Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00394
The Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00394) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) focused on supporting the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). NWI is a publicly accessible information resource designed to document the abundance, characteristics, and geographic distribution of wetlands across the United States. The core purpose of the opportunity is to strengthen the data and information base that natural resource professionals rely on to better understand wetlands, guide conservation and restoration efforts, and support wildlife species that depend on wetland habitats.
A central theme of the opportunity is the practical, real-world use of NWI data. Wetlands information collected and organized through NWI is routinely used by resource managers both inside the Fish and Wildlife Service and across federal, state, tribal, and local partners nationwide. In practice, that can include mapping and classification work, supporting habitat and restoration planning, improving landscape-level decision-making, and helping agencies and stakeholders identify where wetlands exist and what types they are. By improving the quality and availability of wetlands data, the program helps ensure that wetlands management is grounded in consistent, widely shared information rather than piecemeal or outdated datasets.
The opportunity also ties directly to FWS responsibilities beyond day-to-day management. The Fish and Wildlife Service is identified as the principal federal agency charged with providing information to Congress and the public on the status and trends of the nation’s wetlands. That means the work supported under this authority is not just technical mapping; it contributes to broader national reporting and public accountability on whether wetlands are being lost, restored, or changing in condition and distribution over time. In that sense, investments in NWI capacity support long-term monitoring and reporting functions that inform national conservation priorities and policy discussions.
From an administrative standpoint, the announcement was issued as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a more collaborative relationship between the award recipient and the federal agency than a standard grant. The opportunity falls under the environment activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.665. Eligibility is limited to private institutions of higher education, signaling that universities and similar academic entities were the intended applicants, likely because of their technical expertise, capacity for geospatial analysis and data management, and ability to support applied research and production work aligned with NWI needs.
The posting information indicates this opportunity was created on August 22, 2017, with an original closing date of August 23, 2017, and a note that applications were due as soon as the announcement was posted. That extremely short turnaround suggests it may have been a time-sensitive or targeted funding action rather than a long open competition window. The listed award ceiling was $93,918. The expected number of awards is shown as 0, which can sometimes reflect administrative forecasting, a specific procurement or partnership intention, or changes in planned awards rather than a definitive statement that no awards would be made. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a focused funding mechanism to support the maintenance, improvement, or application of the National Wetlands Inventory so that wetlands conservation and reporting efforts nationwide have a strong, consistent data foundation.Apply for F17AS00394
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.665.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 22, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 23, 2017 Applications are due as soon as announcement is posted.. (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 $93,918.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education.
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