Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00357
The Experienced Services grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00357) is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that supports the creation and operation of an "Experienced Services Program" over a five-year period. The goal is to help USFWS recruit and place older Americans, age 55 and above, into service roles where their professional skills and work experience can directly support the agency's mission and day-to-day conservation work. Rather than functioning as a typical pass-through grant, this program is structured so that nonprofit partners actively help USFWS build and run the program by sourcing qualified participants and coordinating their service assignments.
Funding is provided through cooperative agreements, which typically means USFWS expects substantial involvement in program direction, oversight, and coordination, not just a one-time award with minimal federal engagement. USFWS anticipated making three awards total, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000. The solicitation was posted on September 3, 2019, and originally closed on November 15, 2019. The funding activity area is Natural Resources, and the opportunity is associated with CFDA (now Assistance Listing) number 15.682.
Eligibility is limited and specific. Applicants must be private nonprofit organizations that are designated by the Secretary of Labor as eligible to receive funds under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965. This ties the program to the Senior Community Service Employment Program framework, emphasizing engagement of older workers in community service assignments. The opportunity also lists eligible applicants as nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, signaling that the eligible entities for this particular announcement fall outside the typical 501(c)(3) category and must meet the specialized Title V designation requirements.
The legal authority and policy foundation come from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6, Division E, Section 113). Program activities supported through this opportunity are intended to align with and be carried out under a range of longstanding fish and wildlife authorities. These include the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In practical terms, that means older participants recruited through the nonprofit partners could be deployed in support roles connected to conservation, habitat work, species recovery efforts, migratory bird activities, field and administrative support, coordination tasks, and other mission-support functions that fall under those statutory umbrellas.
In summary, this opportunity funds a small number of specialized nonprofit partners, over a multi-year horizon, to help USFWS systematically tap into the capabilities of Americans age 55+ by recruiting them and facilitating their placement in service positions that advance federal fish and wildlife conservation responsibilities.Apply for F19AS00357
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Experienced Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.682.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 03, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 15, 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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 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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