Closed · F16AS00157 · CFDA 15.653 · Discretionary

National Outreach and Communications Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$11M-$13M
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

National Outreach and Communications Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $11,000,000 -- $13,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$11M-$13M
award range
Closed
application status
15.653
CFDA program
4,242
other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service

Archived opportunity record

National Outreach and Communications Grant Pr… is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

This listing is no longer accepting applications

Posted Apr 1 Closed

Est. Total Funding

$47,920

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Service will not consider applications for this award. This is a single source, non-competitive award to fund a continuation of activity. The recipient has already been selected.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Education

The printed eligibility set for National Outreach and Communications Grant Pr… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Education · Environment (ED;ENV). Only 91 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 4,243).

Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Brian Bohnsack 703-358-2435 Brian_Bohnsack@fws.gov

What to do next

National Outreach and Communications Grant Pr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants