Closed · F20AS00072 · CFDA 15.657 · Discretionary

Recovery Challenge

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

$100-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 10, 2020
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Recovery Challenge is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $100 -- $1,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$100-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
15.657
CFDA program
4,242
other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service

Archived opportunity record

Recovery Challenge is closed (last close June 10, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 15.657 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. 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 June 10, 2020

Posted Apr 3 Closes Jun 10

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Recovery challenge funding opportunity is to enhance and increase partnerships with agencies and organizations implementing highest priority recovery actions for federally listed endangered and threatened species, and in particular for genetically-sound breeding, rearing and reintroduction programs. Section 2(a)(5) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1535, as amended, authorizes the use of Federal financial assistance to encourage the States and other interested parties to develop and maintain conservation programs to safeguard the Nation's heritage in fish, wildlife and plants for the benefit of all citizens. In addition, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 (H.J. Res. 31, 116th Cong. Div. E, Title I (2019)) authorized specific funding for the Recovery Challenge funding opportunity.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · F20AS00072

Grants.gov marks Recovery Challenge 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources (ENV;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

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 15.657

Migratory Bird Conservation Grant

U.S. Department of the Interior

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Agency Contact

Sonjia Harris 703 358-1867 Sonjia_Harris@fws.gov

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What to do next

Recovery Challenge is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 15.657 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Migratory Bird Conservation Grant indexes 16 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Fish and Wildlife Service lists 4,242 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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