Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00093
The Maintenance and Funding Transition of the Captive Flocks at the Alaska SeaLife Center (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00093) is a discretionary grant opportunity issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 7. It is designed to support the next phase of a long-running partnership with the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) in Seward, Alaska, focused on transitioning away from maintaining large captive flocks of two eider species: spectacled eiders and Steller's eiders. The underlying purpose is not to expand the captive program, but to begin an organized, planned decommissioning process that responsibly manages the birds already in captivity while preserving potential conservation value through coordination with other qualified institutions.
A key point of this notice is that it is not a competitive funding announcement. USFWS states it intends to make a single-source financial assistance award to ASLC under the authority of 505 DM 2.14(B), meaning the agency is not seeking proposals from other organizations and does not plan to accept alternative applications. The anticipated number of awards is one, and the award ceiling is $420,000. The funding instrument is a grant, the activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA (assistance listing) number associated with the program is 15.657. Although the notice lists an eligible applicant category as certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), the practical intent here is to fund ASLC specifically through a directed, single-recipient agreement.
The work supported by the grant centers on the initial steps needed to develop a structured three-year decommissioning plan for the captive eider flocks at ASLC. In practice, this means planning and executing a transition strategy for what happens to the birds, the husbandry program, and the associated conservation responsibilities. A major component of that strategy is identifying and enabling the transport of some birds from ASLC to other Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) institutions that may be interested in supporting eider recovery. By placing birds with additional AZA-accredited partners, the program can maintain conservation capacity and expertise within a broader network, rather than relying on a single facility.
At the same time, the opportunity recognizes that ASLC may choose not to fully exit captive care for these species. The funding is meant to help ASLC position itself to seek additional funding sources if it decides to retain a smaller captive flock after decommissioning the larger program. In other words, the grant supports a transition: reducing and redistributing the captive population in a deliberate way, while leaving room for ASLC to continue a scaled-down effort if it can secure other long-term financial support.
The timeline information included in the public notice reflects administrative dates rather than an open application window. The opportunity was created on April 9, 2019, with an original closing date of April 16, 2019, consistent with a single-source action where the agency publishes a notice but does not run a full competitive process. Overall, the grant is best understood as targeted federal support to responsibly wind down and restructure a captive conservation program for spectacled and Steller's eiders, ensuring animal welfare and conservation continuity through a planned three-year transition and potential redistribution to qualified AZA partners.Apply for F19AS00093
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Maintenance and Funding Transition of the Captive Flocks at the Alaska SeaLife Center" 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 Apr 09, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 16, 2019. (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 $420,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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