Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00403
Apply for F16AS00403
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sacramento NWR Youth Assistant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.676.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 11, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 16, 2016 This is a single source award. The recipient has already been selected.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $43,874.00 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:
The Sacramento NWR Youth Assistant Program is a Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) cooperative agreement designed to strengthen public-facing services at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The core purpose of the award is to fund the recruitment, training, and staffing of three support positions: two Visitor Service Assistants and one Hunt Program Assistant (referred to as CW-VSAs). These assistants are intended to help the FWS visitor services manager deliver and expand the refuge visitor services program, including providing educational programs, sharing general refuge information with the public, and supporting the refuge hunt program.
A key feature of the opportunity is the day-to-day operational partnership structure. FWS retains an active role in directing and supporting the work by outlining daily work projects, coordinating duties with the recipient organization, and ensuring the assistants are properly trained for their assignments. Safety and risk management are explicitly addressed: the Service will prepare a Job Hazard Analysis covering the activities performed and will provide specific safety briefings tied to the work being done. For official duties, FWS will also provide a government-owned vehicle for assistants who are over 18 and have a valid state driver’s license, which helps ensure staff can travel between work sites or carry out field and visitor-service tasks as needed.
The award also emphasizes compliance and appropriate oversight in line with federal volunteer and nondiscrimination requirements. FWS is responsible for ensuring the program follows the guidelines of the Volunteer Service Program, specifically the provisions on volunteer eligibility and agreements, including the prohibition of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, or gender. In addition, FWS will provide supervision for the work performed and will supply the necessary tools and equipment, written work specifications, and applicable Service rules and regulations so assistants can perform duties consistently and in compliance with refuge standards.
Another central goal is youth development through structured learning objectives. FWS will establish educational objectives for each assistant, monitor progress toward those objectives, and make training opportunities available to improve performance and effectiveness. The program is therefore not only about meeting refuge operational needs, but also about building skills and experience for the individuals placed into these roles through guided training, supervision, and ongoing performance and learning support.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed as a discretionary cooperative agreement in the natural resources category (CFDA 15.676). Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education) and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education). The funding opportunity number is F16AS00403, created on August 11, 2016, with an original closing date of August 16, 2016. The notice specifies it is a single-source award, meaning the recipient had already been selected rather than the opportunity being competitively awarded. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $43,874.
The legal authority cited for entering into this award includes the Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended by the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 (including the referenced statutory sections in 16 U.S.C.). In practical terms, this authority underpins FWS’s ability to partner with an outside nonprofit through a cooperative agreement to support refuge operations, public education, and visitor engagement through these assistant roles.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Sacramento NWR Youth Assistant Program (F16AS00403)
1) What is the Sacramento NWR Youth Assistant Program?
The Sacramento NWR Youth Assistant Program is a Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) cooperative agreement intended to strengthen public-facing services at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex by funding recruitment, training, and staffing support positions.
2) What is the main purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The core purpose is to fund the recruitment, training, and staffing of three support positions that help deliver and expand the refuge visitor services program and support the refuge hunt program.
3) How many positions are funded under this award, and what are they?
Three positions are funded: two Visitor Service Assistants and one Hunt Program Assistant. These roles are referred to as CW-VSAs in the opportunity description.
4) What kinds of activities will the assistants support?
Assistants are intended to help with educational programs, sharing general refuge information with the public, and supporting the refuge hunt program as part of the broader visitor services effort.
5) How is FWS involved in day-to-day operations under this agreement?
FWS retains an active operational role by outlining daily work projects, coordinating duties with the recipient organization, directing and supporting the work, and ensuring assistants receive proper training for their assignments.
6) Who provides supervision for the assistants' work?
FWS will provide supervision for the work performed under the program.
7) What training and learning support does FWS provide?
FWS will establish educational objectives for each assistant, monitor progress toward those objectives, and make training opportunities available to improve performance and effectiveness.
8) Is youth development part of the program design?
Yes. A central goal is youth development through structured learning objectives, guided training, supervision, and ongoing performance and learning support.
9) What safety and risk management measures are included?
FWS will prepare a Job Hazard Analysis covering the activities performed and will provide specific safety briefings tied to the work being done.
10) Will the assistants have access to a vehicle for official duties?
For official duties, FWS will provide a government-owned vehicle for assistants who are over 18 and have a valid state driver's license.
11) What is the purpose of providing a government-owned vehicle?
The vehicle supports official travel between work sites and helps assistants carry out field and visitor-service tasks as needed.
12) What tools, equipment, and guidance will be provided to support the work?
FWS will supply necessary tools and equipment, written work specifications, and applicable Service rules and regulations so assistants can perform duties consistently and in compliance with refuge standards.
13) What compliance requirements are emphasized in the notice?
The award emphasizes compliance and appropriate oversight aligned with federal volunteer and nondiscrimination requirements, including adherence to Volunteer Service Program guidelines on volunteer eligibility and agreements.
14) What nondiscrimination protections are specifically mentioned?
The notice references a prohibition of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, or gender within the Volunteer Service Program guidelines.
15) What type of funding instrument is this opportunity?
This opportunity is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
16) What category does this opportunity fall under?
It is listed in the natural resources category (CFDA 15.676).
17) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education) and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education).
18) Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The eligibility description excludes institutions of higher education.
19) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is F16AS00403.
20) When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on August 11, 2016, and had an original closing date of August 16, 2016.
21) Is this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice specifies it is a single-source award, meaning the recipient had already been selected rather than chosen through a competitive process.
22) How many awards were expected to be made?
The expected number of awards is one.
23) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $43,874.
24) What legal authority supports FWS entering into this cooperative agreement?
The notice cites the Powers and Duties of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended by the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 (including referenced statutory sections in 16 U.S.C.).
25) In practical terms, what does the cited authority allow FWS to do here?
It underpins FWS's ability to partner with an outside nonprofit through a cooperative agreement to support refuge operations, public education, and visitor engagement via these assistant roles.
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