National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements - Refuges and Wildlife | F17AS00099

Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00099

The grant opportunity titled "National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements - Refuges and Wildlife" (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00099) is a discretionary grant program administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It falls under assistance listing (CFDA) 15.654 and is categorized within the funding activity areas of Natural Resources and Transportation, reflecting work that likely supports habitat, visitor access, refuge operations support functions, or related infrastructure and management needs connected to the National Wildlife Refuge System.

This particular posting is not a typical open, competitive funding announcement. Instead, it serves as a public notice that the agency intends to make a single-source financial assistance award to one specific recipient: the Town of Chincoteague (an eligible applicant type listed as a city or township government). The notice states that the anticipated project period is approximately five years, which suggests a longer-term effort rather than a one-time, short-duration project. Because it is single-source, the funding is not being solicited from other applicants, and the listing explicitly emphasizes that it is "for notification purposes only," meaning there is no standard application window or competitive proposal process for outside entities.

The award ceiling is listed as $30,000. While the posting includes an "Expected Awards" figure of 0, that appears to reflect that the announcement is not set up as a competitive grant round that will generate multiple awards; it is essentially a transparency posting tied to an intended direct award rather than a forecast of competitively selected grants. The creation date for the opportunity is January 9, 2017, and there is no traditional closing date because the notice is not inviting submissions.

The legal authority cited for the award is the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1934 (16 U.S.C. 2901-2911). That statutory authority generally supports activities that conserve fish and wildlife resources, and in the context of a refuge enhancements program, it indicates the work is tied to conservation outcomes or refuge-related improvements consistent with Fish and Wildlife Service responsibilities. Overall, the key takeaway is that this is a pre-identified, single-recipient grant notice for the Town of Chincoteague, capped at $30,000, designed to support refuge-related enhancement activities over roughly five years, and it is posted mainly to document and publicize the intent to make that non-competitive award.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources, transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements - Refuges and Wildlife" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.654.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 09, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by This announcement is for notification purposes only.. (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.
• Eligible applicants include: City or township governments.

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