Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00368
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00368) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior) discretionary funding action that takes the form of a cooperative agreement. It is not a standard competitive grant solicitation. Instead, it is explicitly a notice of intent to make a single-source award, and the agency states there is no full announcement associated with it. In practical terms, that means the Service has already identified the intended recipient and is publicly documenting the planned award rather than inviting proposals from multiple applicants.
The intended awardee is the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, reflecting the Service's rationale that state fish and wildlife agencies in the Southeast hold primary management responsibility and substantial on-the-ground expertise for several at-risk species that occur across state lines. The project focus is on developing and carrying out coordinated, multi-state survey efforts for the Carolina pygmy sunfish, Tennessee pigtoe, Tennessee clubshell, and the alligator snapping turtle. Because these species span multiple jurisdictions and require consistent field methods and shared data standards, the opportunity emphasizes collaboration and coordination rather than isolated, state-by-state work.
The core purpose of the work is to leverage existing state-held knowledge, datasets, and technical capacity to design and oversee cooperative surveys that can generate reliable, comparable information across the species' ranges. Those survey results are intended to directly support Species Status Assessments, which are structured evaluations used by the Service to understand a species' current condition, threats, and likely future status. By organizing surveys across multiple states, the project aims to improve the quality and coverage of data feeding into those assessments, reducing gaps that can occur when information is fragmented across agencies or collected using different protocols.
From an administrative standpoint, the listing includes CFDA number 15.650 and categorizes the activity under environment, information and statistics, and science and technology/other research and development. The posting indicates an expected single award (ExpectedAwards: 1). It also shows an award ceiling of 1, which appears in the source record as entered, though it does not provide a clear dollar maximum in the text provided. The notice was created on August 4, 2017, with an original closing date of August 11, 2017, aligning with the short timelines that often accompany notice-of-intent postings rather than open solicitations. While the eligibility field is marked "unrestricted" in the metadata, the narrative language controls here: the agency is announcing its intent to award to one specific entity on a noncompetitive basis.Apply for F17AS00368
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, information and statistics, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SE Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.650.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 04, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 11, 2017 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this opportunity?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F17AS00368.
2) Which federal agency is offering this funding action?
This action is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, within the Department of the Interior.
3) What type of funding instrument is being used?
The Service indicates the action will be made as a cooperative agreement.
4) Is this a standard competitive grant solicitation?
No. The notice is described as a discretionary funding action and is explicitly a notice of intent to make a single-source award, rather than a competitive solicitation inviting multiple proposals.
5) Is there a full funding announcement (full solicitation) associated with this notice?
No. The agency states there is no full announcement associated with this notice.
6) What does "notice of intent to make a single-source award" mean in practical terms?
Based on the description provided, it means the Service has already identified the intended recipient and is publicly documenting the planned award rather than requesting applications from multiple eligible applicants.
7) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended awardee is the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
8) Why is the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies identified as the intended awardee?
The Service explains that state fish and wildlife agencies in the Southeast have primary management responsibility and substantial on-the-ground expertise for several at-risk species that occur across state lines, supporting the rationale for a coordinated, multi-state approach through this association.
9) What species does the project focus on?
The project focuses on coordinated, multi-state survey efforts for the following species:
- Carolina pygmy sunfish
- Tennessee pigtoe
- Tennessee clubshell
- Alligator snapping turtle
10) What is the primary goal of the work described in the notice?
The central goal is to develop and carry out coordinated, multi-state survey efforts that produce reliable, comparable information across the species' ranges.
11) Why does the notice emphasize multi-state coordination?
The notice explains that these species occur across multiple jurisdictions and require consistent field methods and shared data standards. Coordination is emphasized to avoid fragmented information and differing protocols across states.
12) What kinds of resources or capacity are expected to be leveraged for this work?
The notice states the work is intended to leverage existing state-held knowledge, datasets, and technical capacity to design and oversee cooperative surveys.
13) How will the survey results be used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
The notice states that survey results are intended to directly support Species Status Assessments, which are structured evaluations used by the Service to understand a species' current condition, threats, and likely future status.
14) What is a Species Status Assessment in the context of this notice?
As described, a Species Status Assessment is a structured evaluation used by the Service to assess a species' current condition, threats, and likely future status, and the surveys under this project are meant to improve the data feeding into those assessments.
15) What program identifier (CFDA number) is associated with this opportunity?
The notice lists CFDA 15.650.
16) How is the activity categorized in the posting?
The posting categorizes the activity under:
- Environment
- Information and statistics
- Science and technology/other research and development
17) How many awards does the notice indicate are expected?
The posting indicates ExpectedAwards: 1, meaning a single award is anticipated.
18) What does the eligibility field say, and how should it be interpreted here?
The metadata shows eligibility as "unrestricted". However, the narrative language states this is a single-source, noncompetitive action with a specific intended recipient, which controls how the opportunity functions in practice.
19) Is the award amount or maximum funding level clearly stated?
Not clearly. The record shows an award ceiling of 1 as entered in the source record, but the text provided does not state a clear dollar maximum.
20) When was this notice created and what was the listed closing date?
The notice was created on August 4, 2017, and the original closing date is listed as August 11, 2017.
21) Why might the posting have a short timeline between creation and closing?
The description notes that short timelines often accompany notice-of-intent postings because they are documenting a planned action rather than running an open competition.
22) Does this notice invite proposals from multiple applicants?
No. The notice is framed as public documentation of an intended single-source award rather than an invitation for proposals from multiple entities.
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