Closed · F19AS00306 · CFDA 15.676 · Discretionary
USFWS; Natural Resource Conservation Careers Program; CFDA 15.676
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $5K-$110K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 30, 2020
- Close date
- 30
- Expected awards
The verdict
USFWS; Natural Resource Conservation Careers Program; CFDA 15.676 is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $5,000 -- $110,000 across 30 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.
- $5K-$110K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 30
- expected awards
- 15.676
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
USFWS; Natural Resource Conservation Careers… is closed (last close September 30, 2020). 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 September 30, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$500,000
Expected Awards
30
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award(s) to 1) Northwoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston, VT 2) Mobilize Green, Washington DC; and 3) Chesapeake Youth Foundation, Chesapeake, VA. This announcement is for notification purposes only. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in the Northeast Region intends to award up to thirty agreements over an award period of fourteen months (August 2019 to September 2020). The purpose is to provide introductory educational experiences in natural resource careers to young people and veterans, including culturally, ethnically and economically diverse students, and underserved communities that traditionally have low participation in outdoor recreation activities through hands-on experience and mentoring at a variety of USFWS programs including but not limited to, national wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, and ecological services offices. Under this program, individuals and/or groups of youth, young adults, and veterans: ¿ Will be introduced to natural resource careers through hands-on work with, and training by, natural resource professionals employed by the USFWS. ¿ May be given the opportunity to serve both seasonal and or year-round assignments. ¿ Will enhance conservation stewardship; increase outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans and improve the management of game species and their habitats for this generation and beyond. ¿ Will be introduced to various real-world conservation and rehabilitation activities such as invasive species management, habitat restoration, wildlife management, public education and interpretation, disaster response and mitigation, and communications, mixed with informal and formal training sessions directed by USFWS employees during assignments. ¿ Will enhance and expand public access to lands and waters ¿ Will be provided feedback for their future growth and may receive consideration for future employment with the USFWS. This funding opportunity addresses Department of the Interior priority number 1, Creating a conservation stewardship legacy second on to Teddy Roosevelt. This opportunity fosters relationships with conservation organizations and our youth and veterans.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · F19AS00306
Grants.gov marks USFWS; Natural Resource Conservation Careers… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). 1,011 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (24% of 4,243).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
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
Arnold Zinan 413 253 8528 arnold_zinan@fws.gov
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