NFWF-USFWS Conservation Partnership

 

Partnering with individuals, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and corporations, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) works to protect and restore imperiled species, promote healthy oceans and estuaries, improve working landscapes for wildlife, advance sustainable fisheries and conserve water for wildlife and people. NFWF is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, governed by a 30-member Board of Directors approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Conservation programs cover many ecosystems and address challenges in oceans and coasts, forests and grasslands and freshwater environments. This program uses direct funding only from the annual appropriations law for on-the-ground conservation matched at least at a 1:1 basis. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661-666. John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation ActPrize Competitions (Pub. L. 116-9, 133 STAT. 788)

Active 15.663 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 Program funding will continue to be used to attract non-federal resources to support fish and wildlife projects on a landscape scale. Projects will assist NFWF accomplish the broader outcomes identified in the business plans for each program. Funds will be used to support over 95 projects benefitting our Nation’s fish and wildlife resources. These funds will be leveraged with non federal funds on a 1:1 match. The funds support strategic conservation efforts focused on at-risk species, habitat enhancement, and community-based stewardship. Focal areas include Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund, Colorado River Delta Restoration, Long Island Sound Futures Fund, Longleaf Stewardship Fund, and Sustain Our Great Lakes: Chi-Cal Rivers Fund, to name a few.
Fiscal Year 2018 Program funding continues to be used to attract non-federal resources to support fish and wildlife projects on a landscape scale. Projects will assist NFWF to accomplish the broader outcomes identified in the business plans for each program and are in line with the USFWS mission.
Fiscal Year 2019 Program funding continued to be used to attract non-federal resources to support fish and wildlife projects on a landscape scale. Projects assist NFWF with accomplishments on the broader outcomes identified in the business plans for each program and are in line with the USFWS mission.
Fiscal Year 2020 In FY20 the program directly funded two awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Fiscal Year 2021 In FY21 the program anticipates direct funding of two awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Fiscal Year 2022 Program directly funded two awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and NFWF then awarded funds to 57 individual conservation projects around the country and six TR Genius Prize Competitions winners.
Fiscal Year 2023 Program directly funded two awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and NFWF is anticipated to then award funds to approximately 60 individual conservation projects around the country and the TR Genius Prize Competition winners.
Fiscal Year 2024 Program is anticipated to directly fund two awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and NFWF is anticipated to award funds to approximately 60 individual conservation projects around the country and the TR Genius Prize Competition winners. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. §§661-666. John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act—Prize Competitions (Pub. L. 116-9, 133 STAT. 788) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is the only eligible applicant for this annual award. Beneficiaries include fish, wildlife and their habitats, the American people and, where applicable, international partners, wildlife and natural resources. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Not Applicable. To be determined on an annual basis as Federal appropriations are finalized. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. To aid cost-share conservation projects to further the conservation and management of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources of the United States and its territories and possessions for present and future generations of Americans. Funds must be matched on a one-to-one basis by NFWF sub-recipients. Some sub-grants do support construction and the purchase of conservation easements. Performance Reports: Performance reports are required. Recipients must monitor and report on project performance in accordance with the requirements in 2 CFR 200.329. A final performance report is due within 120 calendar days of the award period of performance end date, unless the awarding program approves a due date extension. The FWS details all reporting requirements including frequency and due dates in Notices of Award. Not applicable. NFWF maintains records in accordance with regulation (i.e. three years after submission of the final financial and performance reports). Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. There is no match on the Federal dollars award to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, however the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (Public Law 98-244) requires a one-to-one (1:1) match for subrecipients.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Annual funding available; award is for five years. Advanced lump sum. None/Not specified. Stephanie Rickabaugh
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, Policy and Programs Division, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR
Falls Church, VA 22041 US
stephanie_rickabaugh@fws.gov
Phone: (703) 358-2214 http://www.nfwf.org/ 14-1611-0-1-302 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$7,020,000.00; FY 23 est $7,020,000.00; FY 24 est $9,020,000.00; FY 21$6,811,340.00; FY 20$6,811,340.00; FY 19$7,200,000.00; FY 18$6,825,600.00; FY 17$7,022,000.00; - (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$630,000.00; FY 23 est $799,999.00; FY 24 est $800,000.00; - Not Applicable National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, 16 U.S.C. ?3701 et seq. Fiscal Year 2017 A single grant agreement is expected to be funded from this program. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will use the program funds to issue sub-grants to recipients for their work with conserving and protecting fish and wildlife species and their habitats. Examples of projects that are likely to be funded include habitat restoration, monitoring, invasive species eradication, and community engagement. A grant agreement was funded by this program. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation used the program funds to issue sub-grants to recipients for their work with conserving and protecting fish and wildlife species and their habitat. Examples of projects supported included habitat restoration, monitoring, and community engagement. All sub-grants are awarded through a competitive process and are associated with a program-level business plan developed with the Service and other partners.
Fiscal Year 2018 A single grant agreement was funded from this program. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation used the program funds to issue sub-grants to sub-recipients for their work with conserving and protecting fish and wildlife species and their habitats. Examples of projects funded include habitat restoration, monitoring, invasive species eradication, and community engagement
Fiscal Year 2019 A single grant agreement funded this program. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will continue to use these program funds to issue sub-grants to sub-recipients for their work with conserving and protecting fish and wildlife species and their habitats. Examples of projects that are likely to be funded include habitat restoration, monitoring, invasive species eradication, and community engagement.
Fiscal Year 2020 Two separate grant agreements are were provided to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 1) To run a competitive challenge grant program with statutory non-Federal matching requirement of 1:1 for all sub awards. Examples of projects that are likely to be funded include habitat restoration, monitoring, invasive species eradication, and community engagement. 2) To assist DOI in the implementation of the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Program as outlined in the legislation. The Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Program encourages technological innovation to further the mission of the Service.
Fiscal Year 2021 Cost-share projects to further conservation through partnerships.
Fiscal Year 2022 Funds are provided directly to NFWF, for these two separate efforts. Under the NFWF-USFWS Conservation Partnership, NFWF awards funding to sub-recipients for individual projects through competitive grant programs. Projects that receive funding include a wide variety of habitat restoration and enhancement work, fish & wildlife monitoring and data analysis, invasive species eradication, youth internships, and public outreach and education. Projects are selected for funding through a proposal solicitation and review process that is broken out by a diverse array of funding programs such as: Alaska Fish & Wildlife Fund, Atlantic Flyway Shorebirds, Bring Back Native Fish, California Forests and Watersheds, Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship, Chesapeake Bay Stewardship, Cumberland Plateau Stewardship, Hawaii Conservation Program, Longleaf Forests and Rivers, Monarch Butterfly Conservation, Northern Great Plains Program, RESTORE Colorado, Sea Turtles Program, Seabird Conservation, Southern Great Plains Program, Southwest Rivers Fund, Sustain Our Great Lakes, and Western Big Game Habitat & Migration Corridors Fund. Program emphasis areas shift over time as new conservation priorities arise. Funds under the Dingell Act are provided to NFWF to award the prize funds to the TR Genius Prize Competition winners and to help administer the program. In FY22, $550,000 in prizes were provided.
Fiscal Year 2023 Funds are provided directly to NFWF, for these two separate efforts. Under the NFWF-USFWS Conservation Partnership, NFWF awards funding to sub-recipients for individual projects through competitive grant programs. Projects that receive funding include a wide variety of habitat restoration and enhancement work, fish & wildlife monitoring and data analysis, invasive species eradication, youth internships, and public outreach and education. Projects are selected for funding through a proposal solicitation and review process that is broken out by a diverse array of funding programs such as: Alaska Fish & Wildlife Fund, Atlantic Flyway Shorebirds, Bring Back Native Fish, California Forests and Watersheds, Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship, Chesapeake Bay Stewardship, Cumberland Plateau Stewardship, Hawaii Conservation Program, Longleaf Forests and Rivers, Monarch Butterfly Conservation, Northern Great Plains Program, RESTORE Colorado, Sea Turtles Program, Seabird Conservation, Southern Great Plains Program, Southwest Rivers Fund, Sustain Our Great Lakes, and Western Big Game Habitat & Migration Corridors Fund. Program emphasis areas shift over time as new conservation priorities arise. Funds under the Dingell Act are provided to NFWF to award the prize funds to the TR Genius Prize Competition winners and to help administer the program.
Fiscal Year 2024 Funds are provided directly to NFWF, for these two separate efforts. Under the NFWF-USFWS Conservation Partnership, NFWF awards funding to sub-recipients for individual projects through competitive grant programs. Projects that receive funding include a wide variety of habitat restoration and enhancement work, fish & wildlife monitoring and data analysis, invasive species eradication, youth internships, and public outreach and education. Projects are selected for funding through a proposal solicitation and review process that is broken out by a diverse array of funding programs such as: Alaska Fish & Wildlife Fund, Atlantic Flyway Shorebirds, Bring Back Native Fish, California Forests and Watersheds, Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship, Chesapeake Bay Stewardship, Cumberland Plateau Stewardship, Hawaii Conservation Program, Longleaf Forests and Rivers, Monarch Butterfly Conservation, Northern Great Plains Program, RESTORE Colorado, Sea Turtles Program, Seabird Conservation, Southern Great Plains Program, Southwest Rivers Fund, Sustain Our Great Lakes, and Western Big Game Habitat & Migration Corridors Fund. Program emphasis areas shift over time as new conservation priorities arise. Funds, if available, under the Dingell Act are provided to NFWF to award the prize funds to the TR Genius Prize Competition winners and to help administer the program.