Department of the Interior Friends Group Initiative Grant

The Department of the Interior is offering the Friends Group Initiative Grant to assist fish hatcheries in establishing friends groups, supporting educational programs financially, and collaborating with conservation groups for public benefit. The grant is a Single Source Award and is awarded under specific criteria to ensure the continuation of funded activities and the selection of uniquely qualified applicants. The closing date for applications is February 5, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 218835

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	F13AS00073
Funding Opportunity Title::	Friends Group Initiative
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Environment
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.608 — Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Feb 04, 2013
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Feb 05, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Feb 05, 2013
Archive Date::	Dec 31, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 365,000
Award Ceiling::	$365,000
Award Floor::	$70,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility::

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Fish and Wildlife Service
Description::	The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: help fish hatcheries establish and setup friends groups, provide financial assistance for educational programs, to work with conservation groups on programs for the benefit of the public. This Single Source Award is being awarded in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (2) Continuation – The activity the award will fund is necessary for the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of, an activity we are funding, and holding a competition would have a significant adverse effect on continuing or completing the already funded activity. AND (4) Unique Qualifications – The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications which allows for award without competition to an applicant. This recipient and project meet this criteria due to prior grant over the last five years accomplishing and establishing these goals/programs.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.608
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00163234
Opening Date:
Closing Date:	Feb 05, 2013
Agency Contact Information::	US FWS Region 6 – Financial Assistance Office
Who Can Apply::	Organization and Individual Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
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Packages

Assistance Listings	Competition ID	Competition Title	Opportunity Package ID	Opening Date	Closing Date	Actions	Who Can Apply:
15.608			PKG00163234		Feb 05, 2013	View	US FWS Region 6 – Financial Assistance Office	Organization and Individual Applicants

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