Climate Change Research Support | F17AS00239

Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00239

The Climate Change Research Support opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F17AS00239) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.669. It sits in the Environment, Natural Resources, and Science and Technology research and development space, and it is structured to fund one award with an award ceiling of $99,834. The posting shows a creation date of June 6, 2017, and the original closing date indicates that the recipient has already been selected, meaning it is not an open, competitive solicitation at this point.

The core purpose of the award is operational support for the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC). Rather than funding a stand-alone research project, the selected recipient is expected to function as an operational entity that helps PICCC carry out projects that are mutually agreed upon with partners and steering organizations. In practical terms, the award is designed to keep collaborative climate adaptation and climate-related coordination work moving by ensuring there is dedicated capacity to run day-to-day functions, communication, and program management tied to PICCC priorities.

A major part of the recipient's role is staffing and personnel management for PICCC collaborative efforts. The award specifically calls out management and support for positions such as a Communications Manager and an Adaptation Initiatives Program Manager, along with the ability to bring on additional temporary staff when needed. This emphasis suggests the work involves coordinating across multiple stakeholders, keeping partners informed, translating technical climate information into usable updates or products, and helping plan and track adaptation-related initiatives that PICCC is involved in.

In addition to staffing, the recipient is responsible for administering daily operational funds for PICCC that are provided by PICCC Steering Committee organizations. This indicates that the awardee is expected to handle routine operational management tasks such as tracking expenditures, supporting logistics, and ensuring funds are used for agreed-upon PICCC operations and collaborative activities. Because the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, the arrangement typically implies substantial federal involvement during implementation, with close coordination between the awardee and the Fish and Wildlife Service on planning, oversight, and execution of the supported activities.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility language that might appear in the full text. However, since the announcement states the recipient has already been selected and only one award was expected, the listing functions more as a public record of the award and its purpose than as an active application opportunity.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Climate Change Research Support" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.669.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 06, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 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 $99,834.00 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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