ClosedOpportunity F21AS00155

Endangered Species Recovery Implementation

Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Endangered Species Recovery Implementation is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was September 30, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $1K – $2M, with $14M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 9 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.657 (Endangered Species Recovery Implementation).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Oct 28, 2020Posted
Sep 30, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Oct 28, 2020
Close date: Sep 30, 2021
Award floor: $1,000
Award ceiling: $2,000,000
Est. total funding: $14,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Individuals
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Applicants are expected to have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the biology of the involved endangered or threatened species and their ecosystem, including preferably having worked with the species in the field and holding a currently valid Endangered Species Act permit, issued by the Service, authorizing them to work with these species (or that have previously held a permit to do so). If funding is awarded, applicants that do not currently hold a valid permit for the proposed activity may need to apply for and obtain a Service permit before beginning the proposed activity. For more information about the permit requirements, please visit our Ecological Services Program’s permit website at http: //www.fws.gov/endangered/permits/index.html.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The principal objective of this Recovery Implementation funding opportunity is to support the implementation of priority recovery actions for federally endangered and threatened species. The ESA conveys the importance of recovery plans as a central organizing tool for guiding each species’ recovery process by requiring their development for every listed species. Recovery plans establish an overall recovery vision that, among other things:
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Defines the point at which protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are no longer needed,
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Identifies and prioritizes the most effective and feasible suite of recovery actions that will promote species survival and recovery,
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Provides the public and policy makers with an overall estimate of the time and cost to recover species, and the ability to measure success and resources needs, and
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Aids the Service in working with others to improve the status for imperiled species.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

FY21 FWS Recovery Implementation Foa_Content_of_F21AS00155.pdfFull Announcement · FY21 FWS Recovery Implementation Foa_Content_of_F21AS00155.pdfPDF · 483 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

15.657Endangered Species Recovery ImplementationProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 15.657

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$52.4M

FY25

$91.8M

FY26

$36.5M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.657. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Fish and Wildlife Service
amanda_murnane@fws.gov
22041-3803

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Endangered Species Recovery Implementation”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, Individuals and 2 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Endangered Species Recovery Implementation”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1k – $2m and total estimated program funding is $14,000,000.

How do I apply for “Endangered Species Recovery Implementation”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F21AS00155), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 15.683