Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00275
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- The DOI-FWS in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Adaptive Science" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.670.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 09, 2016 and posted on Jun 09, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 09, 2016. (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 $311,542.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Adaptive Science grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00275) is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS) that supports applied, management-relevant science to improve fish and wildlife conservation outcomes. It is built around the agency's Strategic Habitat Conservation approach, which is an adaptive management framework designed to set broad conservation objectives, test strategies with data, and adjust actions over time based on what monitoring and assessment show is working. The core idea is to make conservation decisions more effective and defensible by grounding them in the best available scientific information, especially in the face of changing environmental conditions and future threats.
A central emphasis of this opportunity is the use of population and habitat data, ecological modeling, and targeted monitoring to predict how fish and wildlife populations may respond to environmental change and management actions. By improving forecasts and reducing uncertainty about what drives population outcomes, the program aims to help FWS and its partners focus habitat conservation and related management activities where they will deliver the greatest measurable benefits. In practical terms, proposals are expected to produce information or tools that directly inform on-the-ground conservation strategies, support decision-making, and lead to trackable improvements in species or population status rather than purely academic results.
The opportunity also highlights a need for focused, high-impact applied science that addresses major threats to fish and wildlife resources where management action and/or mitigation is necessary to keep species at healthy, sustainable, desired levels. This includes science that can be used to justify and defend regulatory decisions, biological opinions, and conservation recommendations provided to land managers. The description signals that funded work should be tightly connected to real management questions, such as understanding key limiting factors for populations, evaluating the likely outcomes of alternative conservation actions, and designing monitoring that can detect whether actions are achieving intended results.
Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the agency expects substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing a grant, such as collaboration on project direction, methods, or application of results. The activity area is natural resources, and the CFDA number is 15.670. The listed award ceiling is $311,542. The posting date was June 9, 2016, with an application closing date of July 9, 2016 (both the original and current close date are the same). The listing shows expected awards as 0, which may reflect that awards were not predetermined at the time of posting or that this record does not specify the anticipated number of selections.
Eligibility, as stated in the provided data, is limited to nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. In short, the program is aimed at supporting partner-driven, decision-focused science that fits within FWS's adaptive, evidence-based conservation framework and that strengthens the scientific basis for both conservation action and regulatory accountability.
Adaptive Science Grant (F16AS00275) - FAQs
What is the Adaptive Science grant opportunity?
The Adaptive Science grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00275) is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS). It supports applied, management-relevant science intended to improve fish and wildlife conservation outcomes.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS).
What is the main goal of the program?
The program aims to make conservation decisions more effective and defensible by grounding actions in the best available scientific information. It emphasizes producing information and tools that can directly inform on-the-ground conservation strategies and decision-making, particularly under changing environmental conditions and future threats.
What conservation framework does this opportunity use?
The program is built around the Fish and Wildlife Service Strategic Habitat Conservation approach, described as an adaptive management framework that sets broad conservation objectives, tests strategies with data, and adjusts actions over time based on monitoring and assessment results.
What types of projects are encouraged under this opportunity?
Projects are expected to be focused, high-impact applied science efforts that address real management questions and major threats to fish and wildlife resources where management action and/or mitigation is needed to keep species at healthy, sustainable, desired levels.
What kinds of scientific approaches are emphasized in the opportunity description?
The description emphasizes the use of population and habitat data, ecological modeling, and targeted monitoring to forecast how fish and wildlife populations may respond to environmental change and to different management actions.
How should proposed work relate to on-the-ground conservation?
Proposals are expected to produce information or tools that directly inform on-the-ground conservation strategies, support decision-making, and lead to trackable improvements in species or population status. The opportunity description indicates the program is seeking practical outputs rather than purely academic results.
Does the program prioritize reducing uncertainty in conservation decisions?
Yes. A stated emphasis is improving forecasts and reducing uncertainty about what drives population outcomes so the agency and its partners can focus habitat conservation and related management where it will deliver the greatest measurable benefits.
What kinds of management questions does the program appear designed to support?
The description highlights management-relevant questions such as identifying key limiting factors for populations, evaluating likely outcomes of alternative conservation actions, and designing monitoring that can detect whether actions are achieving intended results.
Can funded science support regulatory and planning decisions?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly highlights science that can be used to justify and defend regulatory decisions, biological opinions, and conservation recommendations provided to land managers.
What funding instrument will be used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that awards are made through a cooperative agreement?
Based on the opportunity description, a cooperative agreement typically means the agency expects substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds, such as collaborating on project direction, methods, or the application of results.
What is the activity area for this opportunity?
The listed activity area is natural resources.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this program is 15.670.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The listed award ceiling is $311,542.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date is June 9, 2016.
What is the application deadline?
The application closing date is July 9, 2016. The information provided indicates both the original and current close date are the same.
How many awards are expected?
The listing shows expected awards as 0. Based on the information provided, this may mean awards were not predetermined at the time of posting or that the record does not specify an anticipated number of selections.
Who is eligible to apply based on the provided eligibility statement?
Eligibility is limited to nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
Is this opportunity intended for academic or purely research-focused projects?
The description emphasizes management-relevant, applied science and indicates proposals should lead to decision support and trackable conservation improvements, rather than producing purely academic results.
What is the core idea behind "Adaptive Science" in this opportunity?
The core idea is to improve conservation outcomes by using data, modeling, and monitoring to test strategies, learn what works, and update actions over time as conditions change and as evidence accumulates.
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