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Opportunity Summary:

The North American Wetlands Conservation Fund notice (Funding Opportunity Number FWS R4 12 014) is not a standard, open grant solicitation. Instead, it is a Notice of Intent to Award issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announcing plans to make a single-source grant agreement to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. under CFDA 15.623. No full announcement is provided because the agency is not seeking competitive proposals; the notice is meant to document the government’s intent to continue funding an ongoing project where competition is viewed as disruptive to progress and continuity.

The funded work supports the Tennessee Partners Project, a long-running, multi-partner conservation effort focused on enhancing, restoring, and managing wetland habitat on private lands in western Tennessee. The project is designed primarily to benefit waterfowl, but it also supports shorebirds and other wetland-dependent wildlife. It operates through collaboration among private landowners and several agencies and organizations, including Ducks Unlimited, FWS, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Chickasaw Shiloh RCD Council, and the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service. Partners contribute a mix of cash, in-kind support, and technical assistance, reflecting a cooperative model where federal funding helps leverage broader on-the-ground capacity.

Programmatically, the Tennessee Partners Project is tied to larger regional and continental conservation strategies. The notice explicitly links the work to the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, and the Ducks Unlimited Conservation Plan, indicating the grant is intended to advance established habitat and migratory bird objectives rather than create a new stand-alone initiative. Ducks Unlimited has served as the lead delivery organization since 1993, and the notice highlights measurable accomplishments to justify continued support, including more than 20,080 acres of shallow water habitat enhanced or developed on private lands and over 68,595 acres receiving technical assistance in western Tennessee.

The legal and policy basis for the award is also spelled out. The authority cited includes Section 1 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742(a)(4)). The single-source approach is justified under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2, paragraph 2.14(B)(4)), which allows an award to an applicant deemed uniquely qualified due to technical expertise. The notice further states that substantial involvement by FWS is expected during implementation, signaling an active federal role in guiding or coordinating project execution rather than a purely hands-off pass-through grant.

From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant in the natural resources category with one expected award. The estimated total funding is $10,000, with both the award floor and ceiling set at $10,000, and no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated. The posting date was September 7, 2012, with an original and current closing date of September 14, 2012, and an archive date of October 14, 2012. Eligibility is nominally categorized as “Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,” but in practice the notice makes clear the intended recipient is Ducks Unlimited as part of a continuation award.

Finally, the notice emphasizes that the government’s decision not to compete the assistance is entirely at the awarding agency’s discretion and reiterates that this is not a request for competitive applications. For questions, the notice provides points of contact: Jon Wessman at (870) 946-6417 and Janice McNeill, Contract Specialist, at (404) 679-4056 or janicemcneill@fws.gov.

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