Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00073
The Coastal Program - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00073) is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior) funding opportunity that supports habitat restoration and protection work across coastal areas of the U.S. Great Lakes basin. It is designed to help coastal communities and landowners improve conditions for fish and wildlife on both public and private lands, combining on-the-ground conservation outcomes with practical assistance. The program is described as voluntary and incentive-based, meaning participation is encouraged through support and partnership rather than regulatory requirements, with an emphasis on tangible habitat benefits.
A defining feature of this opportunity is that it does not operate like a typical competitive grant program that posts a standard request for proposals and waits for applicants to submit standalone project concepts. Instead, projects are developed through strategic planning and close coordination with partners, and they involve substantial engagement from Fish and Wildlife Service field staff. In practice, this means work plans are built collaboratively, shaped by local and regional conservation priorities, and guided by Service expertise to ensure projects align with the agency mission and are technically sound. Projects are expected to promote biological diversity and to be grounded in credible scientific and biological principles, so the work supported should be defensible, outcomes-focused, and tied to real habitat needs.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally signals an active federal role in the project beyond simply providing funds. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding within the environment activity area and is listed under CFDA number 15.662. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement text. The geographic focus is specifically the coastal areas within the U.S. portion of the Great Lakes basin, covering parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. This regional limitation is central: projects need to be located within, and provide benefits to, Great Lakes coastal systems and associated habitats.
In terms of scale and timing, the opportunity listed an award ceiling of $200,000, with an expectation of about 10 awards. The posting was created on December 20, 2018, and the original closing date was September 30, 2019. Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a partnership-driven pathway for implementing Great Lakes coastal habitat restoration and protection projects, where successful participation depends not only on a strong conservation idea, but also on early and sustained coordination with Fish and Wildlife Service field staff to develop a work plan that fits program priorities and delivers measurable ecological benefits.Apply for F19AS00073
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Coastal Program - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 20, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 30, 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 $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 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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