National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | F17AS00221

Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00221

The grant opportunity titled "National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements" (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00221) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service notice stating the agency's intent to make a single-source award rather than running a competitive application process. It is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity and will be issued as a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out (for example, coordination on scope, deliverables, review of products, or collaboration during planning and implementation). The program is listed under CFDA 15.654 and falls within the broader activity area of education, science and technology, and other research and development.

The purpose of the planned award is to support development of a Watershed Restoration Plan for Lake Mattamuskeet, which is located on the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in Hyde County, North Carolina. In practical terms, a watershed restoration plan is generally a planning document that identifies problems affecting water quality and habitat health in a lake and its contributing drainage area, analyzes likely sources of impairment, sets restoration goals, and lays out recommended actions and priorities for improving conditions over time. For a refuge setting, this kind of plan often serves as a foundation for future on-the-ground restoration projects, interagency coordination, and longer-term funding or implementation strategies.

The Service indicates it intends to award this cooperative agreement specifically to the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Even though the eligibility field is listed as "unrestricted," the notice makes clear that this is not an open solicitation and that there is no full announcement associated with the notice. In other words, the public should not expect a competitive application package, standard proposal requirements, or an opportunity to apply in response to this notice; it is essentially a formal public posting that the agency plans to proceed with a non-competitive, single-recipient award.

Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $75,000 and an expectation of one award. The posting lists a creation date of May 18, 2017, with an original closing date of May 25, 2017, which in single-source contexts typically functions more as a notice period rather than a true deadline for competing submissions. The awarding agency is the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and the project location and focus are tied directly to Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge and Lake Mattamuskeet watershed planning activities.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.654.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 18, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 25, 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 $75,000.00 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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