Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00086
The Coastal Program grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00086) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Department of the Interior discretionary cooperative agreement intended to build on work previously completed with the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) to strengthen coastal wetland protection, restoration, and long-term management. It follows a 2016 partnership under Cooperative Agreement Award F16AC00081, where the funding supported a focused set of capacity-building and information-sharing activities: a symposium on silviculture practices and impact analysis, documentation of symposium findings in a final white paper to guide future work, three webinars addressing threats to coastal wetlands, and three additional webinars examining the challenges and benefits tied to meeting demand for specific coastal wetland ecosystem services. In practical terms, the 2016 effort functioned as a convening and knowledge-transfer project designed to get agencies, practitioners, and stakeholders aligned around emerging issues affecting coastal wetland health.
For 2017, the opportunity centers on two priority issue areas that drew strong interest during the earlier work and closely match FWS Coastal Program priorities. The first priority is identifying the underlying causes of coastal wetland loss on silviculture lands, with a longer-term objective of improving forestry best management practices in ways that reduce wetland losses while supporting sustainable forest operations. The second priority is preventing and/or managing the spread of invasive species into coastal wetlands, recognizing that invasives can rapidly alter wetland structure, hydrology, native biodiversity, and the ecosystem services wetlands provide. The cooperative agreement structure is important here: this is not simply a pass-through grant, but a collaborative arrangement where ASWM and FWS each have defined roles and responsibilities, and where joint problem-solving, coordination, and shared deliverables are central to the project design.
The overall purpose is to translate convening power and technical exchange into concrete, actionable outcomes for wetland conservation. ASWM is positioned as the key partner because of its established track record in building partnerships, facilitating collaboration across sectors, and producing practical learning products such as meetings, webinars, trainings, and written reports. The expected results are not limited to outreach materials; the grant emphasizes that the process of bringing diverse interests together to develop these products is itself a mechanism for change, helping practitioners and decision-makers identify specific actions to reduce coastal wetland losses, improve wetland condition, and ultimately increase coastal wetland acreage. Those improvements are framed as benefiting both wildlife habitat and the human communities that depend on coastal wetlands for services such as storm buffering, water quality protection, fisheries support, and carbon storage.
Administratively, the opportunity was listed under CFDA 15.630, with an award ceiling of $50,000 and an expectation of a single award. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those categories as stated); and individuals. The posting indicates the original closing date is no longer applicable because the recipient has already been selected, meaning it is best read as a record of a specific cooperative agreement competition rather than an open, currently available solicitation. The program is authorized under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a-c, 747e-742j) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (16 U.S.C. 661-667(e)), which provide the legal basis for FWS to support conservation actions and coordination that protect fish, wildlife, and associated habitats, including coastal wetlands.Apply for F17AS00086
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Coastal Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.630.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 22, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by The recipient has been selected.. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Individuals.
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What is the Coastal Program grant opportunity (F17AS00086)?
F17AS00086 is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Department of the Interior discretionary cooperative agreement under the Coastal Program. It is designed to build on prior work completed with the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) to strengthen coastal wetland protection, restoration, and long-term management through coordinated, collaborative activities and shared deliverables.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), within the Department of the Interior.
What is the main purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The purpose is to translate convening power and technical exchange into concrete, actionable outcomes that reduce coastal wetland losses, improve wetland condition, and ultimately increase coastal wetland acreage. The approach relies on collaboration among agencies, practitioners, and stakeholders to identify and advance specific actions for conservation.
How does a cooperative agreement differ from a typical grant in this opportunity?
This opportunity is described as a cooperative agreement rather than a simple pass-through grant. That means ASWM and FWS each have defined roles and responsibilities, and the work is intended to be carried out collaboratively with joint problem-solving, coordination, and shared deliverables as central features of the project design.
Who is the key partner named for this effort?
The Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) is positioned as the key partner due to its track record in building partnerships, facilitating cross-sector collaboration, and producing practical learning products such as meetings, webinars, trainings, and written reports.
How does this opportunity relate to prior work with ASWM?
It builds on a 2016 partnership conducted under Cooperative Agreement Award F16AC00081. The 2016 work emphasized capacity-building and information-sharing activities intended to align agencies, practitioners, and stakeholders around emerging issues affecting coastal wetland health.
What activities were supported under the 2016 cooperative agreement (F16AC00081)?
The 2016 effort supported: (1) a symposium on silviculture practices and impact analysis, (2) documentation of symposium findings in a final white paper to guide future work, (3) three webinars addressing threats to coastal wetlands, and (4) three additional webinars examining challenges and benefits tied to meeting demand for specific coastal wetland ecosystem services.
What are the 2017 priority issue areas for this opportunity?
The opportunity centers on two priority issue areas: (1) identifying the underlying causes of coastal wetland loss on silviculture lands with a longer-term objective of improving forestry best management practices to reduce wetland losses while supporting sustainable forest operations, and (2) preventing and/or managing the spread of invasive species into coastal wetlands.
Why is silviculture identified as a priority topic?
Silviculture is a priority because the opportunity aims to identify the underlying causes of coastal wetland loss on silviculture lands and use that information to support improvements in forestry best management practices that reduce wetland losses while maintaining sustainable forest operations.
Why is invasive species prevention and management a priority topic?
Invasive species are prioritized because they can rapidly alter coastal wetland structure, hydrology, native biodiversity, and the ecosystem services that wetlands provide. The opportunity emphasizes preventing and/or managing the spread of invasives into coastal wetlands.
What kinds of outcomes does the opportunity emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes actionable outcomes for wetland conservation, not only outreach materials. It specifically highlights that the process of bringing diverse interests together to develop products (such as meetings, webinars, trainings, and written reports) is itself a mechanism for change, helping identify and advance specific actions to reduce losses and improve wetland condition.
Does the opportunity focus only on education and outreach products?
No. While ASWM is noted for producing practical learning products (meetings, webinars, trainings, reports), the opportunity emphasizes that collaboration and coordinated problem-solving are intended to drive real-world actions that improve wetland conservation outcomes.
How are benefits to people and communities described in the opportunity?
Improvements are framed as benefiting both wildlife habitat and human communities that depend on coastal wetlands for ecosystem services such as storm buffering, water quality protection, fisheries support, and carbon storage.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity was listed under CFDA 15.630.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $50,000.
How many awards were expected?
The posting indicates an expectation of a single award.
Who is eligible to apply, according to the listing?
Eligible applicants are described broadly and include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those categories as stated); and individuals.
Is this opportunity currently open for applications?
No. The posting indicates the original closing date is no longer applicable because the recipient has already been selected. It is best read as a record of a specific cooperative agreement competition rather than an open, currently available solicitation.
What does it mean that the closing date is no longer applicable?
It means the opportunity is not currently accepting applications, because a recipient has already been selected under this funding opportunity number.
What legal authorities are cited for this program?
The opportunity cites authorization under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a-c, 747e-742j) and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (16 U.S.C. 661-667(e)). These authorities provide the legal basis for FWS to support conservation actions and coordination that protect fish, wildlife, and associated habitats, including coastal wetlands.
What broader conservation goals are tied to the work described?
The work is framed around strengthening coastal wetland protection, restoration, and long-term management, with intended impacts including reduced coastal wetland loss, improved wetland condition, and increased coastal wetland acreage.
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