Opportunity Information: Apply for F12AS00155
Apply for F12AS00155
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ASARCO Settlement Proposal" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.658 Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 8, 2012 and posted on May 8, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 8, 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 $80,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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.
- Open to anyone/general public
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Opportunity Summary:
The ASARCO Settlement Proposal (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00155) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.658, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation. The intent of the award is to support environmental and natural resource protection work tied to settlement-funded restoration activities, specifically by securing a perpetual conservation easement along the Platte and Missouri Rivers corridor in Nebraska. In practical terms, the project focuses on permanently conserving qualifying lands through an easement that limits future development and helps protect habitat, water resources, and other conservation values in the river corridor.
The scope of work described for the grant centers on the steps needed to complete and sustain a conservation easement transaction and stewardship program. Key tasks include coordinating with private landowners and Sarpy County, reviewing and evaluating appraisals to support easement valuation and due diligence, conducting land monitoring to ensure ongoing compliance with easement terms, establishing or supporting an association legal endowment to fund long-term stewardship and enforcement, and administering the easement documentation process from preparation through recording and ongoing management. Collectively, these activities reflect the typical lifecycle of a perpetual easement project: negotiating and coordinating locally, confirming value and legal defensibility, completing the legal instruments, and ensuring there is a lasting mechanism to monitor and uphold the easement into the future.
This opportunity was issued as a notice of intent to make a single-source award, meaning it was not planned as a competitive grant. The announcement cites Department of the Interior policy 505 DM 2.14 B(4) as the basis for awarding without competition, stating that the proposed recipient is uniquely qualified due to location, specialized expertise, and continuity of methodology. The notice specifically identifies the Nebraska Land Trust as the intended grantee, indicating that the agency viewed this organization as the most suitable entity to carry out the easement acquisition and stewardship work in the targeted corridor.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, the opportunity anticipated one award. The posting date was May 8, 2012, with an original and final closing date of June 8, 2012, and it was later archived on December 31, 2012. The announcement lists an estimated total funding amount of $80,000, with an award floor of $1,000 and an award ceiling of $500,000. No cost-sharing or matching requirement is indicated, which means the federal funding was not contingent on the recipient providing non-federal matching funds, at least as described in the public notice.
Eligibility is described broadly as “unrestricted” and “open to anyone/general public,” but the substance of the notice makes clear that the action was structured as a single-source intent to award to a specific organization rather than an open competition. For assistance accessing the full announcement, the listed agency contact was Dung Pham at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (303-236-4495, DungPham@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the ASARCO Settlement Proposal (F12AS00155)?
The ASARCO Settlement Proposal (Funding Opportunity Number F12AS00155) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. FWS) under CFDA 15.658, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation. The intent is to support environmental and natural resource protection work tied to settlement-funded restoration activities.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The primary purpose is to secure a perpetual conservation easement along the Platte and Missouri Rivers corridor in Nebraska. The easement is intended to permanently conserve qualifying lands by limiting future development and protecting habitat, water resources, and other conservation values within the river corridor.
What is being funded in practical terms?
In practical terms, the funding supports the steps needed to complete and sustain a conservation easement transaction and a long-term stewardship program. This includes coordination, due diligence, documentation, recording, monitoring, and establishing long-term mechanisms to enforce the easement.
Where is the project located?
The project is focused on the Platte and Missouri Rivers corridor in Nebraska.
What types of activities are included in the scope of work?
The scope of work centers on completing and sustaining a perpetual conservation easement and stewardship program. Activities described include coordinating with private landowners and Sarpy County, reviewing and evaluating appraisals related to easement valuation and due diligence, conducting land monitoring to ensure compliance with easement terms, establishing or supporting an association legal endowment for long-term stewardship and enforcement, and administering easement documentation from preparation through recording and ongoing management.
Why does the scope include appraisals?
The notice describes reviewing and evaluating appraisals to support easement valuation and due diligence. This is part of confirming the value of the easement and supporting a legally defensible transaction.
What does “perpetual conservation easement” mean in this opportunity?
In this opportunity, a perpetual conservation easement is described as a permanent conservation tool that limits future development on qualifying lands and protects habitat, water resources, and other conservation values along the river corridor.
Does the project include long-term monitoring or enforcement?
Yes. The scope explicitly includes land monitoring to ensure ongoing compliance with easement terms and establishing or supporting an association legal endowment intended to fund long-term stewardship and enforcement.
What is the “association legal endowment” mentioned in the notice?
The notice describes establishing or supporting an association legal endowment to fund long-term stewardship and enforcement of the conservation easement. It is presented as a mechanism to sustain monitoring and compliance activities into the future.
Is this a competitive grant opportunity?
No. The opportunity was issued as a notice of intent to make a single-source award, meaning it was not planned as a competitive grant.
What is the basis for awarding without competition?
The notice cites Department of the Interior policy 505 DM 2.14 B(4) as the basis for awarding without competition, stating that the proposed recipient is uniquely qualified due to location, specialized expertise, and continuity of methodology.
Who is the intended recipient of the single-source award?
The notice specifically identifies the Nebraska Land Trust as the intended grantee.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated one award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The announcement lists an estimated total funding amount of $80,000.
What are the award floor and award ceiling listed in the notice?
The award floor is listed as $1,000 and the award ceiling is listed as $500,000.
Is cost-sharing or a match required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is indicated in the notice. As described publicly, federal funding was not contingent on the recipient providing non-federal matching funds.
Who administered this grant opportunity?
The opportunity was administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.658, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation.
What were the key dates for this funding opportunity?
The posting date was May 8, 2012. The original and final closing date was June 8, 2012. The opportunity was later archived on December 31, 2012.
Was eligibility restricted?
Eligibility is described broadly as “unrestricted” and “open to anyone/general public.” However, the notice also makes clear the action was structured as a single-source intent to award to a specific organization rather than an open competition.
Who were the key local parties involved in the work described?
The scope of work mentions coordinating with private landowners and Sarpy County as part of completing the easement transaction and stewardship activities.
What does “administering the easement documentation process” involve in this notice?
The notice describes administering easement documentation from preparation through recording and ongoing management. This reflects the process of preparing the legal instruments, recording them, and managing the easement over time.
Where can someone request the full announcement or get more information?
The notice lists an agency contact for assistance accessing the full announcement: Dung Pham at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (303-236-4495, DungPham@fws.gov).
What is the relationship between this work and settlement-funded restoration?
The notice states the intent of the award is to support environmental and natural resource protection work tied to settlement-funded restoration activities, specifically through securing a perpetual conservation easement in the targeted Nebraska river corridor.
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