Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00322
The grant opportunity titled "Survey and Inventory for Listed and At-Risk Species in Georgia" (Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00322) 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 full funding announcement attached. The Service plans to issue a cooperative agreement, with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources identified as the intended recipient. Although the eligibility field is broadly labeled as "unrestricted," the text makes clear that this particular action is designed as a one-recipient, single-source award rather than an open competition.
The purpose of the project is to support field surveys and inventory work focused on priority plant species in southwest Georgia. The surveys are intended to improve understanding of where sensitive plants occur, how populations are doing, and what habitat conditions they are associated with. The work is framed as supporting conservation needs for both federally listed species and species considered at risk, including plants that have received substantial 90-day findings by the Service. In practical terms, that points to species that have attracted formal petition review attention and may warrant heightened conservation focus. The focal species named in the notice are Lythrum curtissii, Rhexia parviflora, Coreopsis integrifolia, Lindera melissifolia, Litsea aestivalis, and Sideroxylon thornei, with the project also encompassing other listed species present in the target landscape.
A key feature of the effort is its connection to the Quail Country Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA), described as recently signed. The surveys would be conducted within the CCAA priority area and are meant to complement that landscape-scale conservation framework. Work would occur on a mix of public lands and private lands that are under conservation easements, which suggests coordinated access and management goals across ownership boundaries. This type of arrangement is commonly used to align voluntary conservation actions with species and habitat objectives, and survey data are typically foundational for targeting management, documenting baseline conditions, and tracking outcomes over time.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which generally indicates substantial federal involvement during the project (such as coordination on objectives, methods, reporting, or data standards) compared with a more hands-off grant. The activity areas listed include education, environment, natural resources, science and technology, and research and development, and the CFDA program number is 15.664. The notice indicates an expected single award, with an award ceiling listed as 1 (as written in the source data). The posting was created on August 24, 2018, with an original closing date of August 31, 2018, reflecting that this was essentially a time-bounded public notice of the agency's intent rather than an open call for applications.
Overall, the notice describes a targeted, partner-driven conservation science project: collect on-the-ground occurrence and status information for selected rare and at-risk plants in southwest Georgia, deliver those data in support of implementation under the Quail Country CCAA, and do so through a cooperative agreement with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources as the sole intended recipient.Apply for F18AS00322
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Survey and Inventory for Listed and At-Risk Species in Georgia" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.664.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 24, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 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 $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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FAQs: Survey and Inventory for Listed and At-Risk Species in Georgia (F18AS00322)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Survey and Inventory for Listed and At-Risk Species in Georgia."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F18AS00322.
Which federal agency is behind this opportunity?
The notice is from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Is this a competitive grant opportunity open to applications?
No. This is a notice of intent to make a single-source award. It is not a competitive solicitation, and there is no full funding announcement attached.
What does "single-source award" mean in this context?
It means the Service intends to make one award to one identified recipient rather than run an open competition for multiple applicants.
Who is the intended recipient?
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is identified as the intended recipient.
If the eligibility field says "unrestricted," can other organizations apply?
The eligibility field is broadly labeled "unrestricted," but the notice text makes clear this action is designed as a one-recipient, single-source award rather than an open competition.
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The Service plans to issue a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the instrument is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally indicates substantial federal involvement during the project, such as coordination on objectives, methods, reporting, or data standards, compared with a more hands-off grant.
How is this opportunity categorized (discretionary or mandatory)?
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to support field surveys and inventory work focused on priority plant species in southwest Georgia to improve understanding of where sensitive plants occur, how populations are doing, and what habitat conditions they are associated with.
What kinds of species are targeted by the surveys?
The work is framed around conservation needs for federally listed species and species considered at risk, including plants that have received substantial 90-day findings by the Service.
What are "substantial 90-day findings" referring to?
The notice describes these as species that have attracted formal petition review attention by the Service and may warrant heightened conservation focus.
Which plant species are specifically named in the notice?
The focal species named are Lythrum curtissii, Rhexia parviflora, Coreopsis integrifolia, Lindera melissifolia, Litsea aestivalis, and Sideroxylon thornei.
Does the project include species beyond the ones listed by name?
Yes. The notice states the project also encompasses other listed species present in the target landscape.
Where will the project take place?
The surveys are focused on southwest Georgia.
How is this project connected to the Quail Country Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA)?
A key feature is that the effort is tied to the recently signed Quail Country CCAA. Surveys would be conducted within the CCAA priority area and are intended to complement that landscape-scale conservation framework.
What lands will be included in the survey work?
Work would occur on a mix of public lands and private lands that are under conservation easements.
What is the practical conservation value of these surveys, as described?
The notice frames survey data as foundational for targeting management, documenting baseline conditions, and tracking outcomes over time within the CCAA landscape-scale approach.
What activity areas are associated with this opportunity?
The activity areas listed include education, environment, natural resources, science and technology, and research and development.
What is the CFDA program number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA program number is 15.664.
How many awards does the Service expect to make?
The notice indicates an expected single award.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The award ceiling is listed as 1 (as written in the source data).
When was this notice posted?
The posting was created on August 24, 2018.
What was the closing date shown in the notice?
The original closing date listed is August 31, 2018.
Why is there a closing date if this is not a competitive call for applications?
The notice is described as a time-bounded public notice of the agency's intent to make a single-source award rather than an open call for applications.
What is the overall project summary in plain terms?
It is a targeted, partner-driven conservation science effort to collect on-the-ground occurrence and status information for selected rare and at-risk plants in southwest Georgia, deliver those data to support implementation under the Quail Country CCAA, and do so through a cooperative agreement with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources as the sole intended recipient.
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