Closed · F19AS00169 · CFDA 15.654 · Discretionary

National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements

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

$15M-$15M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 4, 2019
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $15,000,000 -- $15,000,000 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.

$15M-$15M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.654
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements is closed (last close April 4, 2019). 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 April 4, 2019

Posted Mar 29 Closes Apr 4

Est. Total Funding

$15,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. §§2901 to 2911; Fish and Wildlife Act, 16 U.S.C. 742 et seq.; Refuge Recreation Act, 16 U.S.C. §§460k 460k(4); National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, 16 U.S.C. §§668dd ee; Public Lands Corps Act Youth Conservation Corps, 16 U.S.C. §§1701 to 1706; Public Lands Corps Act Public Lands Corps, 16 U.S.C. §§1721 to 1726; Archaeological Resources Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. §§470aa ll; and Federal Aid for Highways Other Highways, 23 U.S.C. §§201-204 and §206

Public-sector applicant lane · Fish and Wildlife Service

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Disaster Prevention and Relief · Natural Resources (DPR;NR). 597 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 4,243).

Code 00
State governments

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.

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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