Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance | F19AS00193

Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00193

The Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00193) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior) discretionary cooperative agreement authorized under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (16 U.S.C. 661-666). At its core, the program is meant to support on-the-ground fish and wildlife management work that advances the conservation, restoration, and management goals set by the Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices. The assistance is both technical and financial, and it is designed to help a wide range of partners plan and carry out actions that conserve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats, with a specific emphasis included in the description on preventing or reducing aquatic invasive species establishment, spread, and impacts.

This opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development and is listed under CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 15.608. The cooperative agreement instrument type signals that the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement during the project, which often means close coordination on planning, implementation, reporting, and alignment with office-level priorities rather than a hands-off grant. Projects supported under this kind of assistance commonly involve applied conservation work such as habitat improvement or restoration actions, technical assessments, monitoring or management planning, partner coordination, and other activities that directly support fish and wildlife resource management outcomes. The explicit mention of aquatic invasive species indicates that prevention, early detection, control, or other management measures aimed at limiting invasive aquatic organisms may be a key component of eligible work when it fits the priorities of the relevant Conservation Office.

Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity may be able to apply, including other federal agencies, state and local governments, Tribal governments, non-governmental organizations, community or citizen groups, and private landowners, as long as they meet any clarifications that would normally appear in the full eligibility language of the announcement. The intent is strongly partnership-oriented: the program is structured to provide assistance across jurisdictions and ownerships, recognizing that fish and wildlife conservation often depends on coordinated management beyond federal lands and across multiple stakeholders.

In the specific posting data provided, the award ceiling is listed as $38,250, and the closing information indicates a single source award. That combination typically suggests this particular notice may have been intended for a specific project or recipient rather than a fully open competitive cycle, even though the broader program authority can support many types of partners and projects. The opportunity record shows an expected awards value of 0, which often appears in notices that are not forecasting multiple new competitive awards or that are structured for a single identified award action. The opportunity was created on April 24, 2019.

Overall, this grant opportunity supports practical fish and wildlife conservation and management efforts carried out in coordination with Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices, with eligible activities focused on conservation, restoration, and management of fish and wildlife resources and a clear callout for work that minimizes aquatic invasive species risks and impacts.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 24, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Single source award.. (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 $38,250.00 in funding.
• 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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