Cape Fear Spatterdock (Nuphar sagittifolia) and Raven���s Seedbox (Ludwigia ravenii) | F16AS00002

Opportunity Information: Apply for F16AS00002

This notice describes a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) intent to make a single-source award (Funding Opportunity Number F16AS00002) related to two rare plant species: Cape Fear spatterdock (Nuphar sagittifolia) and Raven's seedbox (Ludwigia ravenii). It is not an open grant competition and there is no full funding announcement attached. Instead, FWS is signaling that it plans to issue a cooperative agreement to one selected recipient under its discretionary authority, and it is explicitly not requesting applications from the public.

The purpose of the planned cooperative agreement is to carry out a comprehensive species survey across the known and potential ranges of these plants. The survey work is intended to locate and map each population, estimate the overall size of populations, evaluate their condition and health, and document any apparent threats (for example, habitat alteration, water quality issues, invasive species pressure, or other stressors observed in the field). FWS emphasizes that these data are necessary for making informed decisions about the conservation and regulatory status of the species, which typically includes decisions tied to recovery planning, status assessments, and other management actions.

Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant with activity areas spanning education, environment, science and technology, and research and development, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.650. The listing shows "Unrestricted" eligible applicants, but that does not functionally mean it is open to anyone in this case, because the agency has already decided not to compete the award. The notice cites departmental policy (505 DM 2.14(B)(2)) as the basis for making a noncompetitive, single-source award, noting that this approach is within the agency's discretion. The record indicates an expected number of awards of one, with a closing date listed as 2015-10-14 and a creation date of 2015-10-07; the award ceiling is shown as 0, which commonly reflects that the precise funding amount is not being published in this notice format rather than indicating that no funds will be provided.

In practical terms, this posting functions as a transparency and documentation step: it alerts the public that FWS plans to fund a specific partner to conduct targeted field surveys and threat documentation for these two species, but it does not provide an application package, evaluation criteria, or any mechanism for submitting proposals because the award is intended for a single identified source.

• The Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, environment, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cape Fear Spatterdock (Nuphar sagittifolia) and Raven���s Seedbox (Ludwigia ravenii)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.650.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2015-10-07.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-10-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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