Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00388
This grant opportunity, titled "Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative" (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00388), was issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Midwest Region, within the Department of the Interior. It is a discretionary natural resources grant (CFDA 15.678) with an award ceiling of $31,998 and an expectation of a single award. The notice was created on August 11, 2017, with an original closing date of August 18, 2017, reflecting a short window typical of awards that are already targeted and planned.
The funding was intended to be made as a single-source cooperative agreement without competition to Michigan State University (MSU), a public and state-controlled institution of higher education and the specifically named recipient. Rather than being an open solicitation, the project had already been selected by the Steering Committee of the Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative (ETPBR LCC). In practical terms, that means the agency was signaling its intent to fund one identified partner for one defined project, using a cooperative agreement structure that typically implies closer collaboration and involvement by the federal agency than a standard grant.
The rationale for the project centers on major upstream drivers of ecological change in the Mississippi River Basin and their downstream consequences for the Gulf of Mexico. The opportunity highlights nutrient pollution as a core issue, noting that estimates of nutrient loading to the Gulf suggest nine states in the basin account for roughly 75 percent of the nitrogen and phosphorus delivered to the Gulf. This framing ties local and regional land and water management decisions in the basin directly to Gulf outcomes, including water quality impacts and the broader concerns associated with excessive nutrients.
The notice also emphasizes the Mississippi River Basin as a nationally significant biodiversity stronghold for freshwater fish, stating that at least about 25 percent of all fish species in the contiguous United States occur within the basin. It underscores that fish communities are shaped by habitat conditions, human-caused landscape disturbance, and fragmentation of river networks by dams. That combination of stressors points to a conservation challenge that spans multiple jurisdictions and sectors, because nutrient sources, habitat alteration, and connectivity barriers often arise from different land uses and infrastructure decisions across a very large geography.
Climate is presented as another key driver influencing aquatic habitat and fish community composition. The opportunity notes that climate change is expected to further alter stream habitats by changing thermal characteristics (water temperature patterns) and flow regimes (the timing and magnitude of streamflow). Those shifts can affect everything from species distributions and reproduction to habitat availability and water quality dynamics, and they can interact with existing pressures like nutrient enrichment and fragmentation. The notice ties these upstream changes back to downstream effects on the Gulf of Mexico, reinforcing the idea that basin-scale conservation and management actions are important not only for inland ecosystems but also for coastal and marine conditions influenced by river inputs.
Overall, the opportunity can be summarized as a targeted, single-recipient cooperative agreement intended to support an MSU-led project chosen by the ETPBR LCC Steering Committee, focused on understanding and addressing interconnected basin-wide issues: nutrient loading to the Gulf, freshwater fish biodiversity and habitat fragmentation in the Mississippi River Basin, and the compounding effects of climate-driven changes in stream temperature and flow.Apply for F17AS00388
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.678.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 11, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 18, 2017 Single Source Notification of Funding. (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 $31,998.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F17AS00388.
Which federal agency issued this opportunity?
This opportunity was issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Midwest Region, within the Department of the Interior.
What kind of funding is this (grant type / category)?
It is a discretionary natural resources grant.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.678.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $31,998.
How many awards were expected to be made?
The notice indicates an expectation of a single award.
Was this an open, competitive funding opportunity?
No. The funding was intended to be made as a single-source cooperative agreement without competition, rather than an open solicitation.
Who was the intended recipient?
The specifically named recipient was Michigan State University (MSU), described as a public and state-controlled institution of higher education.
Why was Michigan State University selected?
The project had already been selected by the Steering Committee of the Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative (ETPBR LCC), and the notice signaled the agency's intent to fund that identified partner for a defined project.
What funding instrument was planned (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The notice describes the planned instrument as a cooperative agreement.
What does the cooperative agreement structure imply for this project?
Based on the notice description, a cooperative agreement typically implies closer collaboration and involvement by the federal agency than a standard grant.
When was the notice created?
The notice was created on August 11, 2017.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was August 18, 2017.
How long was the application window?
From the dates provided (August 11, 2017 to August 18, 2017), the notice reflects a very short window, which the description notes is typical of opportunities that are already targeted and planned.
What landscape or partnership is referenced by the opportunity?
The opportunity references the Eastern Tallgrass Prairie and Big Rivers Landscape Conservation Cooperative (ETPBR LCC).
What is the main environmental focus of the project described?
The project rationale centers on major upstream drivers of ecological change in the Mississippi River Basin and the downstream consequences for the Gulf of Mexico.
Why does the opportunity emphasize nutrient pollution?
Nutrient pollution is highlighted as a core issue because estimates of nutrient loading to the Gulf suggest that nine states in the Mississippi River Basin account for roughly 75 percent of the nitrogen and phosphorus delivered to the Gulf.
How does the Mississippi River Basin relate to impacts in the Gulf of Mexico?
The notice links local and regional land and water management decisions in the basin to Gulf outcomes, including water quality impacts and broader concerns associated with excessive nutrients delivered by river inputs.
What does the opportunity say about biodiversity in the Mississippi River Basin?
The notice describes the Mississippi River Basin as a nationally significant biodiversity stronghold for freshwater fish, stating that at least about 25 percent of all fish species in the contiguous United States occur within the basin.
What factors does the notice identify as shaping fish communities?
The notice identifies fish communities as being shaped by habitat conditions, human-caused landscape disturbance, and fragmentation of river networks by dams.
Why is river fragmentation mentioned as a conservation challenge?
The notice points to fragmentation by dams as one of several stressors that create a conservation challenge spanning multiple jurisdictions, since issues like nutrient sources, habitat alteration, and connectivity barriers can stem from different land uses and infrastructure decisions across a large geography.
How does climate change factor into the project rationale?
Climate is described as another key driver influencing aquatic habitat and fish community composition. The notice states that climate change is expected to alter stream habitats by changing thermal characteristics (water temperature patterns) and flow regimes (the timing and magnitude of streamflow).
What kinds of ecological effects are associated with changes in stream temperature and flow?
The notice indicates these shifts can affect species distributions, reproduction, habitat availability, and water quality dynamics, and may interact with existing pressures like nutrient enrichment and fragmentation.
How are upstream changes connected to downstream Gulf conditions in this opportunity?
The description ties upstream changes in the Mississippi River Basin back to downstream effects on the Gulf of Mexico, reinforcing the idea that basin-scale conservation and management actions influence both inland ecosystems and coastal/marine conditions affected by river inputs.
In one sentence, what is this opportunity trying to support?
It is a targeted, single-recipient cooperative agreement intended to support an MSU-led project chosen by the ETPBR LCC Steering Committee, focused on interconnected issues including nutrient loading to the Gulf, freshwater fish biodiversity and habitat fragmentation in the Mississippi River Basin, and climate-driven changes in stream temperature and flow.
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