Opportunity Information: Apply for F15AS00457
This grant notice is a single-source Notice of Intent to Award issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), meaning the agency plans to make an award to a specific recipient and is not running an open competition. There is no full funding announcement attached to this notice, and it is not structured as a typical solicitation where multiple applicants submit proposals for review. Instead, it functions primarily as a public transparency posting that the government intends to enter into an agreement with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
The planned award will be made as a cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00457) under CFDA 15.657. A cooperative agreement indicates that FWS expects to have substantial involvement in the project compared with a standard grant, often through collaboration, coordination, technical input, or joint participation in aspects of the work. The activity areas connected to the notice include education, environment, science and technology, and other research and development, which aligns with the purpose of supporting research capacity and scientific work that contributes to FWS-related mission needs.
The core purpose of the funding is to support a postdoctoral scientist at Virginia Tech. The postdoctoral researcher will work under the direction of a Principal Investigator, suggesting a defined research leadership structure and oversight for the work performed. The notice also states that Virginia Tech will cost share, meaning the university will contribute a portion of the total project resources (such as salary support, fringe, indirect cost sharing, equipment, or other allowable contributions), reducing the portion funded directly by the federal award and demonstrating institutional commitment to the effort.
From an eligibility and access standpoint, the notice lists eligible applicants as "unrestricted," but because it is explicitly a single-source intent to award with no full announcement, it is not an opportunity that outside organizations can realistically apply to in a competitive sense. The posting indicates an expected number of awards of one. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically signals that a specific maximum amount is not being publicized in the notice or that the listing does not include a defined ceiling figure, rather than implying that no funding will be provided.
Key administrative details include an original closing date of 2015-09-18 and a creation date of 2015-09-11, indicating the notice was posted shortly before the date shown in the system as the closing date. Overall, this is best understood as a targeted federal-university cooperative research arrangement intended to fund a specific postdoctoral position at Virginia Tech with institutional cost sharing, rather than a broadly available grant competition.Apply for F15AS00457
- 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 "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.657.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2015-09-11.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2015-09-18. (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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this notice?
This is a single-source Notice of Intent to Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). It functions as a public transparency posting that FWS intends to enter into an agreement with a specific recipient, rather than as an open, competitive grant solicitation.
2) Is this an open grant competition?
No. The notice is explicitly described as single-source, meaning the agency plans to make the award to a specific recipient and is not running an open competition where multiple applicants submit proposals for review.
3) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The notice indicates FWS plans to make the award to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
4) Can other organizations apply for this funding?
Realistically, no. Although the eligibility field is listed as "unrestricted," the notice is a single-source intent to award with no full funding announcement attached. That combination indicates it is not structured for outside organizations to apply in a competitive sense.
5) Is there a full funding opportunity announcement (FOA) or solicitation attached?
No. The notice states there is no full funding announcement attached, and it is not structured like a typical solicitation.
6) What type of award is planned?
The planned award will be made as a cooperative agreement.
7) What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement indicates FWS expects to have substantial involvement in the project compared with a standard grant. This often includes collaboration, coordination, technical input, or joint participation in aspects of the work.
8) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed in the notice is F15AS00457.
9) What is the CFDA number associated with this award?
The notice lists CFDA 15.657.
10) What is the main purpose of the funding?
The core purpose of the funding is to support a postdoctoral scientist at Virginia Tech.
11) What will the postdoctoral scientist do under this award?
The notice indicates the postdoctoral researcher will work under the direction of a Principal Investigator, implying a defined research leadership structure and oversight for the work performed.
12) What activity areas does this notice relate to?
The activity areas connected to the notice include education, environment, science and technology, and other research and development.
13) How does this project align with FWS priorities?
Based on the notice, the activity areas and focus on research capacity and scientific work indicate the project is intended to contribute to FWS-related mission needs.
14) What does cost sharing mean in this notice?
The notice states that Virginia Tech will cost share, meaning the university will contribute a portion of the total project resources rather than relying entirely on federal funds.
15) What types of contributions could be included in Virginia Tech's cost share?
The notice provides examples such as salary support, fringe, indirect cost sharing, equipment, or other allowable contributions.
16) How many awards does FWS expect to make under this notice?
The expected number of awards is one.
17) What is the funding ceiling for this opportunity?
The award ceiling is listed as 0. In the context of the notice, this typically signals that a specific maximum amount is not being publicized in the notice or that the listing does not include a defined ceiling figure, rather than implying that no funding will be provided.
18) What is the closing date shown for this notice?
The notice lists an original closing date of 2015-09-18.
19) When was this notice created/posted?
The notice lists a creation date of 2015-09-11.
20) How should this notice be interpreted by someone searching for grant opportunities?
This notice is best understood as a targeted federal-university cooperative research arrangement intended to fund a specific postdoctoral position at Virginia Tech with institutional cost sharing, rather than as a broadly available grant competition.
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