Opportunity Information: Apply for F15AS00331
Apply for F15AS00331
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Provide collaborative services to facilitate conservation action for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608 Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 7, 2015 and posted on Jul 7, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 12, 2015 THE RECIPIENT HAS BEEN SELECTED. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $28,334.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $28,334.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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.
- THE RECIPIENT HAS BEEN SELECTED
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity (F15AS00331) was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 1 cooperative agreement intended to support coordination and partnership-building for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC). The NPLCC was created by Secretarial Order and is part of a nationwide network of 21 Landscape Conservation Cooperatives designed to bring together federal and non-federal partners across large geographic areas to tackle shared conservation challenges. The core purpose of this award was to provide collaborative services that help organize and advance conservation efforts across the North Pacific landscape, with a strong emphasis on responding to climate change and other major system-wide stressors affecting natural resources.
The project focus was on improving natural resource conservation and management by strengthening how partners work together and by ensuring that science is effectively developed, shared, and applied to on-the-ground conservation decisions. In practical terms, the work centers on facilitating coordination among agencies and organizations, helping align priorities, and making sure that both existing research and new scientific efforts inform conservation actions that support climate change mitigation and adaptation. The announcement highlights that the NPLCC functions as a partnership platform where collaboration itself is a deliverable: building relationships, creating durable cross-jurisdictional networks, and improving the flow of usable scientific information to decision-makers.
A notable priority in the description is actively recruiting and sustaining participation from non-federal entities, especially state governments and Tribal governments. The notice explicitly points out that bringing these partners into a lasting collaboration is essential to meeting the cooperative’s goals, and it emphasizes the value of a coordinator who has strong experience working with state government in natural resource and environmental management. That experience is framed as important for understanding real-world barriers and opportunities, navigating government processes, and translating shared conservation objectives into workable partnerships across different authorities and responsibilities.
Administratively, this was a discretionary opportunity under the Environment and Natural Resources activity category, using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. The CFDA program associated with it was 15.608 (Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance). The anticipated number of awards was one, with an estimated total funding amount of $28,334, which also served as the award ceiling (the award floor was listed as $100). There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted in general terms, although the posting indicates that the recipient had already been selected by the time the notice appeared, and the opportunity quickly moved to archive status.
Key dates and status information reflect that this was essentially a finalized action rather than an open competition at the time of listing. It was posted and created on July 7, 2015, with an original and current closing date of July 12, 2015, both marked with “THE RECIPIENT HAS BEEN SELECTED,” and it was archived on July 13, 2015. The granting agency was the Fish and Wildlife Service. The listing referenced Grants.gov for additional information and provided a point of contact for access issues: Connie Sauer (503-872-2826, ConnieSauer@fws.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is funding opportunity F15AS00331?
F15AS00331 was a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 1 discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement. It was intended to support coordination and partnership-building for the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC).
Which agency and region offered this opportunity?
The awarding agency was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Fish and Wildlife Service), specifically USFWS Region 1.
What was the main purpose of the award?
The core purpose was to provide collaborative services that organize and advance conservation efforts across the North Pacific landscape. A key emphasis was supporting responses to climate change and other major system-wide stressors affecting natural resources.
What is the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NPLCC)?
The NPLCC was created by Secretarial Order and serves as a partnership platform to bring together federal and non-federal partners across a large geographic area to address shared conservation challenges.
How does the NPLCC fit into a larger national effort?
The NPLCC is part of a nationwide network of 21 Landscape Conservation Cooperatives designed to convene partners across large geographic areas to tackle common conservation issues.
What kinds of activities did this funding support?
The opportunity supported coordination and partnership-building work, including facilitating collaboration among agencies and organizations, helping align priorities, and improving how science is developed, shared, and applied to on-the-ground conservation decisions.
Was science considered part of the deliverables?
Yes. The description emphasizes ensuring that both existing research and new scientific efforts are effectively developed, shared, and applied so decision-makers can use science to inform conservation actions.
Why does the opportunity emphasize collaboration as a deliverable?
The notice frames the NPLCC as a partnership platform where collaboration itself is an outcome. This includes building relationships, creating durable cross-jurisdictional networks, and improving the flow of usable scientific information to decision-makers.
How was climate change addressed in this opportunity?
The award emphasized organizing and advancing conservation efforts with a strong focus on responding to climate change and other major system-wide stressors, including supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation in natural resource conservation actions.
Were non-federal partners a specific priority?
Yes. A notable priority was actively recruiting and sustaining participation from non-federal entities, especially state governments and Tribal governments, as essential to meeting the cooperative’s goals.
What kind of experience was highlighted as especially valuable for a coordinator?
The description emphasizes the value of a coordinator with strong experience working with state government in natural resource and environmental management, particularly to understand real-world barriers and opportunities, navigate government processes, and translate shared objectives into workable partnerships.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement.
What was the activity category for this opportunity?
The opportunity was listed under the Environment and Natural Resources activity category.
What CFDA program was associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA program was 15.608, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance.
How many awards were anticipated?
The anticipated number of awards was one.
What was the total estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $28,334, and this amount also served as the award ceiling.
What were the award floor and ceiling?
The award floor was listed as $100. The award ceiling was $28,334.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted in general terms. However, the posting also indicates the recipient had already been selected by the time the notice appeared.
Was this an open competition at the time it was posted?
No. The key dates and status notes indicate it was essentially a finalized action rather than an open competition, with the closing date marked "THE RECIPIENT HAS BEEN SELECTED."
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted (and created) on July 7, 2015. The original and current closing date was July 12, 2015, both marked with "THE RECIPIENT HAS BEEN SELECTED."
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on July 13, 2015.
Where was additional information referenced?
The listing referenced Grants.gov for additional information.
Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The point of contact listed for access issues was Connie Sauer at 503-872-2826 or ConnieSauer@fws.gov.
What is the geographic focus mentioned in the opportunity?
The work was focused on conservation coordination and partnership-building across the North Pacific landscape, as described for the NPLCC.
What problem or need was this opportunity trying to address?
The opportunity aimed to improve natural resource conservation and management by strengthening partner coordination and ensuring that usable science is developed, shared, and applied to real conservation decisions, especially under climate change and other large-scale stressors.
Did the description specify the importance of cross-jurisdictional coordination?
Yes. The notice emphasizes building durable cross-jurisdictional networks and aligning priorities across different authorities and responsibilities, which is central to how the NPLCC operates.
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