Opportunity Information: Apply for F15AS00291
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "California Landscape Conservation Cooperative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.669 Cooperative Landscape Conservation.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 24, 2015 and posted on Jun 24, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2015 This is a Notice of Intent to award the Regents of the University of California single source award. No competition is expected, do not respond.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,248,880.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $124,880.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The California Landscape Conservation Cooperative grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00291) was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discretionary funding action focused on environmental research in southern California. The project topic was "Assessing the impacts of future climates and fire on hydrologic regimes in the Mediterranean type ecosystems of southern California," meaning the work was intended to examine how climate change and wildfire patterns could alter water availability and watershed behavior in a region defined by Mediterranean-style conditions such as wet winters, dry summers, and recurring fire cycles. In practical terms, the opportunity centered on improving understanding and predictive capacity around hydrologic regimes (for example, runoff timing and volume, streamflow variability, groundwater recharge, and watershed responses) under future climate scenarios and different fire occurrence or severity patterns, with the expectation that the results would support landscape-scale conservation and resource management decisions.
This award was structured as a cooperative agreement, indicating an arrangement where the federal agency would typically anticipate meaningful involvement during the project period (such as collaboration on study design, data needs, deliverables, and coordination with broader conservation planning efforts). The opportunity fell under CFDA 15.669, Cooperative Landscape Conservation, and did not include any cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, aligning with the research and modeling nature of the work and the need for strong scientific capacity.
A key feature of this posting is that it was not an open, competitive solicitation. It was explicitly a Notice of Intent to make a single-source award to the Regents of the University of California, with the announcement stating that no competition was expected and instructing other parties not to respond. The posting date and creation date were both June 24, 2015, with an original and current closing date of June 30, 2015, and an archive date of July 15, 2015. The announcement listed an expected number of awards as one.
Funding figures in the notice included an Estimated Total Funding amount of $1,248,880, while also listing an award ceiling and floor of $124,880. That combination suggests the notice captured multiple financial fields from the grants system that may reflect different budgeting conventions (for example, a project total across years versus an initial increment or a particular budget period amount), but the document as provided contains those exact numbers without further clarification. For additional details, the listing referenced Grants.gov as the information source and provided a point of contact: Rebecca Fris, CA LCC Science Coordinator, at 916-278-9415 and rebeccafris@fws.gov, for help accessing the full announcement electronically.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity and what is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The opportunity is the California Landscape Conservation Cooperative grant opportunity with Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00291.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
It was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) discretionary funding action.
What program or CFDA number did this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity was under CFDA 15.669, Cooperative Landscape Conservation.
What was the main research topic or project focus?
The project topic was "Assessing the impacts of future climates and fire on hydrologic regimes in the Mediterranean type ecosystems of southern California."
What does "Mediterranean type ecosystems of southern California" mean in this context?
It refers to ecosystems characterized by Mediterranean-style conditions, including wet winters, dry summers, and recurring fire cycles, as described in the opportunity summary.
What kinds of impacts was the project intended to assess?
The work was intended to examine how climate change and wildfire patterns could alter water availability and watershed behavior in southern California.
What are "hydrologic regimes" as described in the posting?
The posting describes hydrologic regimes in practical terms as aspects such as runoff timing and volume, streamflow variability, groundwater recharge, and watershed responses.
What was the intended outcome or use of the project results?
The expectation was that results would improve understanding and predictive capacity under future climate scenarios and different fire occurrence or severity patterns, supporting landscape-scale conservation and resource management decisions.
What type of award instrument was used?
This award was structured as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award was a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement indicates the federal agency would typically anticipate meaningful involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on study design, data needs, deliverables, and coordination with broader conservation planning efforts.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity did not include any cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
Was this an open, competitive solicitation?
No. It was explicitly a Notice of Intent to make a single-source award.
Who was the intended recipient of the single-source award?
The notice indicated a single-source award to the Regents of the University of California.
Should other organizations or parties have submitted applications?
No. The announcement stated that no competition was expected and instructed other parties not to respond.
How many awards were expected?
The expected number of awards listed in the notice was one.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The posting date and creation date were both June 24, 2015. The original and current closing date were both June 30, 2015. The archive date was July 15, 2015.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The notice listed an Estimated Total Funding amount of $1,248,880.
What were the award ceiling and award floor amounts shown?
The notice listed an award ceiling of $124,880 and an award floor of $124,880.
Why do the funding figures show different amounts (estimated total vs. ceiling/floor)?
The posting contains these exact figures but does not provide further clarification. The information provided suggests the fields may reflect different grants-system budgeting conventions (for example, a project total across years versus an initial increment or a particular budget period amount).
Where was the opportunity information posted or referenced?
The listing referenced Grants.gov as the information source.
Who was the point of contact for questions or help accessing the announcement?
The point of contact listed was Rebecca Fris, CA LCC Science Coordinator.
What contact details were provided for the point of contact?
Phone: 916-278-9415. Email: rebeccafris@fws.gov.
What kind of assistance was the point of contact expected to provide?
The notice indicated the contact could help with accessing the full announcement electronically.
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