Endangered Species Conservation â¿¿ Recovery Implementation Funds | F18AS00222

Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00222

The Endangered Species Conservation - Recovery Implementation Funds grant (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00222) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It is designed to support practical, on-the-ground work that strengthens the recovery prospects of species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The overall purpose is straightforward: provide federal financial assistance to gather critical information about at-risk species and to carry out restoration or recovery actions that reduce extinction risk, improve population status, and, where feasible, move a species toward delisting.

This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the Fish and Wildlife Service expects to have substantial involvement during the project period compared with a standard grant. In practice, that often translates into closer coordination with federal staff on technical decisions, alignment with recovery plans and priorities, and ongoing communication about project progress and outcomes. The funding activity category is Natural Resources, and the corresponding CFDA number is 15.657.

Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. In other words, the intended applicants are public colleges and universities (including state university systems and similar entities) that have the research capacity, technical staff, or field capabilities to contribute to endangered species conservation and recovery efforts. The program is not described here as open to private universities, nonprofits, tribes, local governments, or individuals under this specific posting.

The scope of activities supported can include efforts to secure endangered or threatened species information and implement restoration actions. "Securing information" typically implies work like surveys and monitoring to determine distribution and abundance, habitat assessments, research addressing key uncertainties that limit recovery planning, and data collection needed to guide management decisions. "Restoration actions" points to applied conservation work such as habitat restoration or enhancement, removal or control of threats (for example, invasive species management, improving passage or connectivity, reducing human-caused mortality), and other targeted interventions tied to recovery objectives. The unifying theme is measurable recovery benefit: actions should either help prevent extinction in the near term, meaningfully advance recovery, or contribute to the steps necessary for eventual delisting.

The posting indicates an award ceiling of $30,000 and anticipates making one award. That small, single-award structure suggests a focused project rather than a broad, multi-site initiative. The opportunity was created on July 30, 2018, with an original application closing date of August 10, 2018, indicating a short application window and a likely emphasis on a clearly defined, ready-to-implement project.

In summary, this funding opportunity supports a single, relatively modest cooperative agreement to a public, state-controlled university for work that directly advances endangered or threatened species recovery. Projects are expected to generate usable species information and/or deliver tangible conservation actions that reduce threats, improve habitat or population status, and contribute to recovery milestones, including the long-term goal of delisting where biologically achievable.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Endangered Species Conservation â¿¿ Recovery Implementation Funds" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.657.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 30, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 10, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.

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