Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00306
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a discretionary funding opportunity called the Natural Resource Conservation Careers Program (CFDA 15.676), listed under funding opportunity number F19AS00306. It is structured as cooperative agreements, meaning the USFWS expects to be actively involved in guiding or supporting the work rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back. The announcement was created on July 19, 2019, and covers a 14-month award period running from August 2019 through September 2020, with an original closing date of September 30, 2020. Applications were intended to be submitted individually over that 14-month window, rather than as one single, fixed-round competition.
A key point in this notice is that it is primarily for notification purposes and describes intended single-source awards to three specific organizations: Northwoods Stewardship Center (East Charleston, Vermont), Mobilize Green (Washington, DC), and Chesapeake Youth Foundation (Chesapeake, Virginia). Even though the eligibility field is listed as "unrestricted" in the source data, the narrative makes clear that this particular announcement is not a standard open competition; it is communicating the agency's intent to make single-source financial assistance awards to those named partners. In total, the Northeast Region of the USFWS anticipated making up to 30 agreements during the period, with an expected award ceiling of $110,000 per agreement.
Programmatically, the purpose is workforce and pathway development in conservation and natural resources. The program is designed to provide introductory educational and career-exploration experiences to youth, young adults, and veterans, with a strong emphasis on inclusion of culturally, ethnically, and economically diverse participants and people from underserved communities that have historically had lower participation in outdoor recreation and related career fields. The experiences are meant to be hands-on and mentorship-driven, placing participants in real operational settings across USFWS sites and programs such as national wildlife refuges, fish hatcheries, and ecological services offices. In practical terms, the intent is to expose participants to what conservation work actually looks like day to day, while they learn directly from USFWS natural resource professionals.
The work and training described spans a broad range of field and public-facing conservation activities. Participants may support invasive species management, habitat restoration, and wildlife management tasks, as well as public education and interpretation work that helps agencies communicate conservation issues to visitors and local communities. The notice also references disaster response and mitigation activities, along with communications-related work, suggesting placements could include both outdoor field assignments and office or media-oriented roles depending on site needs and participant interests. Training is described as a mix of informal coaching and more structured sessions delivered by USFWS employees during the assignments, with the possibility that participants serve in seasonal and/or year-round roles.
Beyond career exposure, the program is framed as contributing to broader conservation outcomes. It aims to strengthen conservation stewardship, expand outdoor recreation opportunities, and improve long-term management of game species and habitat. It also explicitly mentions enhancing and expanding public access to lands and waters, which aligns with the agency mission of managing public trust resources and making conservation lands usable and welcoming. The program includes a professional development component as well: participants are expected to receive feedback to support their growth, and they may receive consideration for future employment with the USFWS, reinforcing the idea of this as a pipeline into conservation careers rather than a one-time volunteer experience.
Finally, the opportunity is tied to a stated Department of the Interior priority: "Creating a conservation stewardship legacy" associated with Theodore Roosevelt. The notice emphasizes partnership-building with conservation organizations and focused engagement of youth and veterans, positioning the cooperative agreements as a way to leverage experienced nonprofits to recruit, support, and mentor participants while the USFWS provides worksites, technical guidance, and exposure to federal conservation career paths.Apply for F19AS00306
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "USFWS; Natural Resource Conservation Careers Program; CFDA 15.676" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.676.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 19, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 30, 2020 Applications will be done individually over a 14 month period.. (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 $110,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 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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