This grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is offering funding for administrative support for its highly successful Science in the Service Fellowship program. This grant is for organizations to recruit and support diverse candidates for 640-hour internships within the Service’s Pacific Southwest Region. Fellows gain valuable work experience, regional support, training, and eligibility for Public Lands Corps hiring authority. Proposals must detail strategies for recruiting at least six paid fellows annually, including outreach to diverse candidates, screening processes (ensuring Public Lands Corps eligibility), and comprehensive onboarding support. Applicants should also demonstrate adaptability to dynamic hiring timelines, robust data safeguarding measures, and plans for coordinating recruitment events and career development with the Service.
Opportunity ID: 346927
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F23AS00303 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | F23AS00303 Science in the Service Internship Funding Opportunity |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.670 — Adaptive Science |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 16, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 16, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | May 15, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $175,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | Background: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is soliciting proposals for administrative support for the Science in the Service Fellowship. The Science in the Service Fellowship is one of the Service’s most successful and diverse internship programs. Fellowships are available to any program in the Pacific Southwest Region and are structured to provide 640 hours of work. Science in the Service alumni are eligible for the Public Lands Corps hiring authority and receive multiple tiers of regional support and training throughout their fellowship.Program Requirements: All proposals must clearly address how the organization will recruit and support 6 or more paid fellowships each year. The proposal must address the following questions:What are the strategies and tools that will be used to outreach to and recruit diverse candidates?What are the screening processes used for evaluating candidates for eligibility? Candidates must be screened for Public Lands Corps eligibility.How are selected candidates supported during the onboarding process through the completion of the fellowship?What is your organization’s ability to operate under dynamic timelines, particularly when there is a short-timeline for hiring actions or geographically-limited recruitment of diverse candidates?How does your organization collect and responsibly safeguard applicant information? Application portals and databases must be compliant with Service policies.In addition, the proposal should describe how the organization intends to host recruitment events and how it will coordinate with the Service on career development opportunities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Matthew Dekar
matthew_dekar@fws.gov Email:matthew_dekar@fws.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 346927 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Foa_Content_of_F23AS00303.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Matthew Dekar matthew_dekar@fws.gov Email: matthew_dekar@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.670 | F23AS00303 | F23AS00303 Science in the Service Internship Funding Opportunity | PKG00280618 | Mar 17, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
346927 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
346927 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
346927 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
346927 SF424A-1.0.pdf
346927 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
346927 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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