Opportunity Information: Apply for R15AS00008
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- The Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Development, Coordination, and Monitoring of Fish Habitat Projects in the Methow Subbasin" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.517 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 18, 2015 and posted on Jan 14, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 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 $850,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $850,000.00 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Bureau of Reclamation announced a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number R15AS00008) focused on the development, coordination, and monitoring of fish habitat projects in Washington's Methow Subbasin. The goal is to bring in a qualified project sponsor to help move salmon and steelhead habitat improvement efforts from the planning stage into funded, permitted, and implemented on-the-ground projects. The work is centered on practical habitat and infrastructure improvements that support threatened and endangered fish populations while also delivering related community benefits, such as better irrigation efficiency and improved fish passage at road crossings.
Under this opportunity, the selected sponsor is expected to function as a coordinator and technical support partner to Reclamation. Key duties include preparing and packaging grant applications to secure additional funding for project implementation, helping organize and advance proposed projects, and maintaining active outreach with landowners and the broader community. The sponsor would also take on major permitting support responsibilities by developing permit applications and complete permit packages, coordinating meetings and site visits with local, state, and federal permitting agencies, and providing consultation on project designs and features so the projects can meet environmental requirements and perform as intended once built.
A significant part of the scope involves compliance and coordination with federal environmental and cultural resource laws. The sponsor is expected to assist identified lead federal agencies with meeting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) responsibilities. In practice, that typically means helping compile supporting information, coordinating reviews, tracking compliance steps, and ensuring project schedules and designs align with required environmental analyses and cultural resource considerations.
Beyond planning and permitting, the sponsor is also responsible for follow-up evaluation and monitoring of project performance. This monitoring component is meant to confirm that completed projects are functioning as designed, that habitat conditions are actually improving, and that benefits to fish passage, stream function, and related objectives can be documented over time. The projects occur on state and private lands, but they are framed as public-benefit investments because they improve habitat conditions for at-risk fish species, strengthen watershed and stream processes, modernize irrigation-related infrastructure to reduce impacts and improve efficiency, and fix or upgrade road crossings that currently limit fish passage.
In terms of funding and administrative details, Reclamation anticipated making one award with an estimated total funding amount of $850,000, which is also listed as the award ceiling (with an award floor of $1). The opportunity falls under CFDA 15.517, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and does not require cost sharing or matching. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open broadly to applicant types as long as any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement are met. The notice was posted January 14, 2015, with a closing date updated to February 20, 2015, and it was archived January 14, 2016. For applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement, Reclamation provided a grants management contact: Melinda Ritacco, 208-378-5103, mritacco@usbr.gov, with additional details available through the Grants.gov listing.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a Bureau of Reclamation discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number R15AS00008) focused on developing, coordinating, and monitoring fish habitat projects in Washington State's Methow Subbasin.
What is the main goal of the award?
The goal is to bring in a qualified project sponsor to help move salmon and steelhead habitat improvement efforts from the planning stage into funded, permitted, and implemented on-the-ground projects.
Where will the work take place?
The work is centered in Washington's Methow Subbasin.
What types of projects does this opportunity support?
The opportunity focuses on practical habitat and infrastructure improvements intended to support threatened and endangered fish populations. Examples described include habitat improvements, irrigation-related infrastructure modernization to reduce impacts and improve efficiency, and improvements to road crossings to improve fish passage.
Who is Reclamation looking for as the sponsor?
Reclamation is looking for a qualified project sponsor that can serve as a coordinator and technical support partner, helping to advance projects from planning through funding, permitting, implementation support, and post-project monitoring.
What is the sponsor expected to do related to securing implementation funding?
The sponsor is expected to prepare and package grant applications to secure additional funding for project implementation and to help organize and advance proposed projects.
What outreach or coordination responsibilities are included?
The sponsor is expected to maintain active outreach with landowners and the broader community and help coordinate efforts needed to advance projects.
What permitting support is the sponsor expected to provide?
The sponsor is expected to develop permit applications and complete permit packages, coordinate meetings and site visits with local, state, and federal permitting agencies, and provide consultation on project designs and features so projects can meet environmental requirements and perform as intended once built.
What federal compliance coordination is part of the scope?
A significant part of the scope involves supporting compliance and coordination with federal environmental and cultural resource laws. The sponsor is expected to assist identified lead federal agencies with meeting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) responsibilities.
In practical terms, what does NEPA and NHPA assistance involve?
Based on the description, this typically includes helping compile supporting information, coordinating reviews, tracking compliance steps, and ensuring project schedules and designs align with required environmental analyses and cultural resource considerations.
Is monitoring of completed projects included?
Yes. The sponsor is responsible for follow-up evaluation and monitoring of project performance to confirm that completed projects are functioning as designed and that habitat conditions and related objectives can be documented over time.
What outcomes is the monitoring intended to document?
The monitoring component is intended to confirm habitat conditions are improving and that benefits to fish passage, stream function, and related objectives can be documented over time.
On what land types will projects occur?
The projects occur on state and private lands.
Why are projects on state and private lands described as public-benefit investments?
They are framed as public-benefit investments because they improve habitat conditions for at-risk fish species, strengthen watershed and stream processes, modernize irrigation-related infrastructure to reduce impacts and improve efficiency, and fix or upgrade road crossings that currently limit fish passage.
How many awards does Reclamation expect to make?
Reclamation anticipated making one award.
How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount is $850,000, and the award ceiling is also listed as $850,000.
Is there an award minimum?
Yes. The award floor is listed as $1.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching is not required under this opportunity.
What program authority is this opportunity under?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.517, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to applicant types, as long as any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement are met.
What is the funding opportunity number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is R15AS00008.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The notice was posted January 14, 2015. The closing date was updated to February 20, 2015.
Is this opportunity still active?
No. The listing indicates it was archived on January 14, 2016.
Where can applicants find the full announcement details?
Additional details are available through the Grants.gov listing referenced in the notice.
Who should applicants contact if they have trouble accessing the full announcement?
Reclamation provided a grants management contact: Melinda Ritacco, 208-378-5103, mritacco@usbr.gov.
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