Outreach and Volunteer Program Assistance | F19AS00228

Opportunity Information: Apply for F19AS00228

The Outreach and Volunteer Program Assistance opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00228) is a discretionary federal grant administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. It is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the agency expects to be more actively involved than it would be under a standard grant, often through coordination, technical input, or shared responsibilities during project implementation. The opportunity is tied to CFDA 15.676 and is categorized under several broad activity areas: education, employment/labor and training, and environment, signaling that funded work is meant to combine learning and workforce-oriented experiences with conservation or natural resource-related goals.

The program focus is described as "youth assistance programs," indicating the funding is intended to support efforts that engage young people through outreach, structured volunteering, and related program assistance. While the listing does not provide detailed program requirements or example activities, the title and description suggest projects may involve organizing youth volunteers, providing training or service-learning experiences, and building pathways for youth to participate in environmental or community-based work connected to Fish and Wildlife Service priorities. In practice, opportunities like this often emphasize hands-on involvement, mentorship, skill development, and community engagement, with an underlying goal of supporting youth development while advancing public service or conservation outcomes.

Eligibility is listed as "unrestricted," meaning the opportunity is broadly open to many entity types, as long as any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement are met. The posting notes that the applicant has already been selected, which indicates this was not an open competitive window at the time of the summary or that the selection decision had been made. The original posting date is May 31, 2019, with an original closing date of June 7, 2019, reflecting a short application period consistent with certain targeted or time-sensitive cooperative agreements.

Funding for this opportunity was relatively small and specific in scale: the award ceiling is $25,200, with an expectation of one award. That structure strongly suggests a single, defined project or partnership rather than a large multi-award program. Overall, this grant opportunity can be summarized as a small, single-award cooperative agreement from the Fish and Wildlife Service designed to support youth-focused outreach and volunteer programming that intersects with education, workforce development, and environmental service objectives.

• The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the education, employment, labor and training, environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Outreach and Volunteer Program Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.676.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 31, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 07, 2019 The applicant 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 $25,200.00 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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