Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | F15AS00465

Opportunity Information: Apply for F15AS00465

This listing is a notice of intent from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a single-source cooperative agreement award connected to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. It is not an open grant competition and there is no full funding announcement behind it. In practical terms, the Service is signaling that it plans to fund one specific recipient for a targeted piece of work, rather than soliciting proposals from the public.

The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to generate scientific insight into the long-term genetic consequences of red wolf and coyote hybridization. Red wolves have a complicated conservation history, and interbreeding with coyotes has been a major challenge for maintaining or restoring red wolf populations. The work supported under this agreement is intended to improve understanding of how hybridization affects red wolf genetics over time, information that could directly shape future red wolf restoration decisions in the southeastern United States. The activity sits squarely in the research and development space, with clear links to wildlife conservation and endangered species recovery planning.

Funding authority for the award comes from the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., as amended), which is the main federal law governing protection and recovery of listed species. The agency cites internal departmental policy (505 DM 2.14, B.(2)) as the basis for not competing the award. That reference is essentially the justification for using a single-source approach, and the notice states that the decision not to compete is within the agency's discretion.

In the source data, the opportunity is labeled discretionary and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically implies substantial federal involvement during the project (more coordination and collaboration than a standard grant). The CFDA number is 15.615, and the activity category is described broadly as education, environment, science and technology, and other research and development. The posting lists expected awards as 1, reinforcing that it is designed for a single recipient. Although the "Eligible Applicants" field says unrestricted, the narrative makes clear that this is not a request for applications, so outside entities should not interpret "unrestricted" as an invitation to apply. The original closing date shown is 2015-09-23, and the creation date is 2015-09-17, reflecting that the notice was published as an administrative step to document the intended sole-source award rather than to run an application process. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which in this context usually indicates that a maximum funding amount is not being publicly specified in the notice.

• 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 "Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.615.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2015-09-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-09-23. (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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