Opportunity Information: Apply for F14AS00198
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Sustain Our Great Lakes Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662 Great Lakes Restoration.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 21, 2014 and posted on May 21, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 29, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $7,980,097.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under justification 505DM 2.14B 4.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Sustain Our Great Lakes Program opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00198) is a Great Lakes-focused conservation funding effort administered through a public-private partnership. The partnership brings together ArcelorMittal and multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S.D.A. Forest Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with NFWF serving as the program administrator. The core mission is to sustain, restore, and protect fish, wildlife, and habitat across the Great Lakes basin by pooling and leveraging funding, strengthening conservation capacity among partners, and directing resources toward priority ecological problems in the region.
This notice is not a typical competitive grant solicitation. Instead, it is a notice of intent to make a single-source award to NFWF specifically so NFWF can administer and run the Sustain Our Great Lakes Program. The posting makes clear there is no application process for other entities and no open competition for these funds. The justification for a single-source approach is based on the long-standing, congressionally formalized relationship between USFWS and NFWF, NFWF's region-specific grantmaking expertise, and NFWF's prior leadership administering Sustain Our Great Lakes for more than five years. In other words, the government is using this grant vehicle to fund the management and administration of the program through the one organization it considers uniquely qualified to deliver it at the basin-wide scale.
The award sits under the broader Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), a major interagency effort to accelerate restoration and protection work throughout the Great Lakes ecosystem. Funding for this agreement comes from GLRI Fiscal Year 2014 funds that were allocated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the EPA Great Lakes National Program Office. The underlying purpose is to keep the Sustain Our Great Lakes partnership operating as a coordinated funding and implementation platform that can support on-the-ground projects and strategic conservation outcomes throughout the basin.
From the funding details provided, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant in the natural resources area. The estimated total funding listed is $7,980,097, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000 and an award floor of $25,000. The announcement lists an expected 30 awards, which reflects the program's anticipated downstream grantmaking and project support activity under NFWF administration rather than multiple awards being made directly by the federal agency through this particular notice. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 15.662 (Great Lakes Restoration). No cost sharing or matching is required as part of this funding notice.
Key dates show the notice was posted on May 21, 2014, with an original and current closing date of May 29, 2014, and an archive date of May 30, 2014. Eligible applicants are effectively limited to the single intended recipient, because the agency states plainly that there is not an application process and that the notice is issued solely to document the intent to award noncompetitively to NFWF under the cited single-source justification (505 DM 2.14B(4)). The awarding agency is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
For anyone trying to locate additional official materials, the notice points to Grants.gov as the additional information link. A contact is also provided for access issues: Amy McGovern at 312-886-1474 and amymcgovern@fws.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a federal notice related to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Sustain Our Great Lakes Program (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00198). It supports a Great Lakes-focused conservation funding effort administered through a public-private partnership, with NFWF serving as the program administrator.
2) Is this a competitive grant that organizations can apply for?
No. The notice is not a typical competitive grant solicitation. It is a notice of intent to make a single-source (noncompetitive) award to NFWF specifically so NFWF can administer and run the Sustain Our Great Lakes Program. The posting states there is no application process for other entities.
3) Who is the intended recipient of this award?
The intended recipient is the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The notice explains it is issued solely to document the intent to award noncompetitively to NFWF.
4) Why is the award being made as a single-source (noncompetitive) award?
The justification described in the notice is based on the long-standing, congressionally formalized relationship between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and NFWF, NFWF's region-specific grantmaking expertise, and NFWF's prior leadership administering Sustain Our Great Lakes for more than five years. The notice cites the single-source justification authority as 505 DM 2.14B(4).
5) What is the mission or purpose of the Sustain Our Great Lakes Program?
The program's core mission is to sustain, restore, and protect fish, wildlife, and habitat across the Great Lakes basin by pooling and leveraging funding, strengthening conservation capacity among partners, and directing resources toward priority ecological problems in the region.
6) What geographic area does this program focus on?
The program is focused on the Great Lakes basin and is described as a Great Lakes-focused conservation funding effort.
7) Who administers the Sustain Our Great Lakes Program?
NFWF serves as the program administrator. The notice describes funding this agreement so NFWF can manage and administer the Sustain Our Great Lakes partnership as a coordinated funding and implementation platform.
8) Which organizations are part of the public-private partnership?
The partnership described in the notice brings together ArcelorMittal and multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S.D.A. Forest Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), with NFWF serving as the program administrator.
9) How does this opportunity relate to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)?
The notice states the award sits under the broader Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), an interagency effort to accelerate restoration and protection throughout the Great Lakes ecosystem.
10) Where does the funding come from (as described in the notice)?
Funding for this agreement is described as coming from GLRI Fiscal Year 2014 funds that were allocated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the EPA Great Lakes National Program Office.
11) What is the awarding federal agency?
The awarding agency is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
12) What type of grant is this categorized as?
The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant in the natural resources area.
13) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 15.662 (Great Lakes Restoration).
14) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding listed is $7,980,097.
15) What are the award ceiling and award floor amounts?
The award ceiling is listed as $3,000,000 and the award floor is listed as $25,000.
16) Does this notice require cost sharing or matching funds?
No. The notice indicates that no cost sharing or matching is required as part of this funding notice.
17) The notice mentions an expected 30 awards. Does that mean 30 organizations will receive awards directly from this federal notice?
Not as described in the notice. While the announcement lists an expected 30 awards, the notice explains this reflects the program's anticipated downstream grantmaking and project support activity under NFWF administration, rather than multiple awards being made directly by the federal agency through this particular notice.
18) What are the key dates for this notice?
The notice was posted on May 21, 2014. The original and current closing date is May 29, 2014. The archive date is May 30, 2014.
19) Can other entities apply through Grants.gov for this specific funding opportunity?
The notice states there is no application process for other entities and that the notice is issued solely to document the intent to award noncompetitively to NFWF. It also points to Grants.gov as the additional information link.
20) Where can someone find additional official information referenced by the notice?
The notice points to Grants.gov as the additional information link.
21) Who should be contacted for access issues or questions about accessing materials?
The notice provides a contact for access issues: Amy McGovern at 312-886-1474 and amymcgovern@fws.gov.
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