Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00206
The Shiawassee NWR Hydrologic Reconnection and Wetland Restoration Phase II opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00206) is a Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) notice of intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement award to Ducks Unlimited. It is categorized as a discretionary award in the natural resources activity area (CFDA 15.662) with an anticipated total of one award and an approximate funding amount (and award ceiling) of $213,592. Because it is a cooperative agreement, FWS expects to be substantially involved in the work rather than simply providing funds and stepping back.
This notice is not a competitive grant solicitation and does not include an application process. The Service states that competition is not practical because the work is a continuation of an existing multi-phase restoration effort already underway at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge. The single-source approach is justified under internal policy citations (505 DM 2.14.B.2 and 4), which are referenced as the basis for proceeding without competition in this specific circumstance. The listing was created June 20, 2017, with an original closing date of June 27, 2017, reflecting the short administrative window typical of a notice of intent rather than an open call for proposals.
In practical terms, the funded work supports Phase II planning tasks for hydrologic reconnection and wetland restoration, with a focus on completing additional surveying, design, and engineering needed to move the project forward. During Phase I, certain components of later phases were already scoped and developed, including surveying, engineering, and design tied to major site features such as construction of a new dike, creation of barrier protection islands within Maankiki Marsh, and removal of an existing dike. Phase II funding is intended to extend and finalize that technical groundwork so the overall restoration can be implemented effectively and consistently with the earlier design approach.
Ducks Unlimited is identified as uniquely qualified because it performed the Phase I surveying, engineering, and design, and therefore holds deep familiarity with the site-specific constraints and requirements. The notice emphasizes the practical benefits of that continuity: understanding of local soils and complex hydrology, experience navigating the mix of local, state, and federal regulatory considerations for a project of this scale, and the ability to leverage existing engineering concepts and plans rather than duplicating work. FWS also notes that Ducks Unlimited will provide technical guidance while the Service implements unfinished portions of Phase I, reinforcing that this Phase II effort is tightly linked to prior deliverables and that Phase I data and plans are essential building blocks for successfully completing Phase II planning and design.Apply for F17AS00206
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Shiawassee NWR Hydrologic Reconnection and Wetland Restoration Phase II" 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 Jun 20, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 27, 2017 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to Ducks Unlimited under justification 505DM 2.14B 2 and 4.. (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 $213,592.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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