Closed · F17AS00197 · CFDA 15.608 · Discretionary

Desert Tortoise

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

$50K-$76K
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Desert Tortoise is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $50,000 -- $75,886 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.

$50K-$76K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.608
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Desert Tortoise 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 20 Closed

Est. Total Funding

$75,886

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This agreement provides benefits to the public by contributing to the conservation of the desert tortoise by helping to minimize the threat of disease from captive tortoises. Specifically, will assist USFW with developing a desert tortoise adoption expansion program to include areas outside of Las Vegas; provide the public information and assistance to increase awareness of the laws pertaining to captive tortoises; and promote responsible care by all persons who maintain captive tortoises. Results of this project benefit and directly support ongoing and proposed programs of the Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and other resource management agencies with responsibilities for threatened, endangered and other species.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Environment

The printed eligibility set for Desert Tortoise is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 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 Environment · Recovery Act (ENV;RA). 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

Administrative Officer Jeanette Pizarro 702 515 5241 jeanette_pizarro@fws.gov

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What to do next

Desert Tortoise 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