Closed · F21AS00196 · CFDA 15.658 · Discretionary
Common Loon Restoration
Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 16, 2021
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Common Loon Restoration is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $50,000 -- $1,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.658
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Common Loon Restoration - is cataloged under number F21AS00196 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.658, posted by Fish and Wildlife Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 13, 2021 and last updated on January 14, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $1,000,000. The agency has projected $3.7 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 16, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $1,000,000
Close Date
March 16, 2021
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
January 13, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$3,685,500
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Funds for this award were derived from a natural resource damages settlement with Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc; to compensate for common loon injured by the Bouchard Barge 120 Oil Spill in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Natural Resource Trustees (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and State of Rhode Island) prepared a publicly reviewed Final Restoration Plan for Common Loon and Other Birds (Restoration Plan) that identified the Trustees approach for restoration (http://www.fws.gov/newengland). As authorized in the Restoration Plan, the Trustees approved the use of $3,685,500 for a competitive grant to restore common loon through the use of management techniques, including artificial nest sites, signage and wardening, protection of breeding habitat, and through rescue and rehabilitation of stranded individuals and decreasing exposure to lead fishing tackle.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 25, 99. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Molly Sperduto molly_sperduto@fws.gov
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