Opportunity Information: Apply for F18AS00089
The Western Hemisphere Program (Caribbean Regional Program), Funding Opportunity Number F18AS00089, is a discretionary grant and cooperative agreement opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). It sits within CFDA 15.640 and is designed to support on-the-ground and capacity-building efforts that advance conservation priorities in the Caribbean, especially in places known for high biodiversity value. The core purpose of the USFWS Caribbean Program is to conserve species, habitats, and the ecological processes that keep ecosystems functioning across broader landscapes, rather than focusing only on isolated sites or single-species actions.
This opportunity is geared toward environmental and natural resource work, with the funding activity categories also listing employment, labor, and training, which signals that proposals can include practical workforce development or training components tied to conservation outcomes. In other words, projects are expected to contribute to conservation directly, but they may also be structured to strengthen skills, local expertise, and institutional capacity that make conservation more sustainable over time.
Eligible applicants include a range of education and nonprofit organizations: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). This eligibility mix indicates the program is open both to academic-led initiatives (such as research, monitoring, applied science, and student training tied to real management needs) and to nonprofit-led initiatives (such as habitat restoration, community engagement, species recovery actions, and conservation planning), including organizations that may be locally based and not structured as a U.S. 501(c)(3).
For the 2018 cycle reflected in the notice, the opportunity was created on March 26, 2018, with an original application closing date of May 10, 2018. The maximum funding amount (award ceiling) was listed as $90,000 per award, and the program anticipated making approximately 15 awards. Taken together, that suggests a relatively competitive, small-to-mid-sized grant program intended to fund multiple targeted projects across the region rather than a few large, multi-year efforts.
Overall, this grant opportunity supports practical conservation work in the Caribbean with an emphasis on protecting biodiversity-rich landscapes and the natural systems that sustain wildlife and habitats. Applicants that can clearly connect their activities to measurable conservation benefits, demonstrate strong partnerships or local relevance, and show how their work strengthens long-term ecological resilience and conservation capacity are the types of efforts that typically align well with a program framed around species, habitats, and ecological processes at landscape scale.Apply for F18AS00089
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the employment, labor and training, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Western Hemisphere Program (Caribbean Regional Program)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.640.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 26, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 10, 2018 05/10/2018. (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 $90,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is called the Western Hemisphere Program (Caribbean Regional Program).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is F18AS00089.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
What type of funding is this (grant, cooperative agreement, etc.)?
It is a discretionary grant and cooperative agreement opportunity.
What CFDA program does this opportunity fall under?
This opportunity sits within CFDA 15.640.
What is the overall purpose of the USFWS Caribbean Program?
The core purpose is to conserve species, habitats, and the ecological processes that keep ecosystems functioning across broader landscapes, rather than focusing only on isolated sites or single-species actions.
What kinds of projects does this funding support?
The program supports on-the-ground and capacity-building efforts that advance conservation priorities in the Caribbean, especially in areas known for high biodiversity value.
Is the focus on single species or broader ecosystem outcomes?
The program emphasizes broader, landscape-scale conservation and the ecological processes that sustain ecosystems, rather than narrowly focusing only on single-species actions or isolated sites.
What geographic area is targeted by this opportunity?
The opportunity is designed to support conservation priorities in the Caribbean.
Does the program prioritize certain types of places within the Caribbean?
Yes. The description highlights a focus on places known for high biodiversity value.
What are the main activity categories associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is geared toward environmental and natural resource work. The funding activity categories also list employment, labor, and training.
Can a project include workforce development or training components?
Yes. The inclusion of employment, labor, and training as activity categories signals that proposals can include practical workforce development or training components when they are tied to conservation outcomes.
Are capacity-building efforts allowed, or is funding limited to fieldwork only?
Capacity-building is explicitly part of the intent of the program, alongside on-the-ground conservation efforts.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education).
Are universities and colleges eligible?
Yes. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are eligible.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. Both nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status may be eligible (with the condition noted that nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status must not be institutions of higher education).
Can a nonprofit apply even if it is not a U.S. 501(c)(3)?
Yes. The eligibility list includes nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education), indicating the program can be open to organizations that are not structured as a U.S. 501(c)(3).
What kinds of activities might academic-led projects include?
The description suggests academic-led initiatives may include research, monitoring, applied science, and student training tied to real management needs.
What kinds of activities might nonprofit-led projects include?
The description suggests nonprofit-led initiatives may include habitat restoration, community engagement, species recovery actions, and conservation planning.
What was the maximum award amount in the 2018 cycle?
The award ceiling listed for the 2018 cycle was $90,000 per award.
About how many awards were anticipated for the 2018 cycle?
The program anticipated making approximately 15 awards.
What does the award ceiling and anticipated number of awards suggest about the program size?
Taken together, the $90,000 ceiling and approximately 15 anticipated awards suggest a relatively competitive, small-to-mid-sized program intended to fund multiple targeted projects across the region rather than a few large, multi-year efforts.
When was the 2018 opportunity created?
For the 2018 cycle reflected in the notice, the opportunity was created on March 26, 2018.
What was the original application closing date for the 2018 cycle?
The original application closing date was May 10, 2018.
What characteristics tend to align well with the program’s stated goals?
Projects that clearly connect activities to measurable conservation benefits, demonstrate strong partnerships or local relevance, and show how the work strengthens long-term ecological resilience and conservation capacity tend to align well with a program framed around species, habitats, and ecological processes at landscape scale.
Does the program emphasize measurable conservation results?
Yes. The description emphasizes connecting activities to measurable conservation benefits.
Are partnerships and local relevance important for competitiveness?
The description indicates that strong partnerships and local relevance are the types of factors that typically align well with this program.
Is the program intended to support long-term conservation capacity?
Yes. Beyond direct conservation actions, the program description highlights strengthening skills, local expertise, and institutional capacity to make conservation more sustainable over time.
What is the main conservation emphasis in plain terms?
The program emphasizes protecting biodiversity-rich landscapes and supporting the natural systems (ecological processes) that sustain wildlife and habitats across the Caribbean.
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