Opportunity Information: Apply for F13AS00309
Apply for F13AS00309
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NAWPA Committee Facilitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.659 National Wildlife Refuge Fund.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 14, 2013 and posted on Aug 14, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 22, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $24,999.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $24,999.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The NAWPA Committee Facilitation grant (Funding Opportunity Number F13AS00309) was a discretionary Fish and Wildlife Service funding opportunity in the Natural Resources category designed to support coordination and day-to-day operational needs of the North American Wilderness Protection Association (NAWPA) Committee and its related groups. The project centers on hands-on facilitation work that keeps a multi-member committee functioning smoothly, helps leadership plan and run meetings effectively, and ensures the committee's outputs are captured, organized, and communicated to the right audiences. The opportunity was structured as a single grant award with a fixed total amount of $24,999 (which also served as both the award ceiling and floor), and it did not require cost sharing or matching funds.
At the core of the scope of work is committee and working-group facilitation. The recipient is expected to help assemble and support NAWPA Committee members and their representatives by assisting the Working Committee Chair with logistics and substance for meetings and teleconferences, including developing agenda discussion topics, preparing briefing books, and recording and maintaining meeting notes. A key expectation is continuity and institutional memory: the awardee must review past and ongoing committee work so that lessons learned are incorporated and progress is tracked rather than lost across transitions. In addition to meeting support, the grant calls for communications assistance to the Coordinating Group, particularly in their interactions with agency heads and staff, which implies drafting, coordinating, and streamlining communication flows between leadership and operational contacts.
Another major component is NAWPA website management, done in coordination with the Working Committee. This includes regularly posting Working Group products, adding updated photos and implementation plans, and improving the site's usefulness to the general public. The opportunity specifically notes that an interactive map was to be developed that year and would require a software upgrade, indicating both content updates and light technical project management to ensure the platform can support new functionality. The awardee is also expected to help prepare formal NAWPA Committee and Working Committee reports with the Working Chair. Because the Fish and Wildlife Service was set to chair the NAWPA Committee from May 2013 through May 2014, the project also anticipates extra support to help the Service meet the demands of that chairing role, including administrative and reporting obligations.
Deliverable tracking and reporting is emphasized throughout. The grantee must track and report outputs from the Working and Coordinating Groups, and the announcement flags that Working Groups and their composition were expected to change significantly, creating extra workload tied to transition planning, additional meetings, and more intensive reporting needs. The grant also supports NAWPA engagement in broader conservation policy and practitioner networks, including assistance related to NAWPA Committee, Working Committee, and Working Group matters for the World Wilderness Congress, and support for NAWPA interactions with the Canada/Mexico/U.S. Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management as well as other North American intergovernmental bodies. Beyond North America, the work includes helping disseminate best management practices and lessons learned to international wildland conservation practitioners, which positions the committee's work as both a regional and global knowledge resource.
A time-sensitive priority in the announcement is ensuring visibility of specific NAWPA Working Groups at major events in 2013, particularly around the 10th World Wilderness Congress in October 2013. The grant requires that the work of the Climate Change, Marine, and Ecosystem Services Working Groups be represented at the Government Forum that precedes the Congress and also be featured appropriately in Congress workshops. Taken together, these requirements point to a facilitation-and-communications award that combines meeting planning, documentation, web content management, interagency coordination, and conference/program support, with the goal of keeping NAWPA committee operations coherent while amplifying its work to government partners, intergovernmental bodies, and the broader public.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was open only to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). It anticipated one award under CFDA 15.659 (National Wildlife Refuge Fund). The posting date was August 14, 2013, with an original closing date of August 15, 2013, later extended to August 22, 2013, and the announcement was archived on September 14, 2013. The listed agency contact for access issues was Nancy Roeper at the Fish and Wildlife Service (703-358-2389).
NAWPA Committee Facilitation Grant (F13AS00309) - FAQs
What is the NAWPA Committee Facilitation grant (F13AS00309)?
The NAWPA Committee Facilitation grant (Funding Opportunity Number F13AS00309) was a discretionary U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding opportunity in the Natural Resources category. Its purpose was to support coordination and day-to-day operational needs of the North American Wilderness Protection Association (NAWPA) Committee and related groups through hands-on facilitation, communications support, documentation, and website management.
Which federal agency offered this opportunity?
This funding opportunity was offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
What was the CFDA number associated with this grant?
The opportunity anticipated one award under CFDA 15.659 (National Wildlife Refuge Fund).
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity was structured as a single grant award (one award anticipated).
How much funding was available?
The grant had a fixed total award amount of $24,999. This amount served as both the award ceiling and the award floor.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching funds.
Who was eligible to apply?
The opportunity was open only to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status. Institutions of higher education were explicitly excluded.
What was the primary purpose of the funded work?
The work centered on keeping a multi-member NAWPA Committee operating smoothly by providing facilitation support, helping plan and run meetings effectively, and ensuring committee outputs were captured, organized, and communicated to the right audiences.
What kinds of facilitation services were expected?
The recipient was expected to support NAWPA Committee members and representatives by assisting the Working Committee Chair with meeting and teleconference logistics and substance. This included developing agenda discussion topics, preparing briefing books, recording meeting notes, and maintaining those notes as a committee record.
What documentation and recordkeeping responsibilities were included?
The scope included recording and maintaining meeting notes and emphasizing continuity and institutional memory. The awardee was expected to review past and ongoing committee work so lessons learned were incorporated and progress could be tracked through transitions.
What reporting and deliverable tracking was required?
Deliverable tracking and reporting was emphasized throughout the announcement. The grantee was expected to track and report outputs from the Working and Coordinating Groups, including additional workload tied to anticipated changes in Working Groups and their composition (transition planning, additional meetings, and more intensive reporting).
Did the grant include communications support, and for whom?
Yes. The grant called for communications assistance to the Coordinating Group, particularly for interactions with agency heads and staff. This implied drafting, coordinating, and streamlining communication flows between leadership and operational contacts.
What website-related work was included in the scope?
The opportunity included NAWPA website management in coordination with the Working Committee. Expected tasks included regularly posting Working Group products, adding updated photos and implementation plans, and improving the site's usefulness to the general public.
Was any new web functionality planned?
Yes. The opportunity specifically noted that an interactive map was to be developed that year and would require a software upgrade, indicating both content updates and light technical project management to support new functionality.
Were formal reports part of the required work?
Yes. The awardee was expected to help prepare formal NAWPA Committee and Working Committee reports with the Working Chair.
Why did the announcement mention extra support tied to Fish and Wildlife Service leadership?
The Fish and Wildlife Service was set to chair the NAWPA Committee from May 2013 through May 2014. The project anticipated extra support to help the Service meet demands of the chairing role, including administrative and reporting obligations.
Did the grant support participation in conferences or major events?
Yes. The grant supported NAWPA engagement related to committee and working group matters for the World Wilderness Congress and included conference/program support components.
Which working groups were specifically highlighted for visibility in 2013 events?
The announcement highlighted the Climate Change, Marine, and Ecosystem Services Working Groups, requiring that their work be represented at the Government Forum preceding the 10th World Wilderness Congress (October 2013) and featured appropriately in Congress workshops.
Did the scope include coordination with international or intergovernmental bodies?
Yes. The grant supported NAWPA interactions with the Canada/Mexico/U.S. Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management and other North American intergovernmental bodies. It also included disseminating best management practices and lessons learned to international wildland conservation practitioners.
What dates were associated with the posting and closing of the opportunity?
The posting date was August 14, 2013. The original closing date was August 15, 2013, and it was later extended to August 22, 2013.
When was the announcement archived?
The announcement was archived on September 14, 2013.
Who was the agency contact listed for access issues?
The listed agency contact for access issues was Nancy Roeper at the Fish and Wildlife Service, reachable at 703-358-2389.
What kinds of outputs were intended to be shared with the public?
The scope pointed to public-facing updates via the NAWPA website, including posting Working Group products and adding updated photos and implementation plans, with the stated goal of improving the site's usefulness to the general public.
What does the opportunity suggest about workload changes during the period of performance?
The announcement flagged that Working Groups and their composition were expected to change significantly, which would increase workload related to transition planning, additional meetings, and more intensive reporting needs.
What is the overall character of this grant (in plain terms)?
It was primarily a facilitation-and-communications support award that combined meeting planning, documentation, website content management, interagency coordination, and conference/program support to keep NAWPA committee operations coherent and to amplify its work to government partners, intergovernmental bodies, and the broader public.
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