Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00098
Apply for F16AS00098
- The DOI-FWS in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Natural Resources Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.658.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 04, 2016 and posted on Feb 04, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 04, 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 $1,750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 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 Natural Resources Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00098) is a discretionary grant program administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI-FWS), under CFDA 15.658. Its core purpose is to support work that restores natural resources that have been injured by oil spills or releases of hazardous substances. In practice, this program aligns with the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) process, where designated Natural Resource Trustees identify which natural resources were harmed, evaluate how severe and widespread the injuries are, pursue financial recovery from the parties responsible for the spill or release, and then design and implement restoration projects to return affected resources and habitats to their baseline condition (and to compensate for interim losses while recovery is underway).
The activities supported under this opportunity generally fit into a sequence of NRDA steps. First, trustees and partners may conduct investigations to locate and document injuries to resources such as fish and wildlife, habitats, water resources, and other trust assets. Next, they determine the extent of the injury, which can involve field assessments, sampling, monitoring, and technical analyses that quantify impacts over time and across locations. The NRDA framework also includes calculating and recovering damages from responsible parties, which is a key mechanism for funding restoration; the program description emphasizes the role of trustees in pursuing that recovery and then translating those recovered funds into on-the-ground restoration. Finally, the program supports restoration planning and implementation, meaning the development of restoration plans and the execution of projects that repair, replace, or acquire the equivalent of injured resources, often through habitat rehabilitation, species recovery actions, and other ecological restoration measures.
Eligibility for applicants is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full notice text. The funding instrument is a grant, with an award ceiling of $1,750,000 per award. The opportunity anticipated making about five awards. The notice was created and posted on February 4, 2016, with an application closing date of April 4, 2016 (both the original and current closing dates are the same in the source data).
This opportunity is grounded in several major federal environmental statutes that authorize NRDA and related restoration actions. These include the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., which covers releases of hazardous substances and enables recovery of damages for injured natural resources; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), 33 U.S.C. 1251-1387, which provides authorities related to water pollution impacts; the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 U.S.C. 742a-742j, which supports conservation and management responsibilities; and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-380), which specifically addresses oil spill liability and natural resource damage recovery and restoration. Together, these authorities provide the legal basis for trustees to assess injuries, seek compensation from responsible parties, and ensure restoration is planned and implemented in a way that measurably benefits the affected public trust resources.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Natural Resources Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F16AS00098.
Which agency administers this program?
This is a discretionary grant program administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 15.658.
What is the core purpose of the program?
The purpose is to support work that restores natural resources injured by oil spills or releases of hazardous substances.
How does this grant relate to the NRDA process?
The program aligns with the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) process. Under NRDA, designated Natural Resource Trustees identify injured resources, evaluate the severity and extent of injury, pursue financial recovery from responsible parties, and plan and implement restoration to return resources and habitats to baseline conditions and compensate for interim losses during recovery.
What kinds of natural resources or assets may be addressed?
The opportunity references investigations and assessments involving trust resources such as fish and wildlife, habitats, water resources, and other trust assets that may be injured by spills or hazardous substance releases.
What types of activities are supported under this grant?
Supported activities generally follow a sequence of NRDA steps, including:
- Investigations to locate and document injuries to natural resources and habitats
- Injury determination and quantification, including field assessments, sampling, monitoring, and technical analyses to evaluate extent, severity, and impacts over time and across locations
- Support connected to damage recovery, reflecting the trustee role in pursuing financial recovery from responsible parties and translating recovered funds into restoration
- Restoration planning and implementation, including developing restoration plans and carrying out projects to repair, replace, or acquire the equivalent of injured resources (for example, habitat rehabilitation, species recovery actions, and other ecological restoration measures)
Does the program fund only restoration implementation, or also assessment and planning?
Based on the program description, it supports work across multiple NRDA stages, including investigations, assessment/monitoring/analysis, restoration planning, and restoration implementation.
What is meant by restoring resources to "baseline condition"?
In the context provided, baseline condition refers to returning affected resources and habitats to their pre-injury state. The description also notes restoration may compensate for interim losses while recovery is underway.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may be included in the full notice text.
What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a grant.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $1,750,000 per award.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated making approximately five awards.
When was the opportunity posted?
The notice was created and posted on February 4, 2016.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was April 4, 2016. The information provided indicates the original and current closing dates are the same.
What legal authorities support this NRDA and restoration work?
The opportunity is grounded in several federal statutes that authorize NRDA and related restoration actions, including:
- CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
- Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C. 1251-1387
- Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 U.S.C. 742a-742j
- Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-380)
What role do Natural Resource Trustees play, as described here?
As described, trustees identify injured resources, evaluate the severity and extent of injuries, pursue financial recovery from responsible parties, and then design and implement restoration projects to restore resources to baseline conditions and compensate for interim losses.
What is meant by recovering damages from responsible parties?
The description explains that a key mechanism for funding restoration is for trustees to calculate and recover damages from the parties responsible for the spill or release, and then use those recovered funds to support on-the-ground restoration.
What general types of restoration outcomes does the program emphasize?
The program emphasizes restoration that measurably benefits affected public trust resources, including actions to repair, replace, or acquire the equivalent of injured natural resources and habitats, such as habitat rehabilitation and species recovery actions.
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