Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00223
The grant opportunity titled "SARP COORDINATION, FISH BARRIER INVENTORY DATABASE - PHASE II, STREAM RESTORATION ON PICKWICK LAKE, VALLEY RIVER WATERSHED" (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00223) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service notice of intent to make a single-source award, meaning it is not a competitive solicitation and there is no separate full funding announcement attached to it. The agency is indicating in advance that it plans to fund one specific recipient through a cooperative agreement rather than opening the opportunity up for proposal submissions in the usual way. The notice was created on June 6, 2019, with an original closing date of June 7, 2019, reflecting the administrative nature of the posting rather than an open application window.
The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service plans to issue one cooperative agreement, with an expected number of awards listed as one and an award ceiling shown as 1 in the source data. The intended recipient is the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds, and the purpose of the agreement is to support continued coordination and implementation activities connected to SARP. While the eligibility field is shown as "unrestricted," the text of the notice makes clear that this is a single-source intent, so in practice the funding is directed to the named organization rather than being available for general competition.
Programmatically, the work is centered on aquatic connectivity and habitat restoration within priority areas. A key component is ongoing coordination of SARP activities, including helping move high-priority projects forward in key focus areas. Another major deliverable is the continued development of a fish barrier inventory database structure, described as "Phase II," to be carried out in cooperation with the Fish Passage Coordinator and FWCO offices. This database work is aimed at organizing and standardizing information about barriers that impede fish movement, which typically includes structures like culverts, dams, road crossings, and other obstructions that affect stream connectivity and aquatic species passage. By improving the underlying database structure and coordination around it, the project supports better planning and prioritization of barrier removal or modification efforts across watersheds.
In addition to coordination and data infrastructure, the notice describes on-the-ground restoration actions. It specifically calls for implementation of stream restoration on Pickwick Lake and implementation of aquatic and riparian habitat restoration in the Valley River watershed. These restoration elements suggest practical field work to improve stream function and habitat conditions, such as stabilizing streambanks, improving in-stream habitat complexity, reconnecting floodplains, reducing erosion and sedimentation, and restoring riparian vegetation. Taken together, the coordination, barrier inventory/database development, and targeted restoration activities are meant to strengthen long-term watershed health, improve fish passage and aquatic connectivity, and enhance both aquatic and riparian habitats in the identified project areas.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. Cooperative agreements generally imply substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant, meaning the Fish and Wildlife Service may remain actively engaged in planning, oversight, coordination, and technical input throughout the period of performance. The funding activity categories listed are education and environment, and the CFDA number provided is 15.608, aligning the effort with Fish and Wildlife Service assistance programs that support conservation, restoration, and related coordination work.Apply for F19AS00223
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SARP COORDINATION, FISH BARRIER INVENTORY DATABASE - PHASE II, STREAM RESTORATION ON PICKWICK LAKE, VALLEY RIVER WATERSHED" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.608.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 06, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 07, 2019 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "SARP COORDINATION, FISH BARRIER INVENTORY DATABASE - PHASE II, STREAM RESTORATION ON PICKWICK LAKE, VALLEY RIVER WATERSHED."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F19AS00223.
Which federal agency is associated with this notice?
The notice is issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
Is this a competitive grant that organizations can apply to?
No. This notice is a notice of intent to make a single-source award. It is not a competitive solicitation and there is no separate full funding announcement attached.
What does "single-source award" mean in this context?
It means the agency is indicating in advance that it plans to fund one specific recipient through a cooperative agreement, rather than opening the opportunity for general proposal submissions.
Is there a full funding announcement (NOFO/FOA) available?
No. The notice states there is no separate full funding announcement attached, reflecting that it is not an open competition.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Funds.
How many awards does the agency expect to make?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The source data shows an award ceiling of 1.
What type of funding is this categorized as?
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding.
What is the funding instrument for this award?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the instrument is a cooperative agreement?
As described in the notice, cooperative agreements generally imply substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant. In practice, the Fish and Wildlife Service may remain actively engaged through planning, oversight, coordination, and technical input during the period of performance.
What is the purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The purpose is to support continued coordination and implementation activities connected to SARP, along with associated database development and targeted restoration actions described in the notice.
What are the main project components described in the notice?
The notice describes three primary components: (1) ongoing coordination and implementation support for SARP activities, (2) continued development of a fish barrier inventory database structure (Phase II), and (3) on-the-ground restoration actions including stream restoration on Pickwick Lake and aquatic and riparian habitat restoration in the Valley River watershed.
What is included in the SARP coordination work?
The coordination work includes continued coordination and implementation activities and helping move high-priority projects forward in key focus areas, as described in the notice.
What is "Fish Barrier Inventory Database - Phase II" referring to?
It refers to continued development of a fish barrier inventory database structure (Phase II), intended to organize and standardize information about barriers that impede fish movement.
Who will the Phase II database work be coordinated with?
The notice states the database work will be carried out in cooperation with the Fish Passage Coordinator and FWCO offices.
What kinds of barriers is the inventory database meant to track?
The notice describes barriers that impede fish movement and notes these typically include structures like culverts, dams, road crossings, and other obstructions affecting stream connectivity and aquatic species passage.
Why is the fish barrier inventory/database work important?
Based on the notice, improving the database structure and coordination supports better planning and prioritization of barrier removal or modification efforts across watersheds.
Where will on-the-ground restoration be implemented?
The notice specifically references stream restoration on Pickwick Lake and implementation of aquatic and riparian habitat restoration in the Valley River watershed.
What kinds of restoration actions are suggested by the notice?
The notice suggests practical field work to improve stream function and habitat conditions, such as stabilizing streambanks, improving in-stream habitat complexity, reconnecting floodplains, reducing erosion and sedimentation, and restoring riparian vegetation.
What broader outcomes is this effort meant to support?
Taken together, the coordination, barrier inventory/database development, and targeted restoration activities are meant to strengthen long-term watershed health, improve fish passage and aquatic connectivity, and enhance aquatic and riparian habitats in the identified project areas.
The eligibility field says "unrestricted." Does that mean anyone can apply?
Not in practice for this notice. Although the eligibility field is shown as "unrestricted," the notice text makes clear it is a single-source intent and the funding is directed to the named organization rather than being available for general competition.
When was this notice created?
The notice was created on June 6, 2019.
What is the closing date shown for this notice?
The original closing date is June 7, 2019.
Does the closing date reflect an open application window?
No. The notice indicates the posting is administrative in nature rather than an open application window, consistent with a single-source notice of intent.
What are the funding activity categories associated with this opportunity?
The funding activity categories listed are education and environment.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 15.608.
How does the CFDA number relate to the work described?
The notice indicates that CFDA 15.608 aligns the effort with Fish and Wildlife Service assistance programs that support conservation, restoration, and related coordination work.
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