Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00366
The grant opportunity under CFDA 15.678 is titled "CESU Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit" and is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It was posted on September 20, 2018 under Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00366. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically indicates the agency expects to have substantial involvement in carrying out the supported activities rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal participation. The funding activity category is listed as Environment, aligning it with projects tied to conservation, ecosystem management, and related scientific or technical work that supports natural resource decision-making.
This particular notice is explicitly not a request for applications. The original closing date field contains a "NOTICE OF INTENT" statement rather than an application deadline, and the listing indicates expected awards of zero. In practical terms, that usually means the announcement functions as an informational notice (often connected to a specific anticipated project, partner arrangement, or internal planning step) rather than an open competition where organizations submit proposals. While it is still presented in a grants format, it should not be read as an invitation for unsolicited applications unless a separate solicitation or follow-on announcement is issued that requests proposals.
The opportunity references the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network. CESUs are cooperative partnerships that commonly involve federal agencies, universities, and other research or conservation organizations working together to provide scientific research, technical assistance, education, and capacity-building related to public trust resource management. Even though the summary here does not include project-specific tasks, the CESU framing generally signals work such as applied ecological research, monitoring and assessment, species and habitat studies, data analysis, decision support, and other ecosystem-focused services that help agencies meet their management responsibilities.
Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others," with a note to consult additional eligibility details in the full announcement text. In CESU contexts, eligible entities often include member institutions of a CESU consortium and other partners that can participate under the CESU framework, though the exact eligible applicant types depend on the specific CESU agreement and the agency's stated requirements. The award ceiling is listed as $28,125, which indicates the maximum anticipated federal funding amount for the action associated with this notice, even though the posting does not anticipate making awards through an open application process.
Overall, this listing is best understood as a CESU-related cooperative agreement notice tied to environmental and ecosystem work under CFDA 15.678, posted for transparency or administrative purposes rather than as an open call for proposals. If someone is trying to pursue funding connected to this notice, the most realistic next step would typically be to look for a related competitive CESU solicitation, confirm CESU membership/eligibility requirements, or contact the agency point of contact referenced in the full announcement (not provided in the excerpt) to determine whether any application pathway exists.Apply for F18AS00366
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "15.678" 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 Sep 20, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by NOTICE OF INTENT #226#191#191 This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications.. (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 $28,125.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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