Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00321
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- The Department of the Interior, 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 06, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 18, 2016 This is a Notice of Intent to make an award to Conservation Science Partners (CSP). No competition is expected, please do not respond.. (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 $187,530.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- 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:
This grant opportunity, titled California Landscape Conservation Cooperative (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00321), was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service under the environment funding activity category (CFDA 15.669). It supports a project focused on "Decision Support for Meadow Conservation and Restoration in the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion," with an emphasis on using landscape-scale retrospective information and near real-time data to improve how agencies and partners understand meadow vulnerabilities and identify practical adaptation and restoration options as climate conditions continue to change. In plain terms, the work centers on turning large amounts of environmental data into decision-support tools or analyses that help prioritize where conservation and restoration actions will be most effective in Sierra Nevada meadows, especially given increasing climate stressors.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal agency during the project rather than a more hands-off grant. The opportunity is listed as discretionary and includes an anticipated single award with a maximum funding amount (award ceiling) of $187,530. The posting date was July 6, 2016, with an original closing date of July 18, 2016, reflecting a short administrative window.
A key point is that this announcement is explicitly a Notice of Intent to make an award to Conservation Science Partners (CSP). Because the agency states that no competition is expected and instructs others not to respond, it is not an open call for proposals. While the eligibility section references nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), the notice makes clear that the agency already intends to direct the cooperative agreement to CSP and is using the public listing primarily to document the planned award rather than to solicit applications from additional organizations.
Overall, the opportunity funds applied conservation science and decision support aimed at meadow conservation and restoration across the Sierra Nevada ecoregion, using both historical (retrospective) datasets and more current, near real-time monitoring to help managers assess climate-related risks and choose adaptation strategies at a landscape scale.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00321.
Which federal agency issued this opportunity?
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is Environment.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 15.669.
What project does this funding support?
The funded project is focused on Decision Support for Meadow Conservation and Restoration in the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion.
What is the main goal of the project described in the notice?
The goal is to improve how agencies and partners understand meadow vulnerabilities and identify practical adaptation and restoration options as climate conditions continue to change, using landscape-scale retrospective information and near real-time data.
In plain terms, what kind of work is being funded?
The work centers on turning large amounts of environmental data into decision-support tools or analyses that help prioritize where conservation and restoration actions will be most effective in Sierra Nevada meadows, especially under increasing climate stressors.
What geographic area is the focus of the project?
The project focuses on meadows in the Sierra Nevada ecoregion.
What types of data are emphasized in the project description?
What kind of award instrument is planned?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
As described in the notice, a cooperative agreement typically indicates substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal agency during the project, rather than a more hands-off grant.
Is this opportunity competitive?
No. The announcement is explicitly a Notice of Intent to make an award, and the agency states that no competition is expected and instructs others not to respond.
Is this an open call for proposals?
No. The notice indicates the agency already intends to make the award and is using the posting primarily to document the planned cooperative agreement rather than to solicit applications from additional organizations.
Who is the intended recipient named in the notice?
The notice states an intent to make an award to Conservation Science Partners (CSP).
How many awards are anticipated?
The opportunity lists an anticipated single award.
What is the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $187,530.
What is the posting date for this opportunity?
The posting date is July 6, 2016.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was July 18, 2016.
What does the short window between posting and closing suggest?
Based on the dates provided, the opportunity had a short administrative window, consistent with the notice being a documentation of an intended award rather than a solicitation for competing applications.
How is the opportunity categorized in terms of award type?
The opportunity is listed as discretionary.
What does the notice say about eligibility?
The eligibility section references nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), but the notice also makes clear that the agency intends to direct the cooperative agreement to CSP and that others should not respond.
What is the practical conservation outcome this work is meant to support?
The described outcome is better decision support for prioritizing meadow conservation and restoration actions and identifying adaptation strategies at a landscape scale as climate conditions change.
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