F23AC01655
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Under this Cooperative Agreement, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) will manage Year Two of the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC). Utilizing funding authorized by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) P.L. 117-58 Section 40804(4) Ecosystem Restoration, NFWF will work with FWS to administer a competitive grant program with the goal of streamlining funding opportunities for new voluntary conservation and restoration projects around the United States.
NFWF has a shared mission with FWS and a longstanding commitment to successful competitive conservation grant program delivery around the country. Funded projects will advance existing landscape conservation plans and/or propose to knit together a diverse stakeholder partnership that develops and/or implements new conservation plans.
ATBC will maximize conservation and ecosystem services, bolster local economies, engage underserved communities, expand public access to nature, and improve community resilience.
NFWF has a shared mission with FWS and a longstanding commitment to successful competitive conservation grant program delivery around the country. Funded projects will advance existing landscape conservation plans and/or propose to knit together a diverse stakeholder partnership that develops and/or implements new conservation plans.
ATBC will maximize conservation and ecosystem services, bolster local economies, engage underserved communities, expand public access to nature, and improve community resilience.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Multi-State
United States
Geographic Scope
Multi-State
Related Opportunity
F-FWS-SA-23-014
National Fish And Wildlife Foundation was awarded
ATBC Grant Program: Streamlining Conservation Funding
Cooperative Agreement F23AC01655
worth $102,373,469
from FWS Headquarters in July 2023.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years 2 months and
was awarded through assistance program 15.669 Cooperative Landscape Conservation.
$10,000,000 (9.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/6/23
Period of Performance
7/1/23
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$102.4M
Federal Obligation
$10.0M
Non-Federal Obligation
$112.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
F23AC01655
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
140F09 FWS HEADQUARTERS
Funding Office
140F09 FWS HEADQUARTERS
Performance District
None-90
Modified: 7/6/23