria (standards/thresholds/decision rules) for identifying High Hazard Areas in the CBRS context, and documented assessments/analyses of Service-identified candidate locations for possible addition or reclassification.
Is the goal to add areas to the CBRS or to reclassify areas within the CBRS?
Both are contemplated. The recipient will assess locations flagged as candidates either for addition to the CBRS or for reclassification within the CBRS as High Hazard Areas.
Does the funding support mapping or GIS-related analysis?
Mapping and GIS are not explicitly listed as requirements, but they are implied as relevant expertise areas for the technical and analytical work described (particularly when assessing geographic locations and applying classification criteria).
Is this opportunity competitive or discretionary?
It is described as a discretionary funding announcement.
What is the CFDA number and why does it matter?
The CFDA number provided is 15.678. In general, CFDA (now often associated with federal assistance listings) is an identifying number used to categorize and reference federal assistance programs.
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