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Opportunity Summary:

The Student Scientist Series (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00387) was a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under CFDA 15.676, Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment Programs. It focused on strengthening connections between urban National Wildlife Refuges and the communities around them, with the idea that refuges should function not just as protected natural areas but also as practical community assets. The program emphasized that urban refuges, and the Service more broadly, should actively share their skills, staff expertise, resources, and services in ways that respond to local needs and improve quality of life in nearby neighborhoods. A core theme is that community-based work both on and off refuge boundaries helps the Service maintain a meaningful, visible, and trusted role in urban settings, which is increasingly important as the U.S. urban population grows.

A major purpose of the opportunity was to advance student learning and career readiness through hands-on STEM development (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The grant framed STEM skills as essential for success across education levels and increasingly necessary for employment, given the projected growth of STEM-related jobs and the broader dependence of the 21st-century economy on scientific discovery and innovation. It also aligned itself with national STEM education priorities highlighted during the Obama Administration, particularly improving the quality of math and science teaching, strengthening undergraduate STEM teaching so more students persist to graduation in STEM fields, and expanding STEM learning and career pathways for groups historically underrepresented in STEM, including women and minorities.

In practical terms, the funding was intended to support partnerships between urban refuges and qualified nonprofit organizations that could deliver STEM-rich education and engagement activities connected to the refuge and its surrounding community. The eligible applicant pool was limited to nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with total estimated funding of $150,000 and both the award ceiling and floor set at $150,000, meaning it was structured as one fixed-size grant rather than a range of possible amounts. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which typically lowers barriers for nonprofit applicants that may not have access to significant supplemental funds.

Administratively, the opportunity was posted on August 9, 2014, with an original and current closing date of August 19, 2014, and it was archived on August 30, 2014. The notice indicates that a recipient had already been selected and references an attached Notice of Intent to Award, suggesting the competitive phase had effectively concluded by the time many users might have viewed it. For further details at the time, the listing directed applicants to Grants.gov and provided a point of contact at FWS: Deetta Gibbons, Administrative Officer (760-930-0168, deettagibbons@fws.gov).

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