Opportunity Information: Apply for F15AS00138
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2015 2020 Alaska National Wildlife Refuge System Science Culture Camps" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.676 Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 20, 2015 and posted on Mar 20, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 20, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $150,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $20,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Alaska Region 7, offered a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00138) to support the planning and delivery of "Science and Culture Camps" for youth connected to communities within or near Alaska's 16 National Wildlife Refuges. The purpose of these camps was to help local children build a lasting conservation and stewardship ethic by learning about the lands and waters around them through two complementary lenses: western science (for example, ecology, wildlife biology, and environmental monitoring) and the traditional knowledge, cultural practices, and lived experience of people from the area. The program emphasized camps that do not treat these as separate tracks, but instead weave them together in a meaningful way so that science learning is grounded in place, culture, and community values while traditional knowledge is respected as a vital source of understanding about local ecosystems.
The funding was designed to cover the practical pieces needed to make these camps real and accessible, including upfront planning and curriculum development, the actual instruction and delivery of camp programming, transportation for participants (a major barrier in many rural Alaska communities), and necessary supplies and materials. The activity fit within environment and natural resources programming as well as science and technology/research and development, with an added emphasis on cultural resources, reflecting that the camps were intended to be both educational and culturally rooted rather than purely scientific field trips.
USFWS expected to make about 10 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $150,000. Individual awards were anticipated to range from $2,500 (award floor) up to $20,000 (award ceiling). There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for smaller organizations or community groups to apply. Eligibility was listed as "unrestricted," meaning proposals could come from a wide range of entity types, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement.
The announcement was posted on March 20, 2015, with an application deadline of April 20, 2015, and it was later archived on June 30, 2015. The relevant CFDA program number associated with this opportunity was 15.676, Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs. Additional details and the full announcement were made available through USFWS at http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fundingopportunity.htm, and the contact for access issues or questions was Katherine Smiley (907-786-3412, KatherineSmiley@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): USFWS Alaska Science and Culture Camps (F15AS00138)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This was a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Alaska Region 7, to support the planning and delivery of "Science and Culture Camps" for youth connected to communities within or near Alaska's 16 National Wildlife Refuges.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed for this opportunity was F15AS00138.
3) What were "Science and Culture Camps" meant to do?
The camps were intended to help local children build a lasting conservation and stewardship ethic by learning about the lands and waters around them through two complementary lenses: western science (such as ecology, wildlife biology, and environmental monitoring) and the traditional knowledge, cultural practices, and lived experience of people from the area.
4) How were western science and traditional knowledge expected to be taught?
The program emphasized camps that do not treat western science and traditional knowledge as separate tracks. Instead, proposals were encouraged to weave them together in a meaningful way so that science learning is grounded in place, culture, and community values, while traditional knowledge is respected as a vital source of understanding about local ecosystems.
5) Who was the intended audience for the camps?
The intended participants were youth connected to communities within or near Alaska's 16 National Wildlife Refuges.
6) Where did the opportunity focus geographically?
The opportunity was specific to Alaska and focused on communities within or near Alaska's 16 National Wildlife Refuges, under USFWS Alaska Region 7.
7) What kinds of activities could grant funds support?
Funding was designed to cover practical components needed to make camps real and accessible, including:
- Upfront planning
- Curriculum development
- Instruction and delivery of camp programming
- Transportation for participants (noted as a major barrier in many rural Alaska communities)
- Supplies and materials
8) What program areas did this funding fall under?
The activity fit within environment and natural resources programming and also within science and technology/research and development, with an added emphasis on cultural resources. The intent was for camps to be educational and culturally rooted, not simply scientific field trips.
9) How much funding was available in total?
USFWS expected an estimated total funding amount of $150,000 for this opportunity.
10) How many awards were expected?
USFWS expected to make about 10 awards.
11) What was the expected award size (minimum and maximum)?
Individual awards were anticipated to range from $2,500 (award floor) up to $20,000 (award ceiling).
12) Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
13) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as "unrestricted," meaning proposals could come from a wide range of entity types, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement.
14) What CFDA program number was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA program number associated with this opportunity was 15.676, Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs.
15) When was the opportunity posted?
The announcement was posted on March 20, 2015.
16) What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was April 20, 2015.
17) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was later archived on June 30, 2015.
18) Where could applicants find the full announcement and additional details?
Additional details and the full announcement were made available through USFWS at: http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fundingopportunity.htm
19) Who was the contact person for questions or access issues?
The contact listed was Katherine Smiley.
20) How could applicants contact the listed point of contact?
Phone: (907) 786-3412
Email: KatherineSmiley@fws.gov
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