Opportunity Information: Apply for F14AS00390
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Marine Turtle Conservation Fund" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.645 Marine Turtle Conservation Fund.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 6, 2015 and posted on Aug 11, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 1, 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 $600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $117,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 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.
- Applicants can be individuals multi national secretariats state and local government agencies non profit, non governmental organizations and public and private institutions of higher education. U.S. non profit, non governmental organizations must submit documentary evidence of their Section 501(c)(3) non profit status
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Opportunity Summary:
The Marine Turtle Conservation Fund is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant program created under the Marine Turtle Conservation Act (MTCA) of 2004 to support practical, on-the-ground conservation efforts for marine turtles in countries outside the United States and its territories. It targets six species: green turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), and Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii). The program exists because many populations have declined globally and continue to face serious, ongoing threats, and the intent is to provide financial support for projects that protect nesting populations and habitats and reduce other major pressures affecting long-term survival.
This opportunity is focused on threat reduction and lasting conservation outcomes, not research for its own sake. Proposals are expected to lay out specific conservation actions that have a strong chance of producing durable benefits, such as improved protection of nesting beaches, reduced take or illegal trade, minimized bycatch, stronger community-based stewardship, or better management of critical habitat. Projects that lean heavily on data collection, monitoring, or status assessments can still be competitive, but only if applicants clearly explain how the information will directly lead to management decisions or enforcement action. Applicants must also explain why missing information has previously prevented effective management. Proposals that do not clearly show how the work will reduce threats, or that fail to connect research to concrete management action, are explicitly at risk of disqualification.
Geographically, the work is intended to occur within the natural range of these species and must be carried out outside the United States. If any activities are proposed outside the species range, the application needs to make a clear, defensible case for how that work directly supports marine turtle conservation. The program also allows projects related to climate change adaptation, mitigation, and education, but only when those components provide clear and direct support for the primary conservation objectives (meaning they should not be stand-alone outreach or climate projects without a measurable link to reducing threats to turtles and their habitats).
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00390) that can be awarded as either a grant or a cooperative agreement. The program anticipated around 40 awards, with an estimated total funding pool of $600,000. Individual award amounts were expected to range from $5,000 (floor) up to $117,000 (ceiling). There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated for this opportunity, which can make it more accessible for applicants that may not have substantial cash match available.
Eligibility is broad and described as unrestricted, with the opportunity open to individuals, multinational secretariats, state and local government agencies, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, and public or private institutions of higher education. U.S.-based nonprofit applicants must provide documentation of 501(c)(3) status. The funding activity category is listed under environment, natural resources, and regional development, reflecting the program's emphasis on practical conservation and resource management outcomes.
Key dates listed for the opportunity include an initial posting date of August 11, 2014, with an original closing date of October 1, 2014, and a later current closing date of April 1, 2015. For application access issues or questions, the notice provides a contact at the Fish and Wildlife Service: Nikole Tucker (703-358-2379) and the program email MSCFMarineturtle@fws.gov.
Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) - FAQs
1) What is the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund?
The Marine Turtle Conservation Fund is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant program created under the Marine Turtle Conservation Act (MTCA) of 2004. It supports practical, on-the-ground conservation efforts for marine turtles in countries outside the United States and its territories.
2) What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is designed to reduce threats and produce lasting conservation outcomes for marine turtles. The emphasis is on actions that protect nesting populations and habitats and reduce major pressures affecting long-term survival, rather than research conducted for its own sake.
3) Which marine turtle species does the program target?
The program targets six species:
- Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)
- Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
- Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea)
- Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
4) Where must the project work take place?
The work is intended to occur within the natural range of the target species and must be carried out outside the United States. If any activities are proposed outside the species range, the application must make a clear, defensible case for how that work directly supports marine turtle conservation.
5) What kinds of projects are most competitive?
Projects are expected to propose specific conservation actions that have a strong chance of producing durable benefits. Examples described in the notice include:
- Improved protection of nesting beaches
- Reduced take or illegal trade
- Minimized bycatch
- Stronger community-based stewardship
- Better management of critical habitat
6) Is research or monitoring allowed?
Projects that rely heavily on data collection, monitoring, or status assessments can still be competitive, but only if the proposal clearly explains how the information will directly lead to management decisions or enforcement action.
7) What must applicants explain if they propose significant data collection?
Applicants are expected to explain (1) how the information gathered will directly drive management or enforcement actions and (2) why missing information has previously prevented effective management.
8) What could put a proposal at risk of disqualification?
Proposals are explicitly at risk of disqualification if they do not clearly show how the work will reduce threats, or if they fail to connect research components to concrete management action.
9) Are climate change-related projects eligible?
Climate change adaptation and mitigation activities are allowed, but only when they provide clear and direct support for the primary conservation objectives. They should not be stand-alone climate projects without a measurable link to reducing threats to turtles and their habitats.
10) Are education and outreach activities eligible?
Education components are allowed when they clearly and directly support the primary conservation objectives. Stand-alone outreach that does not have a measurable connection to threat reduction is not aligned with the opportunity as described.
11) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is F14AS00390.
12) What type of award will be made?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity and awards can be made as either a grant or a cooperative agreement.
13) How much funding is available in total, and how many awards are expected?
The opportunity anticipated around 40 awards with an estimated total funding pool of $600,000.
14) What is the expected size of individual awards?
Individual award amounts were expected to range from $5,000 (floor) up to $117,000 (ceiling).
15) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated for this opportunity.
16) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as broad and unrestricted. The opportunity is open to individuals, multinational secretariats, state and local government agencies, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, and public or private institutions of higher education.
17) Do U.S.-based nonprofit applicants need to provide any documentation?
Yes. U.S.-based nonprofit applicants must provide documentation of 501(c)(3) status.
18) What funding activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The funding activity category is listed under environment, natural resources, and regional development.
19) What are the key dates for this opportunity?
The notice lists an initial posting date of August 11, 2014, an original closing date of October 1, 2014, and a later current closing date of April 1, 2015.
20) Who should applicants contact with questions or application access issues?
The notice provides the following Fish and Wildlife Service contacts:
- Nikole Tucker: 703-358-2379
- Email: MSCFMarineturtle@fws.gov
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