Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00252
Apply for F16AS00252
- The DOI-FWS in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Marine Communities Impacted by Extreme Climate Events" 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 Jun 01, 2016 and posted on Jun 01, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 01, 2016. (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 $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 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 "Marine Communities Impacted by Extreme Climate Events" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00252) was a FY2017 discretionary grant issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS) through the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC). Its core purpose was to help marine-dependent communities in Hawaii and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands learn practical lessons from recent extreme climate events and use those lessons to strengthen future preparedness, day-to-day management, and long-term climate adaptation. Rather than funding isolated research for its own sake, the program was framed as an applied adaptation initiative focused on turning experience and evidence into better decisions, policies, and management actions.
The funding was structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning awardees were expected to work closely and collaboratively with PICCC rather than operating entirely independently. PICCC specifically sought statements of interest and full proposals from teams that combined on-the-ground community perspectives with technical and decision-making capacity. Competitive teams could include community representatives, marine resource managers, researchers, and other decision-makers, with an emphasis on cooperative, multi-party efforts that are already confronting real impacts from events like marine heatwaves, coral bleaching, storm damage, unusual rainfall and runoff patterns, drought-related stress, or other climate-driven extremes affecting coastal and nearshore resources.
Projects were expected to operate at meaningful management scales, such as island-wide or archipelago-wide, and to address several connected goals. First, teams needed to improve understanding of how extreme climate events affect the biophysical environment and marine resources, which can include coral reef condition, fisheries productivity, habitat integrity, water quality, and related ecological indicators. Second, projects were expected to evaluate how response decisions and actions played out in practice, including what happened when action was delayed or not taken. Third, PICCC wanted teams to explicitly learn from previous responses to extreme events, identifying what worked, what did not, and why, so that future responses are not improvised from scratch. Finally, the program aimed to translate these findings into concrete outcomes by establishing, updating, or improving marine resource policies and management measures that can better handle future climate variability and support longer-term adaptation.
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicant types could apply as long as they met any requirements described in the full notice. The opportunity anticipated up to four awards, with an award ceiling of $150,000. The notice was posted June 1, 2016, and the application deadline was August 1, 2016. The activity aligned with environment, natural resources, and science and technology research and development categories (CFDA 15.669), but the emphasis was clearly on actionable, decision-relevant work that strengthens community and agency capacity to respond to climate extremes affecting marine systems in the Pacific.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Marine Communities Impacted by Extreme Climate Events" grant opportunity?
It was a FY2017 discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS) through the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC). The funding opportunity number was F16AS00252.
What was the core purpose of this opportunity?
The purpose was to help marine-dependent communities in Hawaii and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands learn practical lessons from recent extreme climate events and use those lessons to strengthen preparedness, day-to-day management, and long-term climate adaptation.
Was this opportunity focused on research, or on applied management and adaptation?
It was framed as an applied adaptation initiative. The emphasis was on turning experience and evidence into better decisions, policies, and management actions, rather than funding isolated research for its own sake.
Which agency and program administered the opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS), through the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC).
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding was structured as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award was a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement means awardees were expected to work closely and collaboratively with PICCC, rather than operating entirely independently.
Who was the opportunity intended to benefit geographically?
It was aimed at marine-dependent communities in Hawaii and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands.
What kinds of climate events were projects expected to learn from?
Examples mentioned included marine heatwaves, coral bleaching, storm damage, unusual rainfall and runoff patterns, drought-related stress, and other climate-driven extremes affecting coastal and nearshore resources.
What kinds of teams or partnerships were encouraged to apply?
PICCC sought proposals from teams that combined on-the-ground community perspectives with technical and decision-making capacity. Competitive teams could include community representatives, marine resource managers, researchers, and other decision-makers.
Were proposals expected to be collaborative?
Yes. The opportunity emphasized cooperative, multi-party efforts that were already confronting real impacts from extreme climate events.
What management scale were projects expected to operate at?
Projects were expected to operate at meaningful management scales, such as island-wide or archipelago-wide.
What were the main goals projects were expected to address?
Projects were expected to address several connected goals: (1) improve understanding of how extreme climate events affect the biophysical environment and marine resources; (2) evaluate how response decisions and actions played out in practice, including what happened when action was delayed or not taken; (3) learn explicitly from previous responses by identifying what worked, what did not, and why; and (4) translate findings into concrete outcomes by establishing, updating, or improving marine resource policies and management measures.
What kinds of impacts and indicators could be included in the biophysical and marine resource analysis?
The notice referenced potential focus areas such as coral reef condition, fisheries productivity, habitat integrity, water quality, and related ecological indicators.
How did the opportunity address decision-making during extreme events?
Projects were expected to evaluate real-world response decisions and actions, including the consequences of delayed action or not taking action, and to extract practical lessons that can guide future responses.
What kinds of outcomes were expected at the end of a project?
The program aimed for concrete outcomes such as establishing, updating, or improving marine resource policies and management measures to better handle future climate variability and support longer-term adaptation.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated up to four awards.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $150,000.
Was eligibility limited to specific applicant types?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicant types could apply as long as they met any requirements described in the full notice.
When was the opportunity posted?
The notice was posted on June 1, 2016.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was August 1, 2016.
What categories or program classification was this opportunity associated with?
The activity aligned with environment, natural resources, and science and technology research and development categories under CFDA 15.669.
What made a proposal a strong fit for this opportunity?
Based on the description, strong-fit proposals emphasized applied, decision-relevant work; integrated community experience with technical and management capacity; operated at management-relevant scales (island-wide or archipelago-wide); and produced practical lessons and policy or management improvements tied directly to extreme climate events affecting marine systems.
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