Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2020 | F19AS00404

Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00404

The Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2020 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00404) is a competitive grant program run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, within the Department of the Interior. Its purpose is to fund work that supports U.S. implementation of the Yukon River Salmon Agreement with Canada, an international agreement reached in the early 2000s to guide cooperative conservation and management of shared salmon stocks. The program specifically focuses on the Alaska portion of the Yukon River and is designed to improve both scientific understanding and public understanding of how Chinook and chum salmon populations function and how they can be managed effectively.

Funding is intended for one-year projects and the agency is asking for conceptual project proposals rather than fully developed multi-year plans. The kinds of efforts envisioned include research projects, management-oriented studies, or events and activities that contribute useful knowledge or practical tools for salmon management. While the notice references “priority Categories and Factors” that proposals should address, the central theme is clear: projects should advance understanding of Yukon River Chinook and chum salmon biology (such as life history, abundance, migration, productivity, or factors affecting survival) and management (such as monitoring approaches, assessment methods, decision support, or cooperative management strategies).

A notable emphasis of the opportunity is building and using local capacity. Applicants are strongly encouraged to design projects that meaningfully involve members of Yukon River communities, particularly in places where fieldwork or outreach would occur. This can include employing local technicians, partnering with Tribal or community organizations, incorporating local and Indigenous knowledge alongside western scientific methods, and ensuring that results are shared back in accessible ways. The Service also recommends coordinating with state and federal regulatory agencies for alignment with existing monitoring and management programs, though coordination is described as recommended rather than required.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using the grant instrument type, listed under CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 15.671. Eligibility is described as “unrestricted,” meaning the competition is broadly open to many entity types, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear elsewhere in the full announcement. The opportunity was created on September 23, 2019, with an original application closing date of January 3, 2020. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $120,000, and the Service anticipated making about four awards, suggesting a relatively small, targeted program designed to fund a handful of high-value one-year efforts rather than many small awards.

Overall, this grant program supports applied research and management assistance tied to an international salmon agreement, with a practical emphasis on producing information that helps managers and communities understand and sustain Yukon River Chinook and chum salmon. It encourages community involvement and collaboration, and it aims to generate results that can be used directly in fisheries assessment, conservation planning, and public communication about these important salmon stocks.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the community development, education, environment, food and nutrition, health, information and statistics, natural resources, regional development, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance FY 2020" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.671.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 23, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 03, 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 $120,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 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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