Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00032
The Fox River NRDA (Natural Resource Damage Assessment) funding opportunity supports restoration work in the Lower Fox River and Green Bay area of Wisconsin to address injuries caused by historic releases of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The program is managed by the Fox River Green Bay Natural Resource Trustees, who use settlement funds paid by responsible parties to repair environmental harm. Rather than functioning like a typical open grant competition that solicits proposals broadly through Grants.gov, this effort is more targeted and strategic: project concepts are developed through coordination with the Trustee Council, and only projects that align with the Trustees priorities and plans move forward.
The core purpose of the funding is to replace, restore, rehabilitate, or acquire the equivalent of natural resources that were injured by PCB contamination. In practical terms, that means funded projects must be located within the PCB-affected area and must clearly connect to ecological restoration outcomes that compensate for documented damages. All projects are expected to advance the goals and natural resource objectives laid out in two guiding documents: the 2003 Joint Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Lower Fox River and Green Bay Area, and the 2016 Restoration Plan Update. These plans are available at foxrivernrda.org or by request from the agency contact, and they effectively act as the blueprint for what kinds of restoration actions are considered appropriate and high value.
Even though the program is not run as a standard broad solicitation, projects still go through a formal selection and review process based on criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). If a project is selected after review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (within the Department of the Interior) will issue an award. Awards may take the form of either grants or cooperative agreements. The distinction matters because cooperative agreements involve substantial federal involvement, and for this opportunity the Service anticipates being actively engaged when a cooperative agreement is used. That involvement can include providing technical expertise from the earliest concept stage, reviewing and approving work phases before the project can advance to the next stage, approving modifications and sub-awards, and helping direct or redirect work when needed to account for how the project interacts with other restoration efforts in the system.
The NOFO also notes that the Service may issue certain awards as single-source (non-competitive) agreements when justified under applicable Departmental policy (referenced as 505 DM 2.14.B.4) and when the situation fits the criteria in the NOFO. This reinforces that the program is designed around coordinated restoration planning rather than a purely competitive, open-call structure.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary program under the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, with assistance listed under CFDA 15.658. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and local governments; special districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribes and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); for-profit organizations (including small businesses). The funding instrument types include both grants and cooperative agreements. The posted award ceiling is up to $3,000,000, with an estimated 15 awards expected, though actual project sizes and award structures depend on Trustee priorities, available settlement funds, and how well a proposed project meets restoration objectives. The original posting date is November 5, 2018, and the closing or submission timing is not presented as a single standard deadline; instead, applicants are directed to the NOFO for application instructions and process details, consistent with the program's coordinated, idea-form-driven approach.
Overall, Fox River NRDA funding is best understood as restoration implementation money tied to a specific contaminated watershed, governed by established restoration plans, and advanced through close collaboration with the Trustee Council and the Fish and Wildlife Service. Projects that succeed are those that can clearly demonstrate ecological lift within the PCB injury footprint, fit the restoration plan priorities, and are workable within a structured, milestone-based framework where the federal partners may play an active technical and oversight role.Apply for F19AS00032
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fox River NRDA" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.658.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 05, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by See NOFO for application instructions. (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 $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 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, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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