Friends Initiative
The summary for the Friends Initiative grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact.
If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Fish and Wildlife Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Friends Initiative: The National Wildlife Refuge Association is the only national non-governmental conservation organization whose mission is to directly support the FWS' National Wildlife Refuge System. The NWRA has worked for decades to support refuges and their Friends groups around the country through conferences, workshops and support programs. The NWRA's extensive experience and understanding of refuge programs provides a unique opportunity to build Friends capacity through cooperative efforts. NWRA staff is more knowledgeable than any other organization and has greater experience working with hundreds of refuge Friends organizations to support their work.
| Federal Grant Title: | Friends Initiative |
| Federal Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Grant Categories: | Community Development |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 93261-1-0069 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 15.649 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training) |
| Current Application Deadline: | Sep 02, 2011 |
| Original Application Deadline: | Sep 02, 2011 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Creation Date: | Jul 29, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 02, 2011 |
| Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- This opportunity is not a request for applications. The determination not to compete is based on Department policy (505 DM 2.14,B(4) Unique Qualifications -The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability, if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications;and is within the discretion of the Agency. See Notice of Intent justification under Full Announcement.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Kevin Kilcullen Division of Visitor Services and Communications Phone 703-358-2832
work [[email protected]] - Similar Government Grants
- • Service Training and Technical Assistance
- • Diversity Joint Venture
- • Wild about Nature: Connecting People with Nature
- • Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic Training)
- • Land Trust Alliance Education Grant
- • Opportunity FWS-08-RO-649-001
- • Opportunity FWS-08-CGSRE-001
- • Fish and Wildlife Service, CESU Sole-Source Task Agreements under 505 DM 2.14 (4) - Unique...
- More Grants from the Fish and Wildlife Service
- • F26AS00088 Endangered Species Conservation - Wolf Livestock Loss Compensation and Preventi...
- • F26AS00023 FY2026 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program
- • F26AS00030 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Recovery Land Acquisition Gra...
- • FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western Uni...
- • F26AS00105 National Fish Passage Program