Conference Assistance
At a glance
Conference Assistance is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was September 17, 2008. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $10K, with about 1 award expected and $10K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.649 (Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Sep 11, 2008Posted
- Sep 17, 2008Application deadline
- Posted
- Sep 11, 2008
- Close date
- Sep 17, 2008
- Award floor
- $1
- Award ceiling
- $10,000
- Est. total funding
- $10,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- Required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
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 Office of the Director responds to requests from its partners for support of select annual conferences and workshops and to pay annual dues to scientific societies or to natural resource professional or educational organizations.
The Service has determined this is a single source opportunity under the department policy and no other applications are anticipated
Full announcement link
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Who was funded under ALN 15.649
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 2 grant awards had funding actions under Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training), with 1 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.Agency contact (as published)
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Colleen_Holland@fws.gov
703-358-2459
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Conference Assistance”?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Conference Assistance”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1 – $10k, total estimated program funding is $10,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.
How do I apply for “Conference Assistance”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FWS-IGFA-WRFC-FY09), 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.
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