Opportunity Information: Apply for 2012 WWB LAC CATIE
Apply for 2012 WWB LAC CATIE
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2012 WWB LAC CATIE" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.640 Wildlife Without Borders Latin America and the Caribbean.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 26, 2012 and posted on Jul 26, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 9, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $75,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This is a single source award, the only eligible applicant is Centro Agronmico Tropical de Investigacin y Enseanza (CATIE).
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Opportunity Summary:
The 2012 WWB LAC CATIE opportunity was a discretionary cooperative agreement offered through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Without Borders: Latin America and the Caribbean (WWB LAC) program (CFDA 15.640). It was designed as a single-source award, meaning the agency intended to fund only one specific organization without a competitive application process. The award was posted on July 26, 2012, closed on August 9, 2012, and was later archived on September 8, 2012.
The purpose of the award was to support Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza (CATIE) in developing a new graduate program called the Master in Conservation Practice (MCP), with a clear emphasis on biodiversity conservation. The core idea was that CATIE could build this new conservation degree by leveraging and adapting the existing framework of its Master of Development Practice (MDP), an interdisciplinary, practice-oriented program that had already been operating for more than two years and focused on sustainable rural development. The government’s rationale was that training conservation professionals effectively requires an interdisciplinary curriculum and a “learn through practice” approach, and CATIE had already demonstrated its ability to implement that model through the MDP.
The announcement explains why CATIE was selected as the only eligible applicant. Under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2.14 B(1)), an award can be made without competition when an applicant is uniquely qualified. In this case, CATIE was viewed as uniquely positioned to create and successfully implement the MCP because it could reuse the established interdisciplinary course structure from the MDP and then tailor the specialization to conservation. Specifically, MCP students would take many of the same broad interdisciplinary courses offered in the MDP, but instead of concentrating on sustainable rural development, they would move into targeted coursework focused on biodiversity conservation. The agency noted that building and sustaining this kind of interdisciplinary professional training program is difficult for academic institutions in the Latin America and Caribbean region, and that CATIE had already overcome many of those operational and instructional challenges with its existing graduate program, making it a strong candidate to demonstrate a workable model for biodiversity-focused training.
Financially, the opportunity was straightforward and tightly defined: the estimated total funding was $75,000, with an award floor and ceiling both set at $75,000, indicating a single planned award at a fixed amount. The funding instrument type was a cooperative agreement, which typically implies that the funding agency expects to have substantial involvement during the project (for example, coordination, technical input, or ongoing collaboration), rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal participation. The opportunity also required cost sharing or matching, meaning CATIE would be expected to contribute non-federal resources toward the project, though the specific match percentage or structure is not included in the provided text.
Eligibility was not open to the public or to multiple institutions. The announcement explicitly states that this is a single-source award and that the only eligible applicant is CATIE. For access issues or questions about the full announcement, the listed contact was Cory Brown, International Affairs Specialist, reachable by phone at 703-358-2221 or by email at corybrown@fws.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "2012 WWB LAC CATIE" opportunity?
This opportunity was a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Without Borders: Latin America and the Caribbean (WWB LAC) program (CFDA 15.640). It was set up as a single-source award tied to a specific project at CATIE.
Which federal agency offered this funding?
The funding was offered through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Which program and CFDA number are associated with the award?
The award was issued under the Wildlife Without Borders: Latin America and the Caribbean (WWB LAC) program, with CFDA number 15.640.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The instrument type was a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the instrument is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally indicates substantial involvement by the funding agency during the project. In practical terms, that can include coordination, technical input, and ongoing collaboration rather than a hands-off award.
Was this opportunity competitive?
No. It was announced as a single-source award, meaning the agency intended to make an award to one specific organization and did not open the opportunity to a competitive applicant pool.
Who was eligible to apply?
The only eligible applicant listed in the announcement was Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza (CATIE).
Could other universities, NGOs, or organizations apply?
No. The announcement explicitly states that eligibility was not open and that CATIE was the only eligible applicant.
Why was CATIE selected as the only eligible applicant?
The announcement states that CATIE was considered uniquely qualified under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2.14 B(1)), which allows an award without competition when an applicant is uniquely qualified. The stated justification was that CATIE could leverage the existing structure of its Master of Development Practice (MDP) to develop and implement a new conservation-focused graduate program.
What was the purpose of the award?
The purpose was to support CATIE in developing a new graduate program called the Master in Conservation Practice (MCP), with a clear emphasis on biodiversity conservation.
What is the Master in Conservation Practice (MCP)?
Based on the announcement, the MCP was described as a new graduate program to be developed by CATIE, focused on biodiversity conservation and intended to train conservation professionals using an interdisciplinary, practice-oriented approach.
How was CATIE expected to develop the new MCP program?
The core approach described was to build the MCP by leveraging and adapting the established framework of CATIE's Master of Development Practice (MDP). MCP students would take many of the same broad interdisciplinary courses used in the MDP, but then move into coursework specialized in biodiversity conservation rather than sustainable rural development.
What is the Master of Development Practice (MDP) mentioned in the announcement?
The MDP is described as an interdisciplinary, practice-oriented graduate program at CATIE focused on sustainable rural development, and it had been operating for more than two years at the time of the announcement.
What rationale did the announcement provide for this training approach?
The announcement emphasized that training conservation professionals effectively requires an interdisciplinary curriculum and a "learn through practice" model, and it pointed to CATIE's existing MDP program as evidence that CATIE had already demonstrated an ability to implement that kind of approach.
Why did the announcement highlight regional challenges for academic institutions?
It noted that building and sustaining an interdisciplinary professional training program is difficult for academic institutions in the Latin America and Caribbean region, and that CATIE had already addressed many operational and instructional challenges through the MDP, positioning it to demonstrate a workable model for biodiversity-focused training.
How much funding was available?
The estimated total funding amount was $75,000.
What were the award floor and ceiling?
Both the award floor and award ceiling were set at $75,000, indicating a single planned award at a fixed amount.
How many awards were planned?
The structure (fixed floor and ceiling at the same amount) indicates that a single award was planned.
Did the opportunity require cost sharing or matching?
Yes. The opportunity required cost sharing or matching, meaning non-federal resources were expected to be contributed toward the project.
Is the specific match percentage or match structure provided?
No. The provided information states that cost sharing or matching was required, but it does not include the specific percentage or how the match must be structured.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 26, 2012.
When did the opportunity close?
The opportunity closed on August 9, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on September 8, 2012.
Who was the listed contact for questions or access issues?
The listed contact was Cory Brown, International Affairs Specialist.
How can the contact person be reached?
Cory Brown could be reached by phone at 703-358-2221 or by email at corybrown@fws.gov.
What should someone do if they need the full announcement or have access issues?
The announcement directs inquiries about questions or access issues to the listed contact, Cory Brown, using the provided phone number or email address.
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