Opportunity Information: Apply for FWS R5 SA 11 112
Apply for FWS R5 SA 11 112
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Award" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.664 Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 8, 2011 and posted on Jul 8, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 10, 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 $1,692,418.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,692,418.00 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 Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
This opportunity is a Notice of Intent to Award, meaning it is not an open, competitive grant solicitation and there is no full announcement tied to it. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 5, is signaling its plan to make a single, non-competitive Cooperative Agreement award to the Wildlife Management Institute to help implement conservation science priorities for the Northeast Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs), specifically the North Atlantic and Appalachian LCCs. The agency states the award is being issued as a single-source action under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2.14 B(4)) because the intended recipient is considered uniquely qualified based on technical expertise.
The core purpose of the agreement is to strengthen and coordinate conservation science across the Northeast by organizing partner input, setting and ranking shared science needs, aligning those priorities with other regional science efforts, and then moving those priorities into action through funded projects. A major emphasis is on facilitating communication and collaboration among LCC committees, staff, scientists, researchers, and partner organizations, while also complementing the broader Northeast Regional Conservation Needs program. In practical terms, the award supports the behind-the-scenes coordination that makes multi-organization conservation planning work: collecting needs, prioritizing them, designing projects to address them, selecting project leaders, administering subawards, and making sure results are shared in usable formats.
The work plan centers on a recurring annual cycle of planning and reporting. First, the recipient will work with LCC committees and partners to compile an annual report identifying priority conservation science needs gathered from agencies, organizations, partnerships, and relevant experts, and will develop a ranking or prioritization system to guide LCC decision-making. Second, the recipient will produce an annual report identifying opportunities to address those ranked needs by integrating with other regional science activities, helping avoid duplication and encouraging alignment with parallel efforts. Third, the recipient will compile an annual report on priority projects intended to meet the science needs and will help identify, solicit, and select grant recipients to lead projects. Fourth, after the LCC Steering Committee (or representatives) approve project scopes, budgets, deliverables, and milestones, the recipient will execute grant agreements with the selected project leaders and manage those agreements.
Projects supported under these subawards can fall into several broad categories that reflect how conservation science gets translated into on-the-ground outcomes. Ecological Planning work includes syntheses, analytical reports, or tools that describe status and trends for priority species and resources, identify threats and limiting factors, and help establish regional objectives that can anchor conservation action. Conservation Design focuses on geospatial datasets, metadata, maps, tables, decision-support tools, and viewers that help partners target actions efficiently, address uncertainty, and connect site-scale work to landscape and regional goals under both current and future conditions. Demonstration Projects involve implementation actions such as habitat protection, restoration, or management designed to test or validate tools and science products and improve future approaches. Monitoring and Evaluation covers standards, methods, and analytical programs to track populations, habitats, impacts, and conservation actions so partners can assess effectiveness and adapt strategies. Research supports structured investigations that fill knowledge gaps or test key assumptions used in planning, with a clear expectation that findings will be shared through written products and presentations or trainings. Communication and Outreach includes web and written products to strengthen partner communication, sustain and grow participation, support fundraising and resource development, and raise awareness of LCC priorities for targeted audiences. Information Management includes needs assessments, data portals, websites, and reports that organize and make accessible the information, datasets, tools, and science products developed by the LCC network at the scales and formats partners actually need.
A final, explicit responsibility is ensuring the results of LCC-funded projects are disseminated effectively. That includes posting and sharing products through LCC websites and translating technical outputs into reports, tools, and decision-ready formats that conservation partners can use for strategic planning and implementation.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary cooperative agreement in the environment funding activity category. It anticipates a single award with total funding of $1,692,418, and both the award ceiling and floor are listed at that same amount, indicating a fixed intended award size. There is no cost-sharing or match requirement stated. The associated CFDA program is 15.664 (Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs). The posting date is July 8, 2011, with an extremely short listed closing date of July 10, 2011, and an archive date of July 11, 2011, consistent with a notice intended to document a single-source award rather than invite applications. Eligible applicant types are listed broadly as nonprofits (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education), but the notice makes clear the recipient is predetermined due to the single-source justification. For access issues, the contact listed is Christal Cutler, Grants Officer, at 413-253-8233.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is a Notice of Intent to Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 5. It signals the agency's plan to make a single Cooperative Agreement award. It is not an open, competitive grant solicitation and there is no full announcement tied to it.
Is this an open, competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice explicitly states it is not open and not competitive. It is intended to document a planned single-source award rather than invite applications.
Who is the intended recipient?
The intended (predetermined) recipient is the Wildlife Management Institute.
Why is the award being made as a single-source (non-competitive) action?
USFWS states the award is being issued as a single-source action under Department of the Interior policy 505 DM 2.14 B(4) because the intended recipient is considered uniquely qualified based on technical expertise.
What type of award is planned?
The planned award is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
Which USFWS office is associated with this award?
USFWS Region 5.
What is the main purpose of the cooperative agreement?
The core purpose is to strengthen and coordinate conservation science across the Northeast by organizing partner input, setting and ranking shared conservation science needs, aligning those priorities with other regional science efforts, and moving those priorities into action through funded projects.
Which Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) are covered?
The work focuses on the Northeast Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, specifically the North Atlantic LCC and the Appalachian LCC.
How does this effort relate to other regional programs?
The notice states the work is intended to complement the broader Northeast Regional Conservation Needs program and to align LCC priorities with other regional science activities to avoid duplication and encourage coordination.
What kinds of coordination activities does the award support?
The award supports behind-the-scenes coordination needed for multi-organization conservation planning, including collecting conservation science needs, prioritizing them, designing projects to address them, selecting project leaders, administering subawards, and ensuring results are shared in usable formats.
What is the recurring annual work cycle described in the notice?
The work plan centers on an annual cycle of planning and reporting that includes: (1) compiling an annual report identifying priority conservation science needs and developing a ranking/prioritization system; (2) producing an annual report identifying opportunities to address ranked needs by integrating with other regional science activities; (3) compiling an annual report on priority projects and helping identify, solicit, and select grant recipients to lead projects; and (4) executing and managing grant agreements with selected project leaders after LCC Steering Committee approval of project scopes, budgets, deliverables, and milestones.
What reports are expected each year?
The notice describes three annual reports: (1) a report identifying priority conservation science needs and a prioritization system; (2) a report identifying opportunities to address those ranked needs by integrating with other regional efforts; and (3) a report on priority projects intended to meet the science needs, along with support for identifying, soliciting, and selecting project leaders.
Who approves project scopes, budgets, deliverables, and milestones?
The notice states that the LCC Steering Committee (or representatives) approves project scopes, budgets, deliverables, and milestones before grant agreements are executed with selected project leaders.
Will this cooperative agreement involve subawards or funded projects?
Yes. The notice describes the recipient administering subawards by helping identify, solicit, and select grant recipients (project leaders), executing grant agreements with selected project leaders, and managing those agreements.
What categories of projects may be supported under subawards?
The notice lists several broad categories: Ecological Planning; Conservation Design; Demonstration Projects; Monitoring and Evaluation; Research; Communication and Outreach; and Information Management.
What is meant by "Ecological Planning" in this notice?
Ecological Planning may include syntheses, analytical reports, or tools describing status and trends for priority species and resources, identifying threats and limiting factors, and helping establish regional objectives that anchor conservation action.
What is meant by "Conservation Design" in this notice?
Conservation Design may include geospatial datasets, metadata, maps, tables, decision-support tools, and viewers that help partners target actions efficiently, address uncertainty, and connect site-scale work to landscape and regional goals under current and future conditions.
What is meant by "Demonstration Projects" in this notice?
Demonstration Projects may include implementation actions such as habitat protection, restoration, or management intended to test or validate tools and science products and improve future approaches.
What is meant by "Monitoring and Evaluation" in this notice?
Monitoring and Evaluation may include standards, methods, and analytical programs to track populations, habitats, impacts, and conservation actions so partners can assess effectiveness and adapt strategies.
What is meant by "Research" in this notice?
Research may include structured investigations to fill knowledge gaps or test key assumptions used in planning, with an expectation that findings will be shared through written products and presentations or trainings.
What is meant by "Communication and Outreach" in this notice?
Communication and Outreach may include web and written products intended to strengthen partner communication, sustain and grow participation, support fundraising and resource development, and raise awareness of LCC priorities for targeted audiences.
What is meant by "Information Management" in this notice?
Information Management may include needs assessments, data portals, websites, and reports that organize and make accessible information, datasets, tools, and science products developed by the LCC network in the scales and formats partners need.
Is dissemination of project results part of the award responsibilities?
Yes. The notice includes an explicit responsibility to ensure results of LCC-funded projects are disseminated effectively, including posting and sharing products through LCC websites and translating technical outputs into decision-ready reports, tools, and formats partners can use.
What is the total anticipated funding amount?
The notice anticipates a single award totaling $1,692,418.
Is there a minimum or maximum award amount?
The award ceiling and floor are both listed as $1,692,418, indicating a fixed intended award size for this single award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or match requirement is stated in the notice.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is Environment.
What is the CFDA program number associated with this award?
The associated CFDA program is 15.664, Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs.
When was the notice posted, and what are the listed dates?
The posting date is July 8, 2011. The listed closing date is July 10, 2011, and the archive date is July 11, 2011. These short timeframes are consistent with a notice intended to document a single-source award rather than invite applications.
Who is listed as eligible to apply?
Eligible applicant types are listed broadly as nonprofits (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education). However, the notice makes clear the recipient is predetermined due to the single-source justification.
Can other nonprofits apply for this funding?
Based on the notice, this is not an open opportunity and the recipient is predetermined. The notice does not describe an application process for other organizations.
Is there a full funding announcement or solicitation to respond to?
No. The notice states there is no full announcement tied to it.
Who should be contacted for access issues or questions tied to the notice?
The contact listed for access issues is Christal Cutler, Grants Officer, at 413-253-8233.
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