Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS MWP11 TESF
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- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Award to Turner Endangered Species for Mexican Wolf Project Support" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.657 Endangered Species Conservation Recovery Implementation Funds.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 29, 2011 and posted on Mar 30, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 6, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $145,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $145,000.00 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.
- The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to continue the previous agreement and to sustain the current collaborative partnership that exists between the Service and TESF in the implementation of the Service s Mexican Wolf Recovery Program (MWRP). The Mexican wolf was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1976. In December of 1997, TESF entered into a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Service to construct and maintain a pre release Mexican wolf facility at Ladder Ranch, a Turner Ranch Property, LP, in southern New Mexico. As agreed, TESF constructed this facility and have continued to maintain both it and the wolves held there at no cost to the Service. In 2001, TESF entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Service at the national level to facilitate TESF s ability to assist the Service in meeting the Service s mission. The physical and intellectual infrastructure TESF has developed with respect to Mexican wolf recovery during the past 10 years is of value to the MWRP. The objective of this agreement is to have TESF Ladder Ranch continue contributions to the pre release care and acclimation of Mexican wolves at their Ladder Ranch facility for eventual release into the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area in Arizona and New Mexico, and with the ultimate goal of recovery of this subspecies of the endangered gray wolf in the southwestern United States. The pre release enclosures are located on the Ladder Ranch, a Turner Ranch Property, LP. Thus, TESF is uniquely qualified to perform the activities based on location and private land ownership.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Notice of Intent to Award to Turner Endangered Species for Mexican Wolf Project Support is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) continuation cooperative agreement meant to maintain an existing, long-running partnership with the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) in support of the Service's Mexican Wolf Recovery Program (MWRP). The core purpose is practical and field-focused: keep the Ladder Ranch Wolf Management Facility in southern New Mexico operating as a key pre-release site where Mexican wolves can receive care and become acclimated before being released into the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area in Arizona and New Mexico. The broader outcome the grant is tied to is the recovery of the Mexican wolf, a subspecies of the endangered gray wolf, in the American Southwest.
This opportunity sits under the Endangered Species Conservation Recovery Implementation Funds program (CFDA 15.657) and is categorized as an environmental cooperative agreement. It was posted March 30, 2011, with an application window closing April 6, 2011, and later archived May 6, 2011. The agency expected to make a single award. Total estimated funding was $145,000, with an award ceiling of $145,000 and an award floor of $29,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, meaning the award did not require the recipient to provide a set financial match as a condition of funding.
Eligibility was limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). Even within that category, the intent is clearly directed toward TESF as the continuation partner. The justification is that TESF is uniquely positioned to carry out the work because the pre-release enclosures and management facility are located on Ladder Ranch, a Turner Ranch Property, LP. The location and the fact that the site is on private land are treated as key reasons TESF is the appropriate and essentially singular partner for this specific pre-release component of the recovery effort.
The project builds on a history of formal coordination between FWS and TESF. The Mexican wolf was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1976. TESF entered into a Letter of Agreement with the Service in December 1997 to construct and maintain a pre-release Mexican wolf facility at Ladder Ranch, and the source description emphasizes that TESF built the facility and has continued to maintain both the infrastructure and the wolves held there at no cost to the Service. In 2001, TESF and FWS also entered into a national-level Memorandum of Understanding intended to support TESF's ability to help advance the Service mission. By 2011, the Service describes TESF as having developed valuable physical and intellectual infrastructure over roughly a decade of involvement in Mexican wolf recovery, and the continuation agreement is framed as a way to keep that capability integrated into the MWRP.
In terms of activities and outcomes, the funding supports the care, husbandry, and acclimation functions required to prepare wolves for eventual release, which is a critical step in endangered species reintroduction. The narrative places the project in the public interest as well, noting that the Mexican wolf had been missing from the landscape for more than 30 years and that restoration allows the public to once again see and hear wolves in the Southwest. The Service positions the work as part of an ambitious ESA-driven recovery effort led by FWS and carried out with significant partner contributions, explicitly naming TESF as one of those partners.
The listing includes a program contact for access issues or questions: Maggie Dwire, Assistant Mexican Wolf Program Coordinator, phone 505-761-4783. The email field is referenced but not actually provided in the text supplied.
FAQs: Notice of Intent to Award to Turner Endangered Species for Mexican Wolf Project Support
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Notice of Intent to Award a continuation cooperative agreement to support the Service's Mexican Wolf Recovery Program (MWRP). It is designed to maintain an existing, long-running partnership with the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) for Mexican wolf project support.
What is the main purpose of the award?
The core purpose is to keep the Ladder Ranch Wolf Management Facility in southern New Mexico operating as a key pre-release site. The facility supports care, husbandry, and acclimation of Mexican wolves before they are released into the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area in Arizona and New Mexico.
What species does this project focus on?
The project focuses on recovery of the Mexican wolf, which is described as a subspecies of the endangered gray wolf. The Mexican wolf was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 1976.
What program is this opportunity under (CFDA number)?
This opportunity sits under the Endangered Species Conservation Recovery Implementation Funds program, CFDA 15.657, and is categorized as an environmental cooperative agreement.
Who is the intended recipient?
The notice is clearly directed toward the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) as the continuation partner. The stated rationale is that TESF is uniquely positioned to carry out the work because the pre-release enclosures and management facility are located on Ladder Ranch, a Turner Ranch Property, LP.
Why is TESF considered uniquely qualified for this work?
The justification provided is tied to the location and ownership of the facility: the pre-release site is on private land at Ladder Ranch, and the infrastructure and management capability are associated with that property. The notice also emphasizes TESF's long-standing role, including building and maintaining the facility and caring for wolves held there.
Is this a competitive opportunity open to multiple applicants?
The agency expected to make a single award, and the eligibility and justification indicate a continuation agreement intended for TESF rather than an open, competitive field of applicants.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. The notice also indicates the continuation intent is directed to TESF within that eligible category.
Are universities or institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The eligibility statement excludes institutions of higher education.
What is the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding was $145,000.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling was $145,000.
What is the award floor?
The award floor was $29,000.
How many awards did FWS expect to make?
FWS expected to make a single award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed. The notice indicates the award did not require the recipient to provide a set financial match as a condition of funding.
What activities does the funding support?
The funding supports practical, field-focused work at the Ladder Ranch Wolf Management Facility, including care, husbandry, and acclimation functions needed to prepare Mexican wolves for eventual release into the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area.
Where does the work take place?
The work centers on the Ladder Ranch Wolf Management Facility in southern New Mexico, with the broader release objective tied to the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area in Arizona and New Mexico.
How does this project connect to Mexican wolf reintroduction and recovery?
The notice frames pre-release care and acclimation as a critical step in endangered species reintroduction. The broader outcome tied to the award is recovery of the Mexican wolf in the American Southwest through the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program.
What is the public benefit described for this work?
The narrative describes the work as serving the public interest, noting that Mexican wolves had been missing from the landscape for more than 30 years and that restoration allows the public to once again see and hear wolves in the Southwest.
What is the relationship history between FWS and TESF mentioned in the notice?
The notice highlights a long history of coordination: in December 1997, TESF entered into a Letter of Agreement with the Service to construct and maintain a pre-release Mexican wolf facility at Ladder Ranch. It also cites a national-level Memorandum of Understanding in 2001 intended to support TESF's ability to help advance the Service mission. By 2011, TESF is described as having developed valuable physical and intellectual infrastructure over roughly a decade of involvement in Mexican wolf recovery.
What does the notice say about TESF's contributions to the facility prior to this award?
The source description emphasizes that TESF built the facility and has continued to maintain both the infrastructure and the wolves held there at no cost to the Service.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted March 30, 2011, and the application window closed April 6, 2011.
When was the opportunity archived?
The listing was later archived May 6, 2011.
Who is the contact person for questions or access issues?
The notice lists Maggie Dwire, Assistant Mexican Wolf Program Coordinator, as the program contact.
What phone number is provided for the program contact?
The phone number provided is 505-761-4783.
Is an email address provided for the contact?
The text indicates an email field is referenced, but the email address itself is not included in the information provided.
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