Closed · F24AS00427 · CFDA 15.682 · Discretionary

F24AS00427 FY25 Experienced Services Program

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

$5K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
September 30, 2024
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

F24AS00427 FY25 Experienced Services Program is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $5,000 -- $500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$5K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
15.682
CFDA program
4,242
other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service

Archived opportunity record

F24AS00427 FY25 Experienced Services Program is closed (last close September 30, 2024). 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, 2024

Posted Aug 26 Closes Sep 30

Est. Total Funding

$20,000,000

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Three eligible nonprofit organizations for a total of five years to assist the agency in establishing and conducting an Experienced Services Program. Under this program, the USFWS will enter into cooperative agreements with private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor as eligible to receive funds under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to recruit and utilize the skills and experience of older Americans, aged 55 and older. Authorizing Statutes: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 116 6, Division E, Sec. 113). Program activities will be carried out under various authorities, including: Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); Fish and Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 742 et seq.); Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 666e); Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act (16 U.S.C. 753); Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.)

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Natural Resources

The printed eligibility set for F24AS00427 FY25 Experienced Services Program 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 code maps to Natural Resources (NR). 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

J. Max Carithers james_carithers@fws.gov

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What to do next

F24AS00427 FY25 Experienced Services Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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