Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00402
Apply for F16AS00402
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, environment, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Water Resource Inventories and Assessments for National Wildlife Refuges within the Southeast Region" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.678.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 11, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 18, 2016 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE.. (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 $1.00 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Water Resource Inventories and Assessments for National Wildlife Refuges within the Southeast Region opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00402) is a U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service notice of intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement. In practical terms, this is not a competitive grant solicitation with a full application package, detailed program narrative requirements, or an open call for proposals. Instead, the Service is indicating up front that it plans to make one award to one specific recipient, and no separate, full announcement is associated with the notice.
The purpose of the planned cooperative agreement is to support Water Resource Inventories and Assessments (WRIA) for a targeted subset of National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) located within the Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region. The states explicitly included are Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. While the work is regional in scope, the notice makes clear that not every refuge in the region is automatically included; the specific refuges to be inventoried and assessed will be selected through consultation with refuge personnel. That framing suggests the project is intended to be responsive to on-the-ground management priorities and information gaps identified by refuge staff rather than a purely academic exercise.
The core product described in the notice is the Water Resource Inventory, which is characterized as the compilation and summary of available and relevant information about refuge water resources within the region of hydrologic impact (RHI). In other words, the work is meant to pull together existing data and knowledge about the water resources that influence a refuge, looking beyond refuge boundaries to the broader watershed or hydrologic setting that affects conditions on the refuge. This kind of inventory typically serves as a foundational reference for refuge planning and management by consolidating disparate information (for example, hydrology, water sources and flows, existing monitoring, known stressors, and contextual watershed information) into an organized form that can be used for decision-making and future assessments. Although the notice does not provide a detailed scope of tasks beyond this definition, it signals that the intent is to produce structured, refuge-relevant summaries that can support management actions and future water-related analyses.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary and will use a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. A cooperative agreement generally indicates that the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project compared with a standard grant, which aligns with the consultation-based selection of refuges and the applied management focus of WRIA work. The funding activity category is listed under Education, Environment, Science and Technology, and other Research and Development, and the associated CFDA number is 15.678, which corresponds to Fish and Wildlife Service programs. The eligibility field is shown as unrestricted in the abstract listing, but that is effectively overridden by the single-source nature of the action: the Service states its intent to award specifically to the University of Georgia.
Key timeline details reinforce that this is a notice rather than a competitive solicitation. The notice was created on August 11, 2016, with an original closing date of August 18, 2016. The listing indicates an expected number of awards of one, and the award ceiling is displayed as 1, consistent with a single planned agreement. Overall, the opportunity functions primarily as a public notification that the Fish and Wildlife Service plans to fund the University of Georgia to carry out WRIA work for selected Southeast Region refuges, with the specific refuge targets determined in coordination with refuge staff and the central deliverable being the compilation and synthesis of existing water resource information within each refuge's region of hydrologic impact.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Water Resource Inventories and Assessments for National Wildlife Refuges within the Southeast Region.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F16AS00402.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of the Interior opportunity administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Is this a competitive grant solicitation?
No. The notice is a notice of intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement. It is not an open call for proposals and is not structured as a competitive solicitation with a full application package or detailed narrative requirements.
What does "single-source" mean in this context?
Single-source means the Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing in advance that it plans to make one award to one specific recipient, rather than soliciting competing applications from multiple applicants.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The notice states the Fish and Wildlife Service intends to make the award to the University of Georgia.
How many awards are expected under this notice?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the award ceiling listed for this opportunity?
The listing displays an award ceiling of 1, which is consistent with a single planned agreement.
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does a cooperative agreement imply for how the project will be managed?
A cooperative agreement generally indicates the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project. In this notice, that aligns with the consultation-based approach described for selecting which refuges will be included.
What is the purpose of the planned cooperative agreement?
The purpose is to support Water Resource Inventories and Assessments (WRIA) for a targeted subset of National Wildlife Refuges located within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region.
Which states are included in the Southeast Region scope described in the notice?
The notice explicitly includes refuges located in: Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.
Does the project automatically include every National Wildlife Refuge in those states?
No. The notice specifies that not every refuge is automatically included. The specific refuges to be inventoried and assessed will be selected through consultation with refuge personnel.
How will the specific refuges be chosen for the inventories and assessments?
The notice indicates selections will be made via consultation with refuge staff, suggesting the work will focus on management priorities and information gaps identified by on-the-ground personnel.
What is the main deliverable described in the notice?
The core product is a Water Resource Inventory, described as a compilation and summary of available and relevant information about refuge water resources within the region of hydrologic impact (RHI).
What is meant by "region of hydrologic impact (RHI)"?
Based on the notice description, the RHI refers to the broader hydrologic or watershed setting that affects a refuge. The inventory is intended to look beyond refuge boundaries to the larger area influencing water conditions on the refuge.
Is the work described as collecting new data or compiling existing information?
The notice characterizes the core product as the compilation and summary of available and relevant information, indicating an emphasis on synthesizing existing data and knowledge rather than detailing a new data collection program.
What kinds of information might be included in a Water Resource Inventory, based on the notice?
The notice does not provide a detailed task list, but it frames the inventory as a structured consolidation of information about refuge water resources within the RHI. It is described as a foundational reference to support planning and management by organizing disparate water-related information into a usable summary.
What is the overall intent of producing these inventories for refuges?
The notice indicates the inventories are meant to support refuge planning and management and provide a reference that can be used for decision-making and future water-related analyses.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is listed under Education, Environment, Science and Technology, and other Research and Development.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA number is 15.678, corresponding to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs.
Is eligibility open to any organization?
The abstract listing shows eligibility as unrestricted, but the notice also states it is a single-source action with the intent to award to the University of Georgia. In practical terms, that single-source intent governs the opportunity described.
When was this notice created?
The notice was created on August 11, 2016.
What was the original closing date listed for the notice?
The original closing date shown is August 18, 2016.
Does this notice come with a separate, full announcement and application package?
No. The notice explains that there is no separate, full announcement associated with it and that it is not presented as a full competitive solicitation with detailed application requirements.
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