Coastal Prairie Restoration for Listed Oregon Silverspot Butterfly at Nestucca Bay NWR | F19AS00264

Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00264

The Coastal Prairie Restoration for Listed Oregon Silverspot Butterfly at Nestucca Bay NWR grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00264) is a Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding announcement focused on on-the-ground habitat work at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. The central purpose is to support continued restoration of native coastal prairie and to put in place an adaptive, ongoing maintenance approach that keeps restored prairie functioning over time. This type of work is closely tied to conservation needs for the Oregon silverspot butterfly, a listed species that depends on high-quality coastal prairie conditions and the plant communities associated with that habitat.

The award was offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the agency anticipated substantial involvement in coordinating, guiding, or collaborating on the project rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The program and policy context aligns with CFDA 15.657, which is commonly associated with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge and wildlife conservation activities. The funding activity category is identified as Environment, Natural Resources, and Regional Development, reflecting that the work has both ecological and local stewardship benefits, such as improving habitat resilience and supporting regional conservation goals.

In terms of funding scale and competition structure, the opportunity listed an award ceiling of $61,000 and expected to make one award. Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a broad range of applicant types (for example, nonprofits, academic institutions, local governments, tribes, and other entities), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that would have been provided in the full announcement text. The opportunity was created on June 21, 2019, with an original closing date of June 28, 2019, indicating a short application window typical of certain targeted refuge projects or circumstances where a specific partner or approach was already anticipated. The notice also states that the recipient has been selected, so the competitive phase has concluded and the project moved into award and implementation.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a focused, site-specific restoration and stewardship action at a national wildlife refuge, aimed at maintaining and improving native coastal prairie through adaptive management practices. The emphasis on both restoration and maintenance signals that the work is not just about initial habitat improvements, but also about managing vegetation and site conditions over time so the prairie remains suitable for sensitive species like the Oregon silverspot butterfly.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources, regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Coastal Prairie Restoration for Listed Oregon Silverspot Butterfly at Nestucca Bay NWR" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.657.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 21, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 28, 2019 The recipient has been selected. (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 $61,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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