Opportunity ID: 250433

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00070
Funding Opportunity Title: Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Natural Resources
Category Explanation: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Award to a Single Source without Competition to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation:
Community-based partnerships between refuge Friends organizations and refuges have and increasingly play a vital role in building visibility and support for the Refuge System. Friends organizations provide important and needed services to the Refuge System including community outreach, education program, habitat restoration, special event support, volunteer staff, and fundraising. Friends organizations provide measurable benefits to the Refuge System and the more than 40 million visitors that enjoy refuges annually. This grant program has stimulated significant interest among the public to support refuges and the greater refuge system. The Foundation has vast experience in developing and administering grant programs and shares a key interest in building visibility and support for the refuge system.
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.654 — Visitor Facility Enhancements – Refuges and Wildlife
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Jan 27, 2014
Last Updated Date: Jan 27, 2014
Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 03, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 03, 2014
Archive Date: Mar 05, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:

Additional Information

Agency Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
Description: Funding is available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership initiative, in addition to support from corporate and federal partners to fund projects meeting the Urban Wildlife Refuge program elements. For more information, please visit: http://americaswildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Urban-Initiative-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Project Elements:
Competitive criteria for this funding include:
-Partnerships: Projects proposals should include partner organizations (public and private) with the demonstrated ability or articulated strategy to work with specifically identified urban cultures and communities[MP1] . Proposals will describe how the partnership with Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) staff can help achieve common goals of fish and wildlife conservation and healthy communities. Partnerships with any Service Program staff[MP2] would be eligible for these grants.
– Measurable Benefits: Projects should result in measurable outcomes that document greater participation in fish and wildlife related activities among diverse urban audiences and a better understanding of how fish and wildlife conservation contributes to community well-being. The proposal should demonstrate how the project will help meet at least one of the Standards of Excellence for Urban Wildlife [MP3] Refuges and Partnerships.
– Sustainable: Projects should reflect a commitment to neighborhood and community strength, and long term capacity to remain engaged as a Service partner beyond the life of the grant.
– Community Assets: Projects will articulate tangible ways the Service can become an asset to the urban community. Examples of asset building would include, providing technical assistance in fish and wildlife issues, providing pathways for youth employment, or community education and recreational enjoyment. (again, could reference Standards).

Link to Additional Information: grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Marcia Pradines

Phone 703-358-2172
Email:marcia_pradines@fws.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Added CFDA Jan 27, 2014
Jan 27, 2014

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00070
Funding Opportunity Title: Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Natural Resources
Category Explanation: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Award to a Single Source without Competition to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation:
Community-based partnerships between refuge Friends organizations and refuges have and increasingly play a vital role in building visibility and support for the Refuge System. Friends organizations provide important and needed services to the Refuge System including community outreach, education program, habitat restoration, special event support, volunteer staff, and fundraising. Friends organizations provide measurable benefits to the Refuge System and the more than 40 million visitors that enjoy refuges annually. This grant program has stimulated significant interest among the public to support refuges and the greater refuge system. The Foundation has vast experience in developing and administering grant programs and shares a key interest in building visibility and support for the refuge system.
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.654 — Visitor Facility Enhancements – Refuges and Wildlife
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Jan 27, 2014
Last Updated Date: Jan 27, 2014
Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 03, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 03, 2014
Archive Date: Mar 05, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:

Additional Information

Agency Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
Description: Funding is available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership initiative, in addition to support from corporate and federal partners to fund projects meeting the Urban Wildlife Refuge program elements. For more information, please visit: http://americaswildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Urban-Initiative-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Project Elements:
Competitive criteria for this funding include:
-Partnerships: Projects proposals should include partner organizations (public and private) with the demonstrated ability or articulated strategy to work with specifically identified urban cultures and communities[MP1] . Proposals will describe how the partnership with Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) staff can help achieve common goals of fish and wildlife conservation and healthy communities. Partnerships with any Service Program staff[MP2] would be eligible for these grants.
– Measurable Benefits: Projects should result in measurable outcomes that document greater participation in fish and wildlife related activities among diverse urban audiences and a better understanding of how fish and wildlife conservation contributes to community well-being. The proposal should demonstrate how the project will help meet at least one of the Standards of Excellence for Urban Wildlife [MP3] Refuges and Partnerships.
– Sustainable: Projects should reflect a commitment to neighborhood and community strength, and long term capacity to remain engaged as a Service partner beyond the life of the grant.
– Community Assets: Projects will articulate tangible ways the Service can become an asset to the urban community. Examples of asset building would include, providing technical assistance in fish and wildlife issues, providing pathways for youth employment, or community education and recreational enjoyment. (again, could reference Standards).

Link to Additional Information: grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Marcia Pradines

Phone 703-358-2172
Email:marcia_pradines@fws.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00070
Funding Opportunity Title: Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Natural Resources
Category Explanation: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Award to a Single Source without Competition to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation:
Community-based partnerships between refuge Friends organizations and refuges have and increasingly play a vital role in building visibility and support for the Refuge System. Friends organizations provide important and needed services to the Refuge System including community outreach, education program, habitat restoration, special event support, volunteer staff, and fundraising. Friends organizations provide measurable benefits to the Refuge System and the more than 40 million visitors that enjoy refuges annually. This grant program has stimulated significant interest among the public to support refuges and the greater refuge system. The Foundation has vast experience in developing and administering grant programs and shares a key interest in building visibility and support for the refuge system.
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: []
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jan 27, 2014
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 03, 2014
Archive Date: Mar 05, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:

Additional Information

Agency Name: Fish and Wildlife Service
Description: Funding is available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership initiative, in addition to support from corporate and federal partners to fund projects meeting the Urban Wildlife Refuge program elements. For more information, please visit: http://americaswildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Urban-Initiative-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Project Elements:
Competitive criteria for this funding include:
-Partnerships: Projects proposals should include partner organizations (public and private) with the demonstrated ability or articulated strategy to work with specifically identified urban cultures and communities[MP1] . Proposals will describe how the partnership with Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) staff can help achieve common goals of fish and wildlife conservation and healthy communities. Partnerships with any Service Program staff[MP2] would be eligible for these grants.
– Measurable Benefits: Projects should result in measurable outcomes that document greater participation in fish and wildlife related activities among diverse urban audiences and a better understanding of how fish and wildlife conservation contributes to community well-being. The proposal should demonstrate how the project will help meet at least one of the Standards of Excellence for Urban Wildlife [MP3] Refuges and Partnerships.
– Sustainable: Projects should reflect a commitment to neighborhood and community strength, and long term capacity to remain engaged as a Service partner beyond the life of the grant.
– Community Assets: Projects will articulate tangible ways the Service can become an asset to the urban community. Examples of asset building would include, providing technical assistance in fish and wildlife issues, providing pathways for youth employment, or community education and recreational enjoyment. (again, could reference Standards).

Link to Additional Information: grants.gov
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Marcia Pradines

Phone 703-358-2172
Email:marcia_pradines@fws.gov

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