Opportunity Information: Apply for F20AS00055
The Sonoran Joint Venture (SJV) 2020 Awards Program is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (Funding Opportunity Number F20AS00055; CFDA 15.637) to support environmental projects that advance the mission and objectives of the Sonoran Joint Venture. The program is focused on funding proposals whose primary outcomes align with one of four broad priority areas: habitat, monitoring, human dimensions, or planning. In practical terms, this means the project should clearly contribute to conserving, improving, understanding, or strategically managing resources and conditions tied to the SJV mission, with deliverables that fit squarely within those core categories.
Eligible projects can be built around habitat-related work (such as restoration, enhancement, protection, or management actions), monitoring (including data collection, assessment, tracking trends, or evaluating outcomes), human dimensions (work that addresses people-focused factors like stakeholder engagement, community perspectives, participation, behaviors, or socio-economic considerations connected to conservation), and planning (for example, developing or updating conservation plans, strategies, partnerships, or implementation roadmaps). The opportunity also allows projects to include supporting components like outreach, education, community involvement, research, ecotourism, or professional training, as long as those elements are not the main purpose on their own and the overall project outcome still clearly supports habitat, monitoring, human dimensions, or planning. In other words, complementary activities are welcome, but they must serve the central conservation-oriented objective rather than replace it.
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $15,000, and the program anticipated making about six awards for the 2020 cycle. The opportunity was created on February 14, 2020, with an application deadline of May 1, 2020. Funding is provided as a grant under an environmental funding activity category, indicating that awards are intended to directly support on-the-ground or applied conservation outcomes rather than purely commercial or unrelated activities.
The eligibility for applicants is broad and includes many types of organizations and entities that might be involved in conservation, research, planning, or community-based environmental work. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and even individuals. This wide eligibility suggests the program is designed to encourage participation from a mix of public agencies, academic institutions, community and nonprofit groups, tribal entities, and private-sector partners, provided the proposed work strongly fits SJV priorities.
Overall, the SJV 2020 Awards Program is a small-grants funding opportunity geared toward targeted, mission-aligned projects that can demonstrate clear conservation value within the Sonoran Joint Venture framework. Successful proposals would be expected to show a direct connection between activities and outcomes in the priority categories, with any education, outreach, research, tourism, or training components framed as tools to achieve the main habitat, monitoring, human dimensions, or planning results.Apply for F20AS00055
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Sonoran Joint Venture 2020 Awards Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.637.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 14, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 01, 2020. (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 $15,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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Sonoran Joint Venture (SJV) 2020 Awards Program - FAQs
What is the Sonoran Joint Venture (SJV) 2020 Awards Program?
The Sonoran Joint Venture (SJV) 2020 Awards Program is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It provides small grants for environmental projects that advance the mission and objectives of the Sonoran Joint Venture.
Which agency is offering this grant?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F20AS00055 and the CFDA number is 15.637.
What kinds of projects does this program fund?
The program funds projects whose primary outcomes align with at least one of four priority areas: habitat, monitoring, human dimensions, or planning. Projects are expected to clearly contribute to conserving, improving, understanding, or strategically managing resources and conditions tied to the SJV mission.
What are the four priority areas for project outcomes?
The four priority areas are:
- Habitat
- Monitoring
- Human dimensions
- Planning
What qualifies as a habitat project under this opportunity?
Habitat projects can include restoration, enhancement, protection, or management actions, as long as the project outcome aligns with the SJV mission and fits within the habitat priority area.
What qualifies as a monitoring project?
Monitoring projects can include data collection, assessment activities, tracking trends, or evaluating outcomes, when those efforts directly support the SJV mission and objectives.
What does "human dimensions" mean in this grant program?
Human dimensions refers to people-focused factors connected to conservation, such as stakeholder engagement, community perspectives, participation, behaviors, and socio-economic considerations that influence or relate to conservation outcomes.
What qualifies as a planning project?
Planning projects can include developing or updating conservation plans, strategies, partnerships, or implementation roadmaps, as long as the main deliverables align with the planning priority area and advance the SJV mission.
Can a project include outreach, education, or community involvement?
Yes. Projects may include outreach, education, community involvement, research, ecotourism, or professional training as supporting components, but those elements cannot be the main purpose on their own. They must clearly serve the primary outcome in habitat, monitoring, human dimensions, or planning.
Are research or training-only proposals eligible?
The opportunity allows research and professional training components, but only if they are supporting elements and the overall project outcome still clearly supports one of the four priority areas (habitat, monitoring, human dimensions, or planning). Proposals where research or training is the main purpose on its own would not match the stated emphasis.
Is ecotourism an allowable activity?
Ecotourism can be included as a supporting component, as long as it is not the primary purpose of the proposal and it clearly supports the central conservation-oriented objective tied to habitat, monitoring, human dimensions, or planning.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $15,000.
How many awards were expected for the 2020 cycle?
The program anticipated making about six awards for the 2020 cycle.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on February 14, 2020.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was May 1, 2020.
What type of funding mechanism is used?
Funding is provided as a grant under an environmental funding activity category.
Is this funding intended for environmental or commercial activities?
This opportunity is intended to support applied environmental and conservation outcomes. It is described as an environmental funding activity and is geared toward on-the-ground or applied conservation work rather than purely commercial or unrelated activities.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of entities involved in conservation, research, planning, or community-based environmental work, including governments, educational institutions, tribal entities, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals.
Are state and local governments eligible?
Yes. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments.
Are special district governments eligible?
Yes, special district governments are eligible applicants.
Are school districts eligible?
Yes, independent school districts are eligible applicants.
Are colleges and universities eligible?
Yes. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are eligible.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are eligible, and Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized are also eligible.
Are housing authorities eligible?
Yes. Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities are eligible applicants.
Are nonprofits eligible, and do they need 501(c)(3) status?
Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status are eligible, as long as they are not institutions of higher education.
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations other than small businesses are eligible, and small businesses are also eligible.
Can individuals apply?
Yes, individuals are listed as eligible applicants.
How should a proposal demonstrate alignment with SJV priorities?
Proposals should make a direct, clear connection between project activities and the expected outcomes in one of the four priority categories (habitat, monitoring, human dimensions, or planning). Deliverables should fit squarely within the chosen category and support the SJV mission.
Can a single project address more than one priority area?
The program emphasizes that a proposal's primary outcomes should align with one of the four broad priority areas. Projects may include multiple components, but the main purpose and deliverables should clearly fit within the priority framework described.
What is the overall purpose of the SJV 2020 Awards Program?
The program is a small-grants opportunity designed to support targeted, mission-aligned environmental projects that demonstrate clear conservation value within the Sonoran Joint Venture framework.
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