Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS NCTC 2011 14
Apply for FWS NCTC 2011 14
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the education environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "EnvironMentors Program Coordinator Teacher Curriculum Manual" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.649 Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training).
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 22, 2011 and posted on Jun 22, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $25,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligibility Explanation There is not an application process for EnvironMentors Program Coordinator Teacher Curriculum Manual. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant under justification 505 DM 2.14B(1) to the National Council for Science and the Environment.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding notice, titled "EnvironMentors Program Coordinator Teacher Curriculum Manual" (Funding Opportunity Number FWS NCTC 2011 14), is a Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announcement that functions as a notice of intent rather than an open competition. USFWS states clearly that it is not seeking applications and that there is no application process for this opportunity. Instead, the agency plans to make a single source cooperative agreement award to the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) under Department Manual authority 505 DM 2, specifically using justification 2.14B(1) for an unsolicited proposal. In practical terms, USFWS is explaining that NCSE brought forward a unique or innovative approach that is not already covered by a current or planned contract or assistance award, and that USFWS considers it beneficial to meeting program goals, so the agency is using that rationale to award directly to NCSE.
The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to develop a digital, online version of the EnvironMentors (EM) Program Coordinator and Teacher Curriculum Manual and to support its rollout to existing program sites. The work product is not described as a one time static document; it is structured as a curriculum broken into nine monthly segments. Those segments are intended to be distributed on a monthly schedule across the 2011 to 2012 academic year to EnvironMentors Coordinators and Teachers at thirteen university based EnvironMentors chapters located around the country. Alongside the monthly curriculum releases, NCSE and USFWS plan to provide ongoing implementation support through monthly webinars and conference calls. The support component is a central feature of the project because it is designed to help chapter staff translate the curriculum into consistent on the ground programming within their own local communities.
This effort connects to the broader EnvironMentors model, which focuses on pairing minority high school students with mentors drawn from colleges and universities and from the science and environmental professional community. The program emphasizes one to one mentoring relationships and culminates in students and mentors working together over an academic year to design and complete rigorous environmental science research projects. The notice frames the curriculum manual as an enabling tool that strengthens chapter level delivery of the program, helping coordinators and teachers guide students through research experiences that can build skills, confidence, and exposure to environmental and conservation career pathways.
USFWS also places the project within a larger federal priority, describing it as aligned with the Secretary of the Interior's initiative to engage and educate underrepresented youth and help prepare them to become the next generation of conservation professionals. The funding activity categories listed for the opportunity reflect that blend of education and conservation workforce development, including Education, Environment, and Natural Resources, and the CFDA listing is 15.649 (Service Training and Technical Assistance, generic training). The planned award profile is small and targeted: one expected award with an estimated total funding amount of 25,000 dollars, an award ceiling of 25,000 dollars, and no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Key administrative details underscore that this was a time bound notice posted June 22, 2011, with an original and current closing date of July 15, 2011, and an archive date of August 14, 2011, but the "closing" functions more as a formal timeline marker for the public notice rather than a deadline for applicants since the award was intended as single source. For additional information or access issues related to the announcement, the listed agency contact is Tracy McCleaf, Agreements Coordinator, at 304 876 7781.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title and Funding Opportunity Number for this notice?
The notice is titled "EnvironMentors Program Coordinator Teacher Curriculum Manual" and the Funding Opportunity Number is FWS NCTC 2011 14.
2) Which federal agency is associated with this funding notice?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announcement.
3) Is this an open grant competition?
No. USFWS states that this announcement functions as a notice of intent rather than an open competition.
4) Can organizations submit an application for this opportunity?
No. USFWS states clearly that it is not seeking applications and that there is no application process for this opportunity.
5) Why is there no application process?
The agency indicates it plans to make a single source cooperative agreement award, meaning the award is intended to go to one specific organization rather than being competed through an application process.
6) Who is the intended recipient of the single source award?
The planned single source cooperative agreement award is intended for the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE).
7) What authority is cited for making a single source award?
USFWS cites Department Manual authority 505 DM 2, using justification 2.14B(1) for an unsolicited proposal.
8) What does the cited justification mean in practical terms?
In practical terms, USFWS is describing that NCSE brought forward a unique or innovative approach that is not already covered by a current or planned contract or assistance award, and that USFWS considers it beneficial to meeting program goals. Based on that rationale, the agency plans to award directly to NCSE.
9) What type of award is being planned?
The notice describes a cooperative agreement (single source) rather than a standard competed grant.
10) What is the purpose of the cooperative agreement?
The purpose is to develop a digital, online version of the EnvironMentors (EM) Program Coordinator and Teacher Curriculum Manual and to support its rollout to existing program sites.
11) Is the curriculum described as a single static document?
No. The work product is described as a curriculum structured into nine monthly segments, rather than a one-time static document.
12) How will the curriculum be delivered and on what schedule?
The nine monthly segments are intended to be distributed on a monthly schedule across the 2011 to 2012 academic year.
13) Who will receive the curriculum segments?
The segments are intended for EnvironMentors Coordinators and Teachers at thirteen university-based EnvironMentors chapters located around the country.
14) What support is included beyond the curriculum content itself?
Alongside monthly curriculum releases, NCSE and USFWS plan to provide ongoing implementation support through monthly webinars and conference calls.
15) Why are webinars and conference calls included in the project design?
The support component is described as central to the project because it is intended to help chapter staff translate the curriculum into consistent, on-the-ground programming within their local communities.
16) What is the EnvironMentors model referenced in the notice?
The EnvironMentors model focuses on pairing minority high school students with mentors drawn from colleges and universities and from the science and environmental professional community.
17) What is emphasized about the mentoring structure?
The program emphasizes one-to-one mentoring relationships.
18) What is the student outcome or culminating activity described?
Students and mentors work together over an academic year to design and complete rigorous environmental science research projects.
19) How does the curriculum manual fit into the EnvironMentors program goals?
The notice frames the curriculum manual as an enabling tool intended to strengthen chapter-level delivery of the program by helping coordinators and teachers guide students through research experiences that can build skills, confidence, and exposure to environmental and conservation career pathways.
20) What broader federal priority does USFWS say this effort supports?
USFWS describes the project as aligned with the Secretary of the Interior's initiative to engage and educate underrepresented youth and help prepare them to become the next generation of conservation professionals.
21) What activity categories are associated with this funding notice?
The funding activity categories listed reflect education and conservation workforce development, including Education, Environment, and Natural Resources.
22) What CFDA listing is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing provided is 15.649 (Service Training and Technical Assistance, generic training).
23) How many awards are expected under this notice?
The notice indicates one expected award.
24) What is the estimated total funding amount and award ceiling?
The estimated total funding amount is $25,000, and the award ceiling is also $25,000.
25) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice specifies that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
26) When was the notice posted?
The notice was posted on June 22, 2011.
27) What are the closing and archive dates listed?
The original and current closing date is July 15, 2011, and the archive date is August 14, 2011.
28) Does the closing date operate like an application deadline?
Not in the typical sense. The notice explains that the "closing" functions more as a formal timeline marker for public notice rather than a deadline for applicants, since the award was intended to be single source and there is no application process.
29) Who can be contacted for additional information or access issues?
The listed agency contact is Tracy McCleaf, Agreements Coordinator, at 304 876 7781.
30) What should someone do if they are interested in funding through this notice?
Because USFWS states there is no application process and the award is intended as a single source cooperative agreement to NCSE, the notice does not provide a pathway for other organizations to apply. For questions about the announcement itself or access issues, the notice provides the agency contact information listed.
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