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ClosedOpportunity F21AS00447

Recovery Challenge Fund

Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Recovery Challenge Fund is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was June 28, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $1K – $4.2M, with $9M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing or matching is 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

  1. Apr 27, 2021Posted
  2. Jun 28, 2021Application deadline
Posted
Apr 27, 2021
Close date
Jun 28, 2021
Award floor
$1,000
Award ceiling
$4,200,000
Est. total funding
$9,000,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Please see Section C3. Other for more information.

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 Recovery Challenge funding opportunity specifically provides a unique financial assistance opportunity for eligible, non-Federal longstanding and new partners working on high priority recovery actions as identified by the Service for ESA endangered and threatened 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.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

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
Karen_Anderson@fws.gov
22041-3803

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Recovery Challenge Fund”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “Recovery Challenge Fund”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1k – $4.2m and total estimated program funding is $9,000,000.

How do I apply for “Recovery Challenge Fund”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F21AS00447), 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.