Closed · F17AS00137 · CFDA 15.654 · Discretionary

National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements

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

$500K-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 8, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $500,000 -- $2,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$500K-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.654
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements is closed (last close March 8, 2017). 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

Closed March 8, 2017

Posted Mar 1 Closes Mar 8

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1934 (16 U.S.C. 2901 to 2911); Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742(a) to 754); Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k to 460k(4)); National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd); Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1701 to 1706); Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa to 47011); The National Wildlife Refuge System Act of 1997 (Public Law 105 57); National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Act of 2004 (Public Law 108 327); Federal Aid for Highways, HR 4348 (23 U.S.C. 201 to 204 and 206, Public Law 112 141).

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Natural Resources

The printed eligibility set for National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). 431 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (10% of 4,243).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 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

Program Analyst/Grants Specialist Michelle L Willcox 505 248-7486 michelle_willcox@fws.gov

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What to do next

National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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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