Endangered Species Conservation Recovery Implementation | F18AS00070

Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00070

The Endangered Species Conservation Recovery Implementation opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00070) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant action under the Department of the Interior that was posted as a notice of intent to award, rather than a standard competitive funding announcement. In practical terms, this means the agency signaled up front that it planned to make a single, specific award to one named organization, and that there was no full solicitation package for other applicants to respond to. The activity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development and is associated with CFDA 15.657. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that the Fish and Wildlife Service expects to remain actively involved in the project’s execution and oversight, rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal participation.

The planned award was directed to the Florida Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council as the sole intended recipient. The core project work focuses on invasive species eradication across Joint Base Charleston, using multiple spraying application methods. This suggests a hands-on land management effort aimed at controlling or eliminating non-native invasive plants (and potentially other invasive organisms, depending on the installation’s needs) that can degrade habitat quality, alter ecosystem processes, and threaten native or protected species. Using a range of spraying methods implies the work may be adapted to different terrain types, vegetation densities, and operational constraints on a military installation, and may include targeted applications designed to reduce impacts on desirable native vegetation.

In addition to invasive species control, the funds support a forest inventory on installation property, specifically within selected plots at the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range. The inventory tasks described are standard forestry and habitat assessment measurements that help characterize forest condition and structure. The work includes measuring tree basal area (a key indicator of stand density and timber/habitat structure), estimating average tree height, documenting canopy coverage (which influences understory light conditions and habitat suitability), and identifying groundcover within the sampled plots. Collectively, these data can be used to establish baseline conditions, guide management decisions, and track changes over time, which is often important for conservation planning, recovery actions tied to sensitive species, and demonstrating outcomes from habitat management investments.

The notice listed an award ceiling of $126,896 and an expectation of one award, consistent with the single-source intent. The posting date was January 11, 2018, with an original closing date of January 18, 2018, which is typical for notices of intent that mainly serve transparency and administrative purposes rather than inviting broad competition. While the eligibility field is labeled “unrestricted,” the single-source nature of the notice effectively limits the action to the identified recipient, and there is no indication of an open application process associated with this particular posting.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Endangered Species Conservation Recovery Implementation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.657.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 11, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 18, 2018 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 $126,896.00 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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