Closed · F19AS00360 · CFDA 15.654 · Discretionary
National Wildlife Refuge Enhancements
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $500-$70K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 13, 2019
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
National Wildlife Refuge Enhancements is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $500 -- $70,000 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.
- $500-$70K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.654
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
National Wildlife Refuge Enhancements is closed (last close September 13, 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 September 13, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$70,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to Delmarva Resource Conservation & Development Council (DRCD), Cambridge, Maryland. This announcement is for notification purposes only. This cooperative agreement will assist in habitat management activities for waterfowl and facilities maintenance at Blackwater and Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuges in Cambridge and Rock Hall MD respectively. This includes planting and maintaining over 400 acres of crops for migrating and overwintering waterfowl, waterfowl impoundment and pump maintenance, and spraying of invasive plants. DRCD will also assist in maintenance activities to support the hunt program on over 15,000 acres, and facilities support.The partnership supports the Secretarial priority of conservation stewardship by facilitating important habitat management for waterfowl and public recreation through hunting. The Chesapeake Marshlands NWR Complex provides critical migratory and overwintering habitat for Canada geese, American black ducks, tundra swans, and is a priority wetland in the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. 8. The partnership will help connect people with nature by creating a safe and accessible refuge, such as improving hunt roads and trails, as well as maintain infrastructure such as buildings and gates. This infrastructure improvement work not only saves money by proactively addressing maintenance issues, but also is important to ensuring a safe experience for visitors and staff.
Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Natural Resources
The printed eligibility set for National Wildlife Refuge 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (NR;ST). 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
Grants Managment Specialist Annelee Motta 413-253-8290 annelee_motta@fws.gov
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What to do next
National Wildlife Refuge Enhancements is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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